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U.S.-Mexico game shatters TV viewing records - Soccer - SI.com
By Paul Kennedy, Special to SI.com, Soccer America Wednesday's U.S.-Mexico broadcast on Univision was seen by 10.7 million viewers, making it the most watched sporting event in the history of Spanish-language television. The average audience of 5.9 million made it the most-watched sporting ...
Video:  USA v MEXICO --- 2010 FIFA World Cup Qualifier (full highlights)
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Video: USA v MEXICO --- 2010 FIFA World Cup Qualifier (full highlights)
youtube.com — (7:09) US Soccer: Full ESPN highlights from Wednesday night's USA v MEXICO World Cup Qualifier in Columbus,... OH. --- In this, both teams' first match in the CONCACAF final round, the USMNT dominated throughout, sending El Tri down to a 2-0 defeat. --- Michael Bradley scored both goals... (more) Video: USA v MEXICO --- 2010 FIFA World Cup Qualifier ...
ON TV:  U.S. viewing records set by ALL for Wednesday night's USA v MEXICO World Cup Qualifer [UPDATED]
ON TV: U.S. viewing records set by ALL for Wednesday night's USA v MEXICO World Cup Qualifer ...
mvn.com — February 13 --- MVN: Who says soccer still hasn't 'made it' in the USA ? --- Further... proof of the popularity of marqee soccer events on TV, detailed in this article (w/updates as warranted). --- ESPN 2, ESPN Deportes, and Univision all set nationwide viewing records for this World Cup Qualifier... (more) ON TV: U.S. viewing records set by ALL for Wednesday ...
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USA v MEXICO sets U.S. TV viewing records on all networks...
San Diego MLS Project — ... shows ever... UNIVISION (like ABC, a broadcast network that requires no cable subscription to view) shattered its own previous record for Spanish-language programming, and in fact their rating made this the most-watched Spanish-language program of any type EVER in the U.S. ON ANY NETWORK... DETAILS on all of these, ESPN / ESPN Deportes Press Release SPORTS ILLUSTRATED article by Paul Kennedy

US-Mexico TV Ratings: MASSIVE
TheOriginalWinger.com — ... “Wednesday’s U.S.-Mexico broadcast on Univision was seen by 10.7 million viewers, making it the most watched sporting event in the history of Spanish-language television.” “The average audience of 5.9 million made it the most-watched sporting event for the season to date on Spanish-language television and the average audience of 1.2 million on ESPN2 made it the most-watched World Cup qualifier in history on that network.  Such was the game’s draw that it was the most-watched program of the day among men 18 to 34 and men 18 to 49 in such major markets as Los Angeles, Miami, ...

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The Big Lead — ... Good lookin’ out people. Kurt Vonnegut on sports. Electric City represent. (The Rookies) 25 people to blame for the financial crisis. I don’t see A-Rod on there. Hmm… (Time) The Florida Panthers’ radio guy is kind of terrific with goal calls. (LeBatard’s YouTube) Could UFC 97 be pushed out of Montreal? (MMAjunkie) US-Mexico had a pretty damn good audience. I blame Duffy. (SI) The Marlins are never going to get a new stadium, but I - and this ...

USA v MEXICO sets TV viewing records (....in two languages !)
San Diego eXtreme Sports Coalition — ... most-watched shows ever... UNIVISION (like ABC, a broadcast network that requires no cable subscription to view) shattered its own previous record for Spanish-language programming, and in fact their rating made this the most-watched Spanish-language sports program EVER in the U.S. ON ANY NETWORK... DETAILS on all of these, ESPN / ESPN Deportes Press Release SPORTS ILLUSTRATED article by Paul Kennedy --- ...

USA TV viewing records set by all for Wednesday's World Cup Qualifier
The World's Beautiful Game — ... shows ever... UNIVISION (like ABC, a broadcast network that requires no cable subscription to view) shattered its own previous record for Spanish-language programming, and in fact their rating made this the most-watched Spanish-language program of any type EVER in the U.S. ON ANY NETWORK... DETAILS on all of these, ESPN / ESPN Deportes Press Release SPORTS ILLUSTRATED article by Paul Kennedy

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ESPN and UNIVISION nets set TV viewing records Wednesday night...
MLS Expansion And Development — ... most-watched shows ever... UNIVISION (like ABC, a broadcast network that requires no cable subscription to view) shattered its own previous record for Spanish-language programming, and in fact their rating made this the most-watched Spanish-language sports program EVER in the U.S. ON ANY NETWORK... DETAILS on all of these, ESPN / ESPN Deportes Press Release SPORTS ILLUSTRATED article by Paul Kennedy --- ...

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The Big Lead — ... Good and Bad News: Seemingly spitting at the “Americans Don’t Like Soccer” crowd, the U.S.-Mexico match last Wednesday drew a record-setting audience of 10.7 million.  Though, the opponent was Mexico and the majority of the ratings came from Spanish language Univision.  That said, ESPN2’s average audience of 1.2 million wasn’t so bad, given their MLS ratings.  In cities such as Los Angeles, Houston, and Miami with large Hispanic populations, the match outdrew both Lost and American Idol, among men aged 18-49. ...

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