{"id":56858,"date":"2025-07-24T03:39:25","date_gmt":"2025-07-24T03:39:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/?p=56858"},"modified":"2025-07-24T06:49:40","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T06:49:40","slug":"womens-euros-viewing-figures-lionesses-england","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/womens-euros-viewing-figures-lionesses-england\/","title":{"rendered":"England Women&#8217;s Euros Semi-Final Victory Against Italy Breaks ITV Viewing Figure Record For 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>England Women&#8217;s Euros viewing figures were the highest recorded by ITV so far this year as the Lionesses earned a dramatic semi-final victory over Italy on Tuesday.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Defending champions England left it late once again to snatch a last-gasp win in extra time.<\/p>\n<p>The Lionesses looked to be heading out when teenager Michelle Agyemang grabbed a 96th-minute equaliser.<\/p>\n<p>And with moments left of the extra period, Chloe Kelly stepped up to send England through to yet another final.<\/p>\n<p>Kelly&#8217;s initial penalty was saved, but the 27-year-old Arsenal striker kept her composure to tap in the rebound.<\/p>\n<p>Barbara Bonansea had put Italy ahead early on, but some inspired substitutions from England boss Sarina Wiegman brought the Lionesses back into it.<\/p>\n<p>Wiegman is now chasing a stunning third straight Euros title as a manager, with England in their third successive major final.<\/p>\n<p>They will play the winner of Germany and Spain, who face off in the other semi on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Ahead of the game, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/betting-sites\/new\/\"><strong>the best new betting sites in the UK<\/strong><\/a> have England as second favourites, at 2\/1.<\/p>\n<p>World champions Spain, who beat England in the World Cup final, are 4\/6 to lift the trophy.<\/p>\n<h2>Watch England Women Vs Italy Highlights<\/h2>\n<p><iframe title=\"Lionesses Into The Final In Extra-Time! | England 2-1 Italy | UEFA Women&#039;s EURO 2025 | Highlights\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HHbY24sfbas?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>England Women&#8217;s Euros Viewing Figures Top ITV Rankings<\/h2>\n<p>England&#8217;s victorious semi-final on Tuesday brought in the biggest viewing figures on ITV in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>With a peak audience of 10.2 million, the game averaged eight million throughout the full 120 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>This was also ITV&#8217;s highest average audience among those aged 16-34.<\/p>\n<p>And streaming service ITVX also saw records broken, with 17.2 million streams for the biggest single day of 2025.<\/p>\n<p>The Lionesses&#8217; audience has been steadily growing throughout the tournament.<\/p>\n<p>For the opening game against France, 2.6 million tuned in, with 4.2 million for the final group game against Wales.<\/p>\n<p>Last weekend&#8217;s quarter-final win on the BBC had a peak audience of 7.3 million.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">WE&#39;RE IN THE <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WEURO2025?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WEURO2025<\/a> FINAL! 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