Women’s World Cup TV ratings – Sports TV Ratings

(Women’s) Soccer Nation: USA-Japan World Cup Final Averages Record-setting 25.4 Million Viewers on Fox

July 6, 2015

Both John Ourand of Sports Business Journal and Richard Deitsch from Sports Illustrated are reporting that the 2015 Women’s World Cup Final where USA defeated Japan 5-2 to win the tournament averaged a stunning 25.4 million viewers on Fox, setting records for soccer viewership in the United States. Last year’s USA-Portugal men’s match averaged 17.3 million on ESPN but added 9.2 million with Univision for a total of 26.5 million. But look for…

USA-Japan Women’s World Cup Finale Draws record-breaking 15.2 overnight rating

July 6, 2015

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USA’s 5-2 victory over Japan to win the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup tournament garnered a 15.2 overnight rating, destroying both the 8.6 overnight rating for the USA-Japan final in 2011 and blowing past the 13.3 overnight for the USA-China final in 1999. Update 2: the match averaged a stunning 25.4 million viewers on Fox. Update: per Fox the match peaked from 8:45-9p with an 18.3/31 rating/share. The top local markets were:…

Japan-England, Fox Sports Live, PTI lead cable sports nets for Wednesday July 1, 2015

July 2, 2015

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It was a heartbreaking loss for England, but Japan’s dramatic 2-1 victory to advance to the 2015 Women’s World Cup final led all cable programming for the day with 2.333 million viewers and a 0.8 adults 18-49 rating. The Fox Sports Live that aired after the match averaged 876,000 viewers and a 0.3 adults 18-49 rating ESPN’s Pardon the Interruption averaged 818,000 viewers and a 0.4 adults 18-49 rating. Cable…

England-Canada Women’s World Cup, Bradley-Vargas Boxing, Australia-Japan lead cable sports for Saturday June 27, 2015

June 30, 2015

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England’s win over Canada in the quarterfinals of the Women’s World Cup led all cable sports programming for the day averaging 1.354 million viewers and a 0.5 adults 18-49 rating on Fox Sports 1. As is typical with boxing on the premium channels, HBO split the Bradley/Vargas fight into several segments with the most-viewed one being the 47 minutes from 10:53-11:40p that averaged 1.121 million viewers. The Australia-Japan Women’s World Cup…

Vanderbilt-Virginia College World Series, PTI, Japan-Netherlands Women’s World Cup lead cable sports for Tuesday June 23, 2015

June 24, 2015

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Virginia won the second game of the College World Series to force a third and final game with Vanderbilt and game two averaged 1.332 million viewers and a 0.4 adults 18-49 rating to lead cable sports programming for the day. ESPN’s Pardon the Interruption averaged viewers 974,000 and a 0.4 adults 18-49 rating. Around the Horn averaged 604,000 viewers and Highly Questionable averaged 462,000 viewers. The Japan-Netherlands Women’s World Cup match…

USA-Colombia Women’s World Cup, Fox Sports Live, UVA-Vandy CWS lead cable sports for Monday June 22, 2015

June 23, 2015

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The USA-Colombia Women’s World Cup match on Fox Sports 1 led all cable sports (and all cable) viewership for the day with 4.716 million viewers and a 1.8 adults 18-49 rating. Here’s more numbers on the match via Fox Sports. The Fox Sports Live that aired after the match drew 1.327 million viewers and a 0.6 adults 18-49 rating. The FIFA Women’s World Cup Today show before the match averaged 1.099 million…

Giants-Dodgers, Canada-Switzerland lead cable sports for Sunday June 21, 2015

June 23, 2015

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The San Francisco Giants vs Los Angeles Dodgers game on ESPN’s Sunday Night Baseball led all cable sports viewership for the day with 1.383 million viewers. In 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup action on FS1, Canada-Switzerland averaged 1.175 million viewers, France-Korea Republic averaged 1.0 million and Brazil-Australia averaged 893,000. In MLS action on FS1 Real Salt Lake vs Sporting KC averaged 283,000. The earlier DC United vs New England Revolution…

Florida-Virginia CWS, China-Cameroon WWC lead cable sports for Saturday June 20, 2015

June 23, 2015

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Haven’t seen the full day’s data yet but looks like the College World Series game between Florida and Virginia led all cable sports viewership for Saturday with 1.085 million viewers on ESPN. In Women’s World Cup on Fox Sports 1 China-Cameroon averaged 1.045 million viewers and Germany-Sweden averaged 912,000. Cable Sports TV Ratings for Saturday June 20, 2015: This is sorted from most-watched to least-watched. Using your browser’s search tool (usually CTRL/CMD+F)…

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