The GAA is pleased to confirm an increase in television viewer figures for the first three months of this year’s football and hurling championships.

Recorded figures for the months of May, June and July show a year on year increase of 44%, 1% and 9% respectively.

The aggregate viewer figures for the 2010 campaign show an increase of 29%, up from 8,466,000 for 37 games to 10,947,000 for 43 games.

The average figure game by game showed an 11% rise.

The June figure was recorded at a time when 64 World Cup games were televised live.

The most watched games in the first three months of the championships were the Munster hurling final replay of Cork v Waterford on July 17 (469,000 average/655,000 peak) and the All-Ireland football quarter-final meeting of Dublin v Tyrone on August 31 (412,000 average /507,000 peak).

GAA Football and Hurling Championship games are broadcast by RTÉ and TV3.

Issued by Croke Park