Saturday's nerve-racking match between the United States and Ghana was the most-watched soccer game in U.S. history, the Nielsen Co. reported Monday.
The game, viewed by 19.4 million viewers on ABC and Univision, topped the Italy vs. Brazil World Cup final in 1994 that was viewed by 18.1 million people on those two networks.
By contrast, Nielsen said, the 2010 NBA Finals averaged 18.1 million viewers per game, and the 2009 World Series averaged 19.1 million per game.
Of the 19.4 million who tuned in to ultimately see the U.S.' soccer dreams slip away last weekend, 4.5 million watched on Univision — which is on fire during this soccer tournament. Sunday's Argentina-Mexico match attracted 9.4 million viewers to Univision, making it the most-watched program on Spanish-language television in U.S. history, according to Univision.
US - Ghana match most-watched soccer game in US history
Saturday's nerve-racking match between the United States and Ghana was the most-watched soccer game in U.S. history, the Nielsen Co. reported.
Source: LA Times
