Unlucky Nati sets new ratings record

The highs and lows are so close together: while the Swiss national team was unfortunately eliminated from the World Cup on Monday evening, SF2 set a new World Cup TV ratings record. 1.73 million viewers watched the match against Ukraine, according to Publica Data. At times, as many as 1.89 million people were watching at home. Apparently, the extra time was no longer emotionally bearable for everyone: the ratings peak was recorded at 10.50 pm after the end of the second half. The ratings then dropped briefly during the break until the start of extra time. Although it subsequently recovered, fewer people watched the extra time and the subsequent penalty drama. Because more people watched television on Monday than three days earlier, SF2's market share of 76.3% was slightly below the figure of 79.2% for the Switzerland-South Korea match (1.6 million viewers). The rating for the Switzerland-Ukraine match is the fifth best figure recorded by Swiss television since the introduction of Telecontrol in 1985. The best audience for a sports program was recorded in 1985 for the men's downhill race at the World Ski Championships in Bormio with 1.749 million viewers.