Over 1 million people watched All-Ireland final on RTÉ

Tyrone's Darren McCurry celebrates a point against Mayo. ©INPHO/James Crombie.

Last Saturday's All-Ireland football final was the most watched programme of 2021 to date on RTÉ.

A peak of 1,064,800 million viewers watched the Croke Park showdown on RTÉ Two, according to RTÉ Communications Manager Maureen Catterson. 

An average of 940,400 viewers tuned in to the final, which was 75% of those watching TV at the time. There were also 149,000 streams of the game on RTÉ Player.

BREAKING: A peak of 1,064,800M viewers watched @TyroneGAALive win the #AllIrelandFinal, making it the most-watched programme of 2021 to date. #tyronevmayo pic.twitter.com/xGRSnFmdhQ

— Maureen Catterson (@MoCatterson) September 13, 2021