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ESPN’s broadcast of USA Team’s 2-2 tie against Portugal on Sunday night averaged a 9.1 overnight rating, making it the the highest overnight rating for a World Cup match on ESPN or ESPN2, according to Nielsen.

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The top-10 metered markets: Washington, DC (13.3), Columbus, Ohio (12.6), New York (12.5), Boston (11.5), Hartford & New Haven (11.3), Providence (11.2), Atlanta (11.1), Baltimore (11.0), Norfolk (10.5), and Orlando (10.5). To date, the highest-rated markets on the ESPN Networks are: Washington DC (5.0), New York (4.3), San Francisco (4.1), Orlando (3.8), and Los Angeles (3.7). Final ratings are expected later this afternoon.

I live in Columbus, Ohio. It's turning into/is an incredible soccer town. With the Crew building the first soccer specific stadium in the country, then followed by the USMNT's run of Dos a Cero on Mexico, it's becoming a very large following city wide. Bars were PACKED last night.

I Believe.

ETA: I'm a dum american, I spelled Portugal incorrectly.

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Posted by SabiDojo

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Posted on 6/23/14 at 1:22 pm to KosmoCramer

Good stuff. Just letting you know, you spelled Portugal incorrectly.

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Posted by Keys Open Doors

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Posted on 6/23/14 at 1:24 pm to KosmoCramer

Columbus and New Haven/Hartford always do really well in these. I get Columbus since the Crew have always had great support. A little more surprised on New Haven and Hartford since I don't see an obvious connection.

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Posted on 6/23/14 at 1:25 pm to SabiDojo

I'm dum, thx

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Posted by shel311

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Posted on 6/23/14 at 1:27 pm to KosmoCramer

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To date, the highest-rated markets on the ESPN Networks are: Washington DC (5.0), New York (4.3), San Francisco (4.1), Orlando (3.8), and Los Angeles (3.7). Final ratings are expected later this afternoon.

Orlando just snuck in there!!!

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Posted on 6/23/14 at 1:29 pm to KosmoCramer

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Atlanta (11.1)

aww yisss

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Posted by quail man

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Posted on 6/23/14 at 1:31 pm to joey barton

where's seattle? i thought they were a huge soccer town? silly hipsters

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Posted by olddawg26

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Posted on 6/23/14 at 1:35 pm to quail man

they didn't watch it to be even more cool and ironic

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Posted by KosmoCramer

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Posted on 6/23/14 at 2:15 pm to olddawg26

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Eighteen markets recorded their highest overnight rating for a World Cup match on ESPN or ESPN2, including seven that were among the top 10 largest for the telecast: Columbus, Boston, Hartford/New Haven, Providence, Atlanta, Baltimore and Sacramento. The additional 11, ordered by highest rating: Kansas City (10.1), Dayton (8.9), St. Louis (8.7), Jacksonville (8.4), Tampa/St. Petersburg (8.3), Nashville (7.8), Greenville (7.6), Greensboro (7.5), Memphis (7.5), Pittsburgh (6.9) and Birmingham (5.8).

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The game may have wound up a draw in the final seconds, but for ESPN , Sunday’s FIFA World Cup match between Team TISI +0.03% USA and Portugal was ratings hit, averaging 18,220,000 viewers based on a 9.6 HH US rating. It surpassed the previous high of 17,975,000 viewers for the 1999 Women’s World Cup final (USA vs. China) on ABC. Additional television highlights:for a World Cup match on ESPN or ESPN2. The telecast peaked from 7:30 to 8 p.m. ET with an average of 22,961,000 viewers and an 11.9 household US rating.

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