Euro 2020 on ESPN and ABC delivered an average audience of 934,000 viewers through Matchweek 1 (12 matches), a 20 percent increase compared to 780,000 viewers for the first weekend of EURO 2016.

Highlights:

• France’s 1-0 victory over Germany on ESPN (Tuesday) averaged 1.5 million viewers – the largest audience for a UEFA EURO group stage match in 2016 and 2020

• EURO 2020’s opening match (Italy vs. Turkey) averaged 700,000 viewers on ESPN, a 27 percent increase over the 2016 opener (France vs. Romania, 552,000 viewers).

Top Three Matches of matchweek 1:

1. France vs. Germany, 1.5 million viewers — Tuesday, June 15, 3PM ET kickoff
2. Belgium vs. Russia, 1.4 million viewers — Saturday, June 12, 3PM ET kickoff
3. Netherlands vs. Ukraine, 1.1 million viewers — Sunday, June 13, 3PM ET kickoff

Top 10 markets:

1. Raleigh-Durham (1.0),
2. Miami-Ft. Lauderdale (1.0),
3. Philadelphia (1.0),
4. New York (0.9),
5. Las Vegas (0.9),
6. San Diego (0.9),
7. Washington, D.C. (0.9),
8. Boston (0.8),
9. Providence (0.8) and
10. San Francisco (0.7).

 

Here’s the Euro 2020 TV schedule (all times Eastern):

Euro 2020 TV schedule