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The FA Cup matches will be broadcast live on the BBC until 2025 as part of a new four-year broadcast agreement with the Football Association.
The new deal – which begins at the start of the 2021-2022 season – will allow BBC Sport to continue broadcasting live games, highlights and online clips.
Up to 18 games per season will be televised – more than ever before.
The FA said the agreement was "exciting", adding, "We look forward to working with the BBC for years to come".
Mark Bullingham, head of commercial and football development at the FA, said Manchester United's fifth-round victory at Chelsea was the most-watched national game of the season, with an audience of 8.1 million.
"The popularity of the competition continues to grow and continues to attract some of the biggest audiences in the sport," he added.
"The Emirates FA Cup is the best and most historic national competition in the world.We are delighted to have agreed on a new long term commitment to stay on the BBC until the end of the year. in 2025. "
The new deal will also better cover the start of the competition, with up to six live matches from the first and second rounds.
Barbara Slater, director of BBC Sport, said: "We are delighted to have secured these rights in the England Cup until the 2024-2025 season, allowing millions of viewers to continue to enjoy the most famous national cup competition in the world.
"This new offering offers even more games to audiences across the country as the BBC offers a high-level sport on all our platforms.Our FA Cup coverage provides some of the biggest viewers of the year. , engage a younger key audience and provide memorable sporting events – moments that unite a nation.
The competition this season will continue the weekend of April 6 and 7. Manchester City will face Brighton, live on BBC One, and Watford will face the Wolves in the semifinals.
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