MOST VIEWED – Kellie Harrington tops latest RTE charts
A massive audience of 1.4 million tuned to watch Kellie Harrington win Olympic gold.Â
The Olympic final, in which the Dubliner defeated China’s Wenlu to win back-to-back Olympic gold and make history, was consumed by a massive audience on  RTĂ 2.
The lightweight win at Roland Garros. was the biggest hitter in terms of TV attraction and the most-watched event across both RTà television and the RTà Player over the course of the games.
Rashidat Adelekeâs 400m final, Daniel Wiffinâs bronze-medal finish in the 1500m swimming competition, Rhys McCleneganâs gold-medal win in the pommel horse final and the 400m womenâs relay in athletics followed suit.
Adeleke’s fourth place finish in the 400m final was viewed by over 926,000 people, while 910,000 tuned in to watch the 400m womenâs relay final. Mona McSharryâs bronze-medal swim, which peaked at 621,000 viewers, and Fintan McCarthy and Paul OâDonovanâs back-to-back Olympic-winning performance in the lightweight rowing was seen by an audience of 429,000.
The RTĂ Player clocked a total of 7.2 million streams of the Olympic Games, with Harringtonâs gold medal win once again coming in as the most-watched event.
Olympics content on RTĂâs social channels amassed 90 million views.RTĂ Group Head of Sport Declan McBennett said the engagement levels were “unprecedented for the world’s greatest sporting event and RTĂ was privileged to play a part in that across all platforms”.
