Meath Ladies' brilliant All-Ireland final triumph over Dublin topped off a bumper day of ratings for TG4's Ladies Football Finals day as 600,000 tuned in across the day's coverage.
An average audience of 226,000 tuned in to watch the live broadcast of Meath and Dublin in the senior final which represented a rise of over 50,000 from the 2020 final which was played just before Christmas.
Viewing peaked at 5.36pm with 347,400 viewers as the clock ticked down and Meath saw out a heart-stopping contest to claim the Brendan Martin Cup for the first time on a historic day for Ladies Football.
The match took a 30% share of viewing among individuals, making TG4 the most popular channel in Ireland in the afternoon by some distance.
TG4 Director General Alan Esslemont was pleased and commented that TG4 'continues to lead the way' in broadcasting women's sport.
He said: "TG4 is extremely proud of another successful year of the TG4 Ladies Football Championship.
"TG4's 21 year partnership with Ladies Football is going from strength to strength.
"It is wonderful to see the support for ladies football across all sectors of society as evident by those who turned up in Croke Park yesterday and the viewers watching the matches on TG4 and across all of TG4’s broadcast platforms and the TG4 Player both at home and abroad.
"TG4 continues to lead the way, ensuring that women’s sport is front and centre for television audiences. Congratulations to Meath, Westmeath and Wicklow on their wins yesterday."
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