Euro 2022: England win over Germany watched by record television audience of 17.4m

It was the most watched women's football game on UK television, with an audience of 17.4 million tuning in to watch England beat Germany.

The most watched programme in the UK so far this year is the 2-1 overtime win.

There were more than 5 million streams of the game on the internet.

The crowd of 87,192 was the largest in Wembley Stadium's history.

The Lionesses gave England a first victory in a major international tournament since 1966.

"We are incredibly proud to have championed women's football and are thrilled we were able to bring such a special sporting moment to the public," said the director-general of the British Broadcasting Corporation.

This was the most watched women's football game of all time in the UK and the most watched programme of all time in the future. Being able to share the win with the public is what everyone at thebbc is happy about.

The peak TV audience for women's football in the UK was over 12 million for England's loss to the US in the World Cup semifinals.

The Euro 2020 final between England and Italy at Wembley, which was broadcast on both the BBC and ITV, peaked at 30 million viewers, with an average of 29.85 million watching.

It was the highest TV audience since the funeral of Diana.

There's more to come.