Over 800,000 people tuned in to watch Sunday's All-Ireland final as a rampant Tipperary put three goals past rivals Kilkenny in a dominant triumph at Croke Park.
Some 72% of those watching television at the time were fixated RTE 2's coverage of the decider - which averaged 804,500 viewers throughout the broadcast.
And audience peaked at 901,900 just after 5 pm as Tipperary captain Seamus Callanan became an All-Ireland winning captain in the 3-25 to 0-20 win.
The figure comes in just behind last year's average of 846,000, but falls over 100,000 short of 2018's peak audience of just under 1.1 million as Limerick ended their 45-year wait for All-Ireland glory.
A red card for Kilkenny forward Richie Hogan four minutes before half-time had a massive impact on the game with Tipperary leading by just a point at the time but they streaked to victory from there to record their most comprehensive All-Ireland final victory in 30 years.
It marks quite the turnaround for Tipp after losing the Munster final to Limerick by 12 points with Liam Sheedy masterminding the latest triumph nine years after halting Kilkenny’s drive for five in 2010.
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