History of World Cup, Euros and Copa America on US TV

  As Christopher Harris reported here at World Soccer Talk, the final ratings for Euro 2016 were, much like the quality of play, decent but not spectacular. Copa América Centenario, thanks to Univision’s reach and the USMNT’s run, captured a slightly bigger audience. But by putting the numbers for the two tournaments into context, we […]

For some, the country that has been the most-watched Copa America Centenario team on US television may be a surprise. It's not, as you would expect, the United States as the host country. Others won't be surprised that it's the Mexico national team that was the most popular Copa America Centenario team on US shores. […]

FOX Sports and Univision's coverage of the 2016 Copa America averaged more than 4 million viewers per game, but which games were the most-watched during the entire 32 game tournament? Based on our research plus the help of Sports TV Ratings, we've compiled the list of the top 32 most-watched games on US television. Not […]

Across the 32 games played during Copa America Centenario, FOX Sports and Univision collectively averaged over 4 million viewers per game. The combined viewing average was 4,041,969 viewers. Univision's average was 3,099,625 per game, while FOX Sports averaged 1,009,839 per game. From a TV ratings perspective, Copa America Centenario was a huge hit for Univision, […]

Now that we've been able to collect all of the TV ratings data for Copa America Centenario, we can now reveal the most-watched Copa America Centenario games that were televised on FOX Sports. Not surprisingly, the USA-Argentina semi-final was the most-watched game. Also, other than the Copa America Centenario final, the US Men's National Team […]

Buoyed by the successful run that the United States made to the semi-finals of the competition, FOX Sports' coverage of Copa America Centenario averaged 997,300 viewers per game. The most-watched game of Copa America Centenario for FOX Sports was the 3.29 million people who tuned in to see the United States play Argentina on Tuesday, […]

For most people, just knowing the top players in a tournament is fine. However, what about the players who are going to hit it big at the next World Cup? With the growing popularity of Football Manager-type computer games, the public is more informed on footballers than they've ever been before. Fans of the sport are always […]

Out of the top 5 most-watched Copa America Centenario games on Univision this June, four of them featured Mexico. But the game that was the most-viewed was the final between Argentina and Chile, which was watched by 6.8 million people. Meanwhile, the United States did well in the TV viewing numbers, averaging 3.31 million viewers […]

Despite losses in the last two summers in major tournament Finals for Argentina and Lionel Messi, he somehow managed to keep his expression in check, as well as his disappointment. But by the third time last night at MetLife Stadium, the weight of the world, the internal turmoil at the Argentinian FA and the pressure […]

Univision's live coverage of the 2016 Copa America Centenario final between Argentina and Chile averaged a record 6.8 million viewers across Univision and Univision Deportes combined. The Spanish-language broadcast of the game was more than double the 2.997 million who watched the match on FOX Sports 1. For the entire tournament, the 6.8 million number […]

Sunday's Copa America Centenario final between Argentina and Chile averaged 2.979 million viewers, which is the most-watched men's soccer game ever not involving the USA team on FOX Sports 1. The game, which was televised live on FS1 from 8-10pm ET, ended in a 0-0 draw in regulation time and after extra time. In the […]