Nearly 7.7 million viewers for France-Scotland on France 2

Around 7.7 million viewers watched Friday night the crucial match between France and Scotland counting for the 2021 Six Nations Tournament on France 2, widely at the top of the audiences, according to data released by the channel's press service . The Blues, who led at half-time and who had to register four tries and win with a 21-point gap to win the Six Nations Tournament, finally lost at the very end of the match (27-23). A peak of 8.7 million viewers was also reached in the evening, according to the channel which claims to have been "well ahead of the audiences". The four previous matches of the XV of France, which had been broadcast on the public channel, had on average reached 5.7 million viewers and 31.7% of audience share (PDA). Everytime,France 2 was the audience leader, all categories of viewers combined, but also among the working population and among 15-24 year olds, according to figures from Médiamétrie.