Over 26 Million For USA’s Women’s World Cup Coronation
The FIFA Women’s World Cup ended with the largest soccer audience in U.S. TV history.
The United States/Japan FIFA Women’s World Cup final drew a 12.9 final rating and 25.4 million viewers on FOX Sunday, up 74% in ratings and 88% in viewership from the same matchup on ESPN in 2011 (7.4, 13.5M) and up 13% and 41%, respectively, from United States/China on ABC in 1999 (11.4, 18.0M), the last two times the U.S. made the final. Viewership peaked at over 30 million from 8:30-8:45 PM.
The match also earned 1.3 million viewers on Telemundo, bringing the combined number to 26.7 million.
The United States’ win ranks as the most-watched soccer telecast ever in the U.S., topping the previous record of 26.5 million for last year’s Germany/Argentina final on ABC and Univision. The previous high for a women’s match was the 18.0 million for the 1999 final.