The coronation of kings Carlos III and Camila registered an average audience of 18.8 million people on television in the United Kingdom, with a peak of 20.4 million, in the imposition of the crown, the Bardo estimated this Sunday.
Data from the Broadcasters’ Audience Research Board (Bard), the entity in charge of measuring television audiences in the United Kingdom, released today, one day after the broadcast, indicate that the number of viewers for Saturday’s ceremony was below of the average audience of 26.5 million. people who registered last September, in the United Kingdom, during the funeral of Elizabeth II of England.
The coronation of the previous monarch, in 1953, is considered one of the events that marked the beginning of television as a means of mass communication in the country.
The BBC public broadcaster estimates that around 20 million people watched the ceremony live 70 years ago, although at the time there were no systems to accurately measure the number of viewers.
The procession and coronation of Carlos III is one of the most watched events in the country in recent years.
The opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games was watched by an average of 24.2 million people, while the Euro 2021 final attracted an average of 22.5 million.
The Broadcasters’ Audience Research Board is funded by the different channels that operate in the United Kingdom, such as the BBC, ITV, Sky News and Channel 5, among others.
Carlos III inherited the throne from his mother, Isabel II, who died on September 8, 2022, the date on which he immediately assumed functions and full powers to dictate laws.
Source: TSF
