Mediaweek: USA-England Draws Record Crowd for ABC

Mediaweek reports ABC’s broadcast of the first round World Cup match between the USA-England drew 10.8 million total viewers making it the fifth most-watched FIFA World Cup telecast in the US. According to the Hollywood Reporter the combined viewing audience of ABC and Univision were more than double the viewership of the final game of the NHL, or about 400,000 more than watched Game 4 of the NBA Finals.