General News of Sunday, 27 June 2010
Source: AP
JOHANNESBURG (AP)—The United States’ 2-1 loss to Ghana in extra time, which eliminated the Americans from the tournament in South Africa, was the most-watched men’s World Cup game in both households and viewers.
Through 50 games, the ESPN networks (ESPN/ESPN2/ABC) are averaging a 1.8 U.S. rating, 2,081,000 households and 2,781,000 viewers, up 48 percent, 54 percent and 60 percent from the 2006 World Cup, respectively.
TOP MARKETS:
San Diego (15.4)
Washington, D.C. (13.8)
San Francisco (13.3)
Cincinnati (12.9)
Las Vegas (11.7)
Austin (11.4)
Columbus, Ohio (10.6)
Norfolk, Va. (10.6)
Seattle-Tacoma (10.6)
West Palm Beach (10.5)