England's World Cup semi-final defeat was seen by 11.7million people – the most watched TV event this year.
Almost one million more tuned in to cheer on the team against the US than the next most-watched TV show in 2019, Line of Duty, which peaked at 10.9million.
And there were 400,000 more viewers for Tuesday night’s 2-1 loss than there were for the Champions League final on BT Sport last month.
Of the 11.3million who saw Liverpool beat Tottenham , 6.5million watched on their TV.
The BBC has yet to release digital figures for the World Cup in France. The match had a peak audience share of 50.8%.
The Lionesses still have another game – the 3rd/4th place play-off on Saturday in Nice.
It is the third major tournament in a row that England have failed at the semi-final stage. But head coach Phil Neville was delighted his side had record-breaking TV viewing figures.
He said: “The nation has fallen in love with the 23 players and that makes me proud.
“We have put in an immense amount of funding, investment and time into making women’s football the best.”
