Games dominate viewing figures, Schouten attracts 1.7 million viewers

The Winter Olympics in China were well watched on television on Saturday. The coverage of the sporting event occupied half of all spots in the top 10 most watched programs. This is evident from the figures of the Stichting Kijkonderzoek.

The most viewed Winter Games report was the 3 kilometer skating for the women, where Irene Schouten won gold. More than 1.7 million people watch this at the NPO. The short track was also well viewed, with 1.4 million viewers. The Chinese took gold in the mixed relay in the short track, where TeamNL missed the medals after Suzanne Schulting’s fall.

The Beijing Live analysis program, between speed skating and short track speed skating, attracted nearly 1.4 million viewers at the end of the morning, good for fifth place in the list. The summary of the day, Studio Peking, attracted 1.2 million people (place 9) on Saturday evening.

The best-watched program of the evening had nothing to do with sports. Who is the mole? remains a viewing figure gun with 2.8 million viewers. The number of people watching on the evening itself does decrease over the weeks: the season opening attracted 3.1 million viewers last month.