THE BBC viewing figures have been revealed for Hull KR’s 32-16 win over Hull FC on Saturday afternoon as well as Warrington Wolves’ 20-12 victory over St Helens on Sunday.
According to Rugby League On TV, the Hull derby shown live on BBC One with a 2.30pm kick-off, had a 446,000 average with a 501,000 peak.
That equated to an 7.1% audience share overall which, despite appearing quite low in terms of a Challenge Cup Quarter-Final, it went up against the Grand National’s average audience of 2.8 million and a peak of 5 million.
Meanwhile, Rugby League On TV has revealed that the numbers for Sunday’s BBC Two live game between Warrington and St Helens accrued less viewers.
In fact, that fixture had a 398,000 average with a 560,000 peak. The audience share was 6.3%.
