h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

According to BBC data, 7.8 million people stayed up to watch the final of the Embassy Snooker World Championships whilst 6.8 million stayed up to watch the General Election result.

Well, there you go.

Were they both on a weeknight?

I think the Snooker final is usually May Day. Which would make it a Monday. Unless my memory is going soggy and it's the Sunday.


Geggs

Ah, but you're missing those who chose to watch the election coverage over on ITV

I asked because I managed to stay up until 1am or so on election night but then had to get some shut-eye before the next working day.

If the snooker was on a weekend night you can see why that may have helped it.

Obviously the fact that it's in Sheffield is also an important factor

"It's official, snooker is more popular than politics"

And this comes as a surprise to you? Hell, if they put bog snorkelling or dwile flonking on TV it'd be more popular than the election

I watched both. I actually enjoyed the election more.

B

I watched both too, but I stayed up a lot later for the election. I ended up cheering very loudly at about 3:15am when the Lib Dem candidate I'd campaigned for potted the red and the blue.

Yes, the election caused me to have a day off work, but it was worth it to see George Galloway win and the Tories take the Forest of Dean and Monmouth.

B

Of course there was probably more success for the greens as well.