The BBC’s first live Premier League match broadcast drew in almost four million viewers. Crystal Palace’s 2-0 win at Bournemouth attracted a 24.5 per cent audience share with a high of 3.9million people tuning in, and 3.6million on average across the match. @BBCMOTD always gets the best live Premier League. — Gary Lineker (@GaryLineker) June 20, 2020“The first-ever Premier League game to be broadcast on the BBC between Bournemouth and Crystal Palace yesterday (June 20) attracted a peak TV audience of 3.9m (24.5 per cent share) on BBC One and an average 3.6m (22 per cent share) for the match,” the BBC announced. “This was the first time top-flight English league football had been shown on the BBC since 1988.

Source: Express June 21, 2020 09:27 UTC