USA-England Draws Record Crowd for ABC

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Saturday’s much anticipated USA-England match drew 13 million viewers on ABC, making it the most-watched first round World Cup game in US broadcast history.

Including a 60-minute pre-game show, Saturday’s three-hour (1:30-4:30 p.m. EDT) broadcast served up 10.8 million total viewers, per Nielsen live-plus-same-day ratings. The USA-England match now stands as the fifth most-watched FIFA World Cup telecast, trailing only the 1999 Women’s World Cup Final (USA v. China, 18 million viewers); the 1994 Brazil-Italy final (14.5

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