It was a major win for the U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team as they made their debut at the 2023 Women’s World Cup and a record-breaking win for U.S. networks airing the championship.
Team USA had a successful debut in Group E as they faced Vietnam besting them in a game that ended up with a score of 3-0.
Fox Sports said that the Group E opener scored 5,261,000 viewers which made it the second-most watched Group Stage telecast on English language television. The bout peaked at 6.5 million viewers in a match that saw Sophia Smith score two goals. It was the USA vs. Chile match in 2019 that still has the crown for the most-watched telecast with 5,337,000 viewers.
The match was also the most-streamed Women’s World Cup Group Stage match in Fox Sports history with an average-minute audience of 155,831.
Telemundo aired the match in Spanish where it...
Team USA had a successful debut in Group E as they faced Vietnam besting them in a game that ended up with a score of 3-0.
Fox Sports said that the Group E opener scored 5,261,000 viewers which made it the second-most watched Group Stage telecast on English language television. The bout peaked at 6.5 million viewers in a match that saw Sophia Smith score two goals. It was the USA vs. Chile match in 2019 that still has the crown for the most-watched telecast with 5,337,000 viewers.
The match was also the most-streamed Women’s World Cup Group Stage match in Fox Sports history with an average-minute audience of 155,831.
Telemundo aired the match in Spanish where it...
- 7/23/2023
- by Armando Tinoco
- Deadline Film + TV
LeBron James, Patrick Mahomes and Mikaela Shiffrin are among the nominees for the 2023 Espy Awards, which recognize the best of the year in sports.
James and Shiffrin are both nominated for best record-breaking performance, with Los Angeles Lakers star James cited for passing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s NBA career scoring record and alpine skier Shiffrin nominated for breaking the record for the most World Cup victories with her 87th win.
Shiffrin also is nominated for best athlete, women’s sports, marking her third career nom in the category.
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Mahomes, who led his team to a Super Bowl victory this year, is up for best NFL player and best athlete, men’s sports.
Elsewhere, Candace Parker landed her sixth consecutive nomination for best WNBA player. Nikola Jokić of the Denver Nuggets, the lowest-drafted player (41st overall in the second round in 2014) to win the NBA Finals Mvp, landed three Espy nominations: best athlete,...
James and Shiffrin are both nominated for best record-breaking performance, with Los Angeles Lakers star James cited for passing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s NBA career scoring record and alpine skier Shiffrin nominated for breaking the record for the most World Cup victories with her 87th win.
Shiffrin also is nominated for best athlete, women’s sports, marking her third career nom in the category.
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Mahomes, who led his team to a Super Bowl victory this year, is up for best NFL player and best athlete, men’s sports.
Elsewhere, Candace Parker landed her sixth consecutive nomination for best WNBA player. Nikola Jokić of the Denver Nuggets, the lowest-drafted player (41st overall in the second round in 2014) to win the NBA Finals Mvp, landed three Espy nominations: best athlete,...
- 6/21/2023
- by Kimberly Nordyke
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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