Saturday and Sunday results for ESPN added to the table below. ABC’s Sunday results to come later this week.
If you are looking for an earlier match not listed in today’s Top 10, please visit previous versions of WORLD CUP SKEDBALL. And at the end of the Group Stage round, we will publish the entire ranking of matches.
| World Cup 2014 — U.S. Television Ratings |
Total Viewers |
Demographic Ratings |
| Rank |
Day |
Date |
Start ET |
Net |
Match (winner listed first) |
Score |
Persons 2+ |
Adults 18-49 |
Men 18-49 |
Men 18-34 |
| Most Recent Matches (with overall ranking) |
|
|
|
|
|
| 12. |
Sat |
Jun 21 |
11:30 am |
ESPN |
Argentina vs Iran |
1-0 |
3,555,000 |
1.54 |
2.26 |
2.26 |
| 3. |
Sat |
Jun 21 |
2:30 pm |
ESPN |
Germany vs Ghana |
2-2 |
5,281,000 |
2.35 |
3.41 |
3.28 |
| 9. |
Sat |
Jun 21 |
5:30 pm |
ESPN |
Nigeria vs Bosnia-Herz |
1-0 |
3,836,000 |
1.66 |
2.33 |
2.22 |
| 1. |
Sun |
Jun 22 |
5:30 pm |
ESPN |
USA vs Portugal |
2-2 |
13,774,000 |
5.41 |
6.84 |
6.59 |
| Top 10 Matches to Date (ranked by Persons 2+) |
|
|
|
|
|
| 1. |
Sun |
Jun 22 |
5:30 pm |
ESPN |
USA vs Portugal |
2-2 |
13,774,000 |
5.41 |
6.84 |
6.59 |
| 2. |
Mon |
Jun 16 |
5:30 pm |
ESPN |
USA vs Ghana |
2-1 |
9,722,000 |
4.12 |
5.56 |
5.74 |
| 3. |
Sat |
Jun 21 |
2:30 pm |
ESPN |
Germany vs Ghana |
2-2 |
5,281,000 |
2.35 |
3.41 |
3.28 |
| 4. |
Sun |
Jun 15 |
2:30 pm |
ABC |
France vs Honduras |
3-0 |
4,354,000 |
1.74 |
2.41 |
2.08 |
| 5. |
Sun |
Jun 15 |
5:30 pm |
ESPN |
Argentina vs Bosnia-Herz. |
2-1 |
4,204,000 |
1.88 |
2.63 |
2.65 |
| 6. |
Sat |
Jun 14 |
5:30 pm |
ESPN |
Italy vs England |
2-1 |
4,114,000 |
1.75 |
2.46 |
2.36 |
| 7. |
Thu |
Jun 12 |
4:00 pm |
ESPN |
Brazil vs Croatia |
3-1 |
4,040,000 |
1.72 |
2.43 |
2.76 |
| 8. |
Tue |
Jun 17 |
2:30 pm |
ESPN |
Brazil vs Mexico |
0-0 |
3,847,000 |
1.53 |
2.32 |
2.58 |
| 9. |
Sat |
Jun 21 |
5:30 pm |
ESPN |
Nigeria vs Bosnia-Herz |
1-0 |
3,836,000 |
1.66 |
2.33 |
2.22 |
| 10. |
Sat |
Jun 14 |
2:30 pm |
ABC |
Costa Rica vs Uruguay |
3-1 |
3,675,000 |
1.52 |
2.19 |
2.13 |
| Network Averages to Date |
|
|
|
|
|
| – |
June 12-22 |
ESPN |
ESPN Average to Date |
– |
3,886,000 |
1.63 |
2.33 |
2.41 |
| – |
June 12-22 |
ABC |
ABC Average to Date |
– |
3,742,000 |
1.48 |
2.07 |
1.94 |
| – |
June 12-22 |
ESPN2 |
ESPN2 Average to Date |
– |
2,208,000 |
1.07 |
1.63 |
1.57 |
| – |
June 12-22 |
var. |
ESPN/ABC/ESPN2 to Date |
– |
3,755,000 |
1.58 |
2.25 |
2.29 |
| Daypart Averages to Date (USA Matches and ESPN2 Excluded) |
|
|
|
|
|
| – |
Mon-Fri |
11:30 pm |
ESPN |
– |
2,098,000 |
0.87 |
1.36 |
1.51 |
| – |
Mon-Fri |
2:30 pm |
ESPN |
– |
3,206,000 |
1.33 |
1.99 |
2.20 |
| – |
Mon-Fri |
5:30 pm |
ESPN |
– |
3,098,000 |
1.34 |
1.95 |
2.00 |
| – |
Sat-Sun |
11:30/2:30 |
ESPN/ABC |
– |
4,031,000 |
1.70 |
2.42 |
2.30 |
| – |
Sat-Sun |
5:30/8:30 |
ESPN/ABC |
– |
3,900,000 |
1.68 |
2.37 |
2.25 |
| World Cup 2010 Comparisons |
| ESPN Averages |
| – |
var |
June 11-July 7 |
ESPN |
All Live 2010 Matches |
2,281,000 |
1.03 |
1.55 |
1.63 |
| – |
var |
June 11-July 7 |
ESPN |
2010 USA Matches |
5,038,000 |
2.19 |
3.14 |
3.34 |
| – |
var |
June 11-25 |
ESPN |
Group Stage Live Matches |
2,131,000 |
0.97 |
1.47 |
1.57 |
| – |
var |
June 26-July 7 |
ESPN |
Knockout Stage Live Matches |
2,792,000 |
1.21 |
1.79 |
1.85 |
Note: Next update will be today (Tuesday) around 1 pm PT with ratings for Monday’s matches: Netherlands vs Chile at 11:30 am on ESPN, Spain vs Australia at 11:30 am on ESPN2, Mexico vs Croatia at 3:30 pm on ESPN and Brazil vs Cameroon at 3:30 pm on ESPN2.
As usual, the weekend ABC ratings will be available Thursday morning: Belgium vs Russia at 11:30 am Sunday and South Korea vs Algeria at 2:30 pm Sunday.
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