19.4 million viewers as per Nielsen combined on ABC and the Spanish channels viewed the Ghana vs USA match on Saturday. This is the most since the 18.1 million viewers who tuned into see Brazil vs Italy in the 1994 World Cup.
The Ghana match in a very telling sign of how the national team captured the imagination of the public at large generated 2.3 million more viewers than the opener against England.
Very promising. But the figures pale in comparison to the 106.5 million who saw this year’s Super Bowl between the New Orlean Saints and the Indianapolis Colts.
One comment on “Ghana vs USA the most watched soccer game nationally”
Because I can’t resist hating on the NFL… I think I read that that Super Bowl had 11 minutes of ball-in-play action. 11 minutes. 4 hour broadcast.
Anyway, that’s great news. When you read those numbers you can understand Gulati’s frustration (besides the obvious). Every match just kept getting more and more support.