Mayo players take to the stage in MacHale Park at the All-Ireland celebration event ©INPHO/James Crombie

A peak audience of just over one million tuned in to watch Mayo’s All-Ireland football final victory on RTÉ.

An average of 944,000 viewers, representing an 82% share of the available audience, watched Andy Moran’s charges dethrone Kerry to end a 75-year wait for the Sam Maguire, with a peak of 1.1 million viewers at 5.11pm.

There have been 566,000 streams to date on the RTÉ Player.

Group Head of RTÉ Sport Declan McBennett said: "The Mayo victory - and the response to it - shows just how much our national games mean to us as a nation.

"On television, on RTÉ Player, on radio, online and on social, RTÉ's coverage was exceptional across the board and a compelling example of the enduring role of public service media. The hurling fed our passion this year, and football rediscovered its soul. RTÉ captured every moment and served the nation brilliantly."

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