The U. S. Women’s National Team’s match against the Netherlands was the most-watched spectacle on television last week, as it broke the record for the highest English-language viewership ever recorded for an organization-level match in FIFA Women’s World Cup history.
The match, in which both groups tied 1-1, was watched by 6. 4 million people last Wednesday, according to Nielsen data, and is the time when the United States enters this year’s World Cup with record attendance.
The Netherlands’ adjustment was the most-watched in organizational history and the July 21 adjustment, a 3-1 win over Vietnam, was watched by 5. 3 million people, making it the third-most-watched organizational-level adjustment in Women’s World Cup history. The 2019 United States came in second to Chile.
The coincidence was opposed by the Netherlands, the most-watched show last week with nearly a million viewers. CBS’s 60 Minutes had 5. 6 million viewers in second place, followed by Tuesday’s episode of America’s Got Talent with 5. 8 million viewers and Celebrity Family Feud, which attracted 3. 6 million.
Viewership figures for the final match of the U. S. organizing phase, a match played against Portugal on Monday, have not been released, but probably won’t hold up due to timing: Portugal’s match aired at 3 a. m. m. ET instead of 11. a. m. p. m. et nine p. m. for Vietnamese and Dutch clashes, respectively.
The next game. The 0-0 draw against Portugal allowed the U. S. team to finish second in Group E and advance narrowly. The team will play its first World Cup knockout match on Sunday at five a. m. against Suecia. La World Cup has its last 16 teams.
The U. S. National Team The U. S. has won the FIFA Women’s World Cup 4 times, more than any other country. The Americans are the current champions after winning the 2019 tournament in France and also won the name in 2015 in a game that has become the second-most-watched soccer game in U. S. history with 26. 9 million viewers, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer. No country has won three consecutive men’s or women’s World Cups and this feat is rare at the professional level, regardless of the sport. The last U. S. team to do so was the Los Angeles Lakers, who won NBA championships in 2000, 2001 and 2002. Other groups come with the Chicago Bulls from 1996 to 1998, the New York Yankees from 1998 to 2000 and the Houston Comets of the WNBA, who won 4 championships from 1997 to 2000.
Fox News continued its dominance in the cable industry last week, according to Nielsen data, with nine of the ten most-watched cable shows. All five episodes of The Five were among the top 10, with Wednesday’s episode being the most-watched with 3. 1. million audience. MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow Show is the only non-Fox show to air: 2. 5 million people watched Monday’s episode, which ranked it ninth. Fox News saw its ratings rise as much as 26% two weeks ago when it premiered its revamped programming. with Jesse Watters at 8 p. m. The venue once stood through Tucker Carlson, and last week’s numbers show that viewership has increased even more. Fox News drew an average of 1. 84 million prime-time viewers during the week of July 24, up from 1. 81 million the week before.
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