This from ESPN PR maven Mike Soltys:
USA/Mexico big overnight (1.6).When final rating comes in, expected to be our highest rated World Cup qualifier.
— Mike Soltys (@espnmikes) March 27, 2013
Thanks to a wintry night on Friday for the USA-Costa Rica World Cup Qualifier which the Americans won, 1-0, it drew interest for Tuesday night’s game in Mexico. And as the US managed a scoreless draw which kept them in the third position in their CONCACAF group, the overnight number for a game that began at 10:30 p.m. ET drew a very good 1.6 for soccer as it will becomes the highest rated World Cup Qualifier on the ESPN Family.
From fellow ESPN PR maven Mac Nwulu we learn that US-Mexico smashed the previous high for a World Cup Qualifier.
Never b4 for WCQ or friendly! Next best – 0.7 rtg for USA-JAM ’97 & USA-MEX ’09RT ?@thegoalkeeper … last time the #USMNT cracked 1.0?
— Mac Nwulu (@MacN_ESPN) March 27, 2013
We’ll get the final ratings later today and I’m sure ESPN will put out a press release.
