Jarryd Hayne’s debut for San Francisco 49ers helps swell ESPN audience to record levels

Screen Shot 2015-09-16 at 11.18.09 AMJarryd Hayne’s NFL debut for the San Francisco 49ers proved a winner for ESPN yesterday with the sports network recording its highest ever audience in Australia.

The game against the Minnesota Vikings, which ESPN broadcast live at 12.15pm, drew an audience of 116,000 to make it the top ranked program on subscription TV yesterday.

ESPN’s previous record was Super Bowl XLVIII in February last year which attracted 107,100 viewers.

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