Footie high of 57.1%

England's 1-0 victory against Austria which put them through to the World Cup gave BBC1 a peak audience of 10.3 million (57.1%) at 5.30pm on Saturday (8 October). The entire coverage of the game drew 7.5 million viewers.

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