VANCOUVER, BC – JULY 05: The United States celebrates with the World Cup Trophy after their 5-2 win over Japan in the FIFA Women’s World Cup Canada 2015 Final at BC Place Stadium on July 5, 2015 in Vancouver, Canada. (Photo by Rich Lam/Getty Images)
If you couldn’t be in Vancouver, you probably watched on TV. Preliminary ratings for Sunday show the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup was a ratings smash, scoring a 22 share in the metered markets (22 percent of homes watching were tuned to the game). Denver was among the top markets tuning in, according to trade reports.
Fox beat ABC, CBS and NBC combined by 52 percent in the overnights.
Locally, KDVR reported a whopping 18 rating, 55 share among men 18-49, and an 18 rating, 46 share among adults 25-54. The numbers represent a huge increase over last year’s game, US v. Japan, on ESPN, attesting to the power of broadcast TV.
