World Cup ratings hit a 16-year high in U.S.
Through the first 14 matches of the World Cup, ESPN and ABC have delivered an average crowd of 3.35 million viewers, marking a 64% increase from the same period in 2006, when the networks drew 2.9 million fans.
On top of that most WC matches have been during the day where many folks can’t watch. If time differential allowed the games to be live during primetime then the ratings would be crazy high in the USA.
Thanks to illegal immigration.