World Cup 2014 built more momentum over the weekend on ESPN, with the 5:30 pm matches on Saturday and Sunday the highest-rated contests so far on ESPN this year. Further, even the lowest-rated ESPN match so far in 2014 is above the 2010 average for World Cup 2010.
However, yesterday’s USA-Ghana match will certainly takeover the top spot in the ranking when Monday’s ratings are released this afternoon. Look for an update around 1 pm PT. The ratings for the weekend matches on ABC will be available Thursday, when the broadcast network ratings for the weekend daytime sports daypart are normally released.
| World Cup 2014 — U.S. Television Ratings
(matches ranked by Total Viewers 2+) |
Total Viewers |
Demographic Ratings |
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|
|
ET |
|
Match |
Score |
Persons 2+ |
Adults
18-49 |
Men
18-49 |
Men
18-34 |
| 1. |
Sun |
June 15 |
5:30 pm |
ESPN |
Argentina vs Bosnia-Herzegovina |
2-1 |
4,204,000 |
1.88 |
2.63 |
2.65 |
| 2. |
Sat |
June 14 |
5:30 pm |
ESPN |
Italy vs England |
2-1 |
4,114,000 |
1.75 |
2.46 |
2.36 |
| 3. |
Thu |
June 12 |
4:00 pm |
ESPN |
Brazil vs Croatia |
3-1 |
4,040,000 |
1.72 |
2.43 |
2.76 |
| 4. |
Sat |
June 14 |
8:30 pm |
ESPN |
Ivory Coast vs Japan |
2-1 |
3,445,000 |
1.44 |
2.06 |
1.77 |
| 5. |
Fri |
June 13 |
3:00 pm |
ESPN |
Netherlands vs Spain |
5-1 |
3,103,000 |
1.40 |
2.09 |
2.21 |
| 6. |
Fri |
June 13 |
5:30 pm |
ESPN2 |
Chile vs Australia |
1-0 |
2,526,000 |
1.26 |
1.90 |
1.76 |
| 7. |
Fri |
June 13 |
11:30 am |
ESPN2 |
Mexico vs Cameroon |
3-1 |
1,889,000 |
0.87 |
1.35 |
1.38 |
|
ABC Weekend Daytime Ratings Available Thursday |
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|
|
|
|
|
Sat |
June 14 |
11:30 am |
ABC |
Colombia vs Greece |
3-0 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
|
Sat |
June 14 |
2:30 pm |
ABC |
Costa Rica vs Uruguay |
3-1 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
|
Sun |
June 15 |
11:30 am |
ABC |
Switzerland vs Ecuador |
2-1 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
|
Sun |
June 15 |
2:30 pm |
ABC |
France vs Honduras |
3-0 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
| World Cup 2010 Comparisons |
| ESPN Averages |
|
var |
var. |
var. |
ESPN |
All Live 2010 Matches |
2,281,000 |
1.03 |
1.55 |
1.63 |
|
var |
var. |
var. |
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 is Tuesday afternoon with Monday’s matches on ESPN.
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