Record Ratings for ABC and Univision World Cup TV Broadcasts

If any one doubted if soccer is the mainstream sport in the United States, they usually have to demeanour at the eyepopping numbers of people who watched the World Cup this weekend to see how ABC as well as Univision both had jot down TV ratings for soccer.

Saturdays broadcast of the United States opposite Ghana diversion upon ABC drew an superb 14.8 million viewers. The U.S.-Ghana diversion ranks as the most-watched Mens World Cup diversion ever, with usually the 1999 Womens Final (U.S.-China) averaging some-more households as well as viewers for the soccer diversion (11,307,000 households as well as 17,975,000 viewers). Combined with the Univision viewing assembly for the USA contra Ghana game, the total viewing assembly was tighten to twenty million people in the States.

Sundays broadcast of Argentina opposite Mexico upon Univision drew the jot down 9.7 million viewers, which is an all-time jot down for the Spanish-language sports television module in the United States. The prior jot down was 6.7 million TV viewers for the 2006 World Cup diversion additionally featuring Argentina as well as Mexico. ABC, meanwhile, drew the 3.9 overnight rating for Mexico vs Argentina upon Sunday afternoon, the networks tip overnight of the World Cup for the compare that did not engage the United States.

For ABC upon Saturday,San Diego was the tip marketplace for Saturdays Team USA game, delivering the 15.4 rating. San Diego was the tip marketplace for all 3 prior U.S. matches vs. England (11.5, ABC), vs. Slovenia (8.5, ESPN) as well as vs. Algeria (8.9, ESPN). Rounding out the tip 10 for Saturdays compare were Washington, D.C. (13.8), San Francisco (13.3), Cincinnati (12.9), Las Vegas (11.7), Austin (11.4), Columbus, Ohio (10.6), Norfolk, Va. (10.6), Seattle-Tacoma (! 10.6) as well as West Palm Beach (10.5).

Through 50 games of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, the ESPN networks (ESPN/ESPN2/ABC) have been averaging the 1.8 U.S. rating, 2,081,000 households, as well as 2,781,000 viewers. The rating is up 48% from 2006 (1.2), while household impressions have been up 54% (from 1,349,000) as well as viewers have been up 60% (from 1,740,000).