Flemish broadcaster VRT can look back on a very successful year. With Eurosong 2004, VRT made the most watched program of the year. No less than 1.914.000 Flemings watched the final of this year's Belgian Eurovision Song Contest selections.
Flemish broadcaster VRT scored massive success with Eurosong 2004. With 1.914.000 viewers, the final of Eurosong 2004 was the most watched TV program in Flanders in many years and reached a market share of 65,3%.
This is the top 3 of most watched programs in Flanders in 2004:
01 | 1.914.000 viewers: Eurosong 2004 – Final
02 | 1.857.000 viewers: Witse*
03 | 1.838.000 viewers: Eurovisision Song Contest 2004
* detective serie broadcast in between part 1 and 2 of Eurosong 2004
A remarkable conclusion is the growing success of the Eurovision Song Contest and its national selections in the years that Flanders is responsible for the Belgian entry. In 1999, both programs did neither reach the viewers' top 3, nor the border of one and a half million viewers. In 2002, the Eurosong viewing figures have risen up to 1.680.000 and the Eurovision Song Contest itself up to 1.812.000 viewers. Eurosong 2004 could even do better.
A couple of days ago, Xandee's 1 Life was already announced the most sold single of 2004 in Flanders. Nevertheless a disappointing result at the Eurovision Song Contest, a shared 23th place, both Xandee and VRT can look back on a successful Eurovision year.
