Women's World Cup draws 1.4 million on Saturday night

The Women's World Cup in Canada drew an audience of more than 1.4 million yesterday (July 4), according to overnight figures.



England's third-place play-off match against Germany averaged 1.44m (8.5%) from 8.30pm on BBC Three. England eventually won 1-0 after extra time, becoming the most successful senior team since the men's 1966 World Cup triumph.

Family Guy followed the football, as the 11pm and 11.20pm episodes entertained 2.07m (17%) and 2.03m (19%) respectively.

On the terrestrials, BBC One's coverage of Wimbledon continued with 4.17m (29.5%) across the evening from 5.15pm. BBC Two's Wimbledon 2Day managed 754k (4.3%) from 8.30pm.

ITV aired Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, which averaged 2.3m (13.7%).

On Channel 4, Penelope Keith's Hidden Villages concluded with 833k (4.9%) from 8pm, before movie GI Joe: Retaliation attracted 1.92m (6.1%).

Over on Channel 5, the latest batch of Big Brother highlights appealed to 898k (5.6%) in the 10pm hour.