The
game, which began at 2 p.m. EST on Tuesday, attracted the most viewers ever for
a World Cup match on Fox with 12,013,000 viewers, including 954,004 digital
streams. This was an increase from the 511,822 streams for the Americans'
opening 1-1 draw with Wales on November 21 and the 521,715 streams for the
American team's 0-0 draw with England on Black Friday.
USA
Vs. Iran By The Numbers
2.34
million people watched the Spanish-language broadcast on Telemundo on Tuesday,
and an additional 1.12 million people watched it online on Peacock and
Telemundo digital.
The three American group stage games
averaged 11.7 million viewers, a 10% increase from the trio of games on ESPN in
2014, when that number was 10,622,000.
20.6
million people watched the Black Friday match between the United States and
England on broadcast and digital media.Nielsen reports that 18,730,350 people
watched the game on English- and Spanish-language U.S. televisions, making it
the second-most watched U.S. World Cup event since 1994. The game against
Portugal, which drew 2-2, received 19,757,173 viewers. Additionally, it was the
fourth-most viewed men's World Cup match since 1994, regardless of the team.
The
U.S. men's World Cup game on Black Friday attracted 15,490,597 viewers, the
highest number for an English-language broadcast since 1994.
Additionally,
521,715 people watched the game on Fox in English and 1.27 million people
watched it in Spanish on Telemundo and Peacock.
11.7
million people watched the United States' opening 1-1 tie with Wales on
November 21.
The
NBCUniversal divisions Peacock and Telemundo are owned by Comcast Corp.
Since the 1990s, soccer has been
steadily gaining popularity in the United States. The sport's popularity has
increased most lately as a result of worries about safety in other sports. In
particular, American Football has seen a decline in participation as a result
of ongoing worries about head and brain injuries.