FIFA World Cup 2014 logo. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)All the scoring may have been burned up in the 2014 FIFA World Cup semifinals on Tuesday when Germany scored 7 goals to Brazils lone 1, but that didn't stop fans from keeping glued to the television in the U.S. for the Netherlands Vs. Argentina match on Wednesday.
ESPN's telecast of Wednesday's Netherlands vs. Argentina FIFA World Cup semifinal match - a 0-0 tie in which Argentina advanced to the Final past Netherlands in a penalty kick shootout at Arena de Sao Paulo -averaged a 4.3 overnight rating, setting a new record as the highest overnight rating for a World Cup semifinal match on ESPN or ESPN2, according to Nielsen.
The rating surpassed the previous record - a 4.1 overnight rating for Tuesday's Brazil-Germany semifinal match. The 2014 FIFA World Cup now holds the top-two ESPN overnight ratings spots for semifinals in the quadrennial tournament. (Note: No World Cup semifinal match has ever aired on ABC).
Top 10 markets for Netherlands-Argentina: Baltimore (7.1), New York (7.0), Washington, DC (6.9), Hartford/New Haven (6.7), Miami/Ft. Lauderdale (6.3), San Diego (6.3), San Francisco (6.1), Providence (5.8), Boston (5.3), and Columbus and Richmond/Petersburg (tied - 5.1).
Through 62 matches, the ESPN, ESPN2 and ABC networks are averaging a 3.0 metered market rating, an increase of 30 percent compared to the first 62 matches in 2010 (2.3). The semifinals in 2014 averaged a 4.2 overnight rating, up 50 percent from the two-match average in 2010 (2.8).
To date, the highest-rated markets on the ESPN networks are: Washington, DC (4.7), New York (4.4), San Francisco (4.2), Los Angeles (3.8), San Diego (3.7), Hartford/New Haven (3.7), Miami/Ft. Lauderdale (3.6), Orlando (3.6), Richmond/Petersburg (3.4) and West Palm Beach (3.4).
Internationally, there was a record 9.1 million viewers in the Netherlands that watched the game live.
Fast national ratings and viewership numbers are expected to be available this afternoon for ESPN. How many could tune into the final match on Sunday between Germany and Argentina? Details soon. This article will be updated later today when the final numbers are inFollow Maury Brown on Twitter @BizballMaury
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