The USA-Australia match at the 2026 World Cup averaged 14,781,000 viewers on Fox.
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USA-Paraguay viewership revised to new record
Fox’s viewership for Friday’s USA-Paraguay match that kicked off in prime time was revised upwards from 15,986,000 to 18,037,000 viewers, incorporating additional data from Nielsen. When you add the 9.5 million viewers for Telemundo’s Spanish-language coverage, that made the USMNT-Paraguay game the most-watched soccer broadcast in U.S. history with over 27.5 million viewers combined. (Previous […]
USA-Paraguay match draws almost 25 million TV viewers
Victories by the USA and Mexico (and prime-time kickoffs) will make U.S. broadcasters big winners this summer. Fox averaged 15,986,000 viewers for its broadcast of Friday night’s USA-Paraguay game, which was simulcast on Fox One and Tubi streaming platforms. Telemundo averaged 8.9 million viewers for its coverage that included its streaming platforms, including Peacock, making […]
Televised soccer turbocharged by World Cup 2026
With this summer’s World Cup comes an unprecedented amount of soccer on American television — in English and Spanish. The majority of the games will be available on broadcast channels: 70 on FOX and 92 on Telemundo. Below is a breakdown of the coverage by various outlets including streaming options, and a link to the […]
What we can learn from following Wemby
The NBA is getting out of the way of USA-Paraguay on television. Now that’s a sign of the power of a U.S.-hosted World Cup.
Soccer Media Watch: Man City-Arsenal draws record TV audience
The top-of-the-table clash between Manchester City and Arsenal on Sunday was the most-watched Premier League match in U.S. history.
Telemundo is already 90 percent sold out of all World Cup inventory
NBCUniversal’s Telemundo previously broadcast the 2018 and 2022 World Cups and reports it has seen double the spend from advertisers since 2022.
