Fans snub Rangers vs Celtic on Sky Sports as latest figures show huge drop in viewers

The latest TV viewing figures for one of the world’s most famous derbies reveal armchair fans have switched off en masse.
Official figures show only 85,000 people watched Celtic beat Rangers last month at Ibrox on Sky Sports Football, a huge drop on previous numbers.
The stats look better when the other Sky channel is factored in – but not by much. The game was also shown on Sky Sports Main Event – with 190,000 watching the game on that channel.
However, the total number of 275,000 is still well down on previous derbies.
The game – which unlike previous seasons – wasn’t up against an... read more