Andy Murray's victory drew the highest TV ratings in Scotland and the UK this year, peaking at 17.3 million viewers.
According to unofficial overnight viewing figures, at its peak the BBC Scotland audience was 1.9 million – a 90% share.
The average audience in Scotland throughout the match was 1.4 million, a share of 85%.
The network average audience was 12.1 million – a 73% share and it peaked at 17.3 million, a 78% share of the total viewing public.
It is the highest audience for a Wimbledon final since 1990 in which Stefan Edberg beat Boris Becker.
2013's previous most watched programme before this weekend's tennis was the Britain's Got Talent final. It achieved a five-minute peak audience of 13.1 million.
The UK's audience for the Olympics opening ceremony in July last year peaked at 26.9 million.
The biggest audience in the UK for a single programme is the 30.5 million who watched the soap opera EastEnders on December 25, 1986.
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