The World Cup showdown between the Matildas and Denmark was another smash hit for Seven — reaching 6.54 million Aussie viewers on Monday night.
The 2-0 win over the Danes in Sydney has become the top-rating program across the nation for 2023 — and it could still get even more stellar as the Matildas march through the tournament continues to capture the country’s imagination.
The game’s average audience of 3.56 million included a national broadcast audience of 3.18 million viewers on Seven — 2.29 million in the capital cities — and another 384,000 viewers on 7plus, a record audience for the channel.
Of the 2.29 million, 290,000 were Perth fans wanting to witness history in the making as the Matildas qualified for the quarter-finals.
Seven’s FIFA World Cup pre-game coverage was the second most-watched show on Monday night with a national audience of 1.04 million.
The metro record for the year was previously 1.981 million, set by Nine’s State of Origin Game I in June.
The Matildas triumph over Canada last week reached 4.71 million Aussies on Seven.
It attracted an average national audience of 2.42 million, including a national broadcast audience of 2.16 million viewers on Seven and another 260,000 viewers on 7plus.
The game was also the top-rating show in WA, reaching 177,000 fans.