11.2 million watch C4 coverage of Paralympic opening ceremony

A peak audience of 11.2 million watched last night's Channel 4 coverage of the London 2012 Paralympic Games opening ceremony - the biggest Channel 4 audience in over 10 years.

The average audience across the four and a quarter hour show was 7.6 million, 40 percent share of the television audience.

This compares to a peak audience of 2.8 million for the Paralympics opening ceremony in Beijing in 2008.

Channel 4's Chief Creative Officer, Jay Hunt said: "Last night's opening ceremony was a spectacular start to the London 2012 Paralympic Games and I'm delighted that so many viewers enjoyed it with us.  It kicks off eleven days of great sporting coverage on Channel 4."