In Russia, TV’s most-watched event in 2017 was a military parade, not the Super Bowl

A study by Mediascope says the broadcast of Moscow’s Victory Day Marchthrough Red Square scored the highest television ratings of the year in Russia.

Another military parade — the Navy Day celebration in St. Petersburg and Kronstadt on July 30 — took seventh place. The third most-watched TV broadcast all year was the first episode of Oliver Stone’s “The Putin Interviews,” which aired on network television on July 19. Second place went to the May 9 Victory Day news broadcast by Pervyi Kanal, the network that claimed nine of the top 10 spots.

In 2016, Russia’s top-rated television broadcast was an anniversary show of the “KVN” comedy improv competition, which Vladimir Putin attended. Second place went to Moscow’s Victory Day parade, followed by Pervyi Kanal’s Victory Day news broadcast.