Univision Deportes Has Aired 4 of the Top 5 Most-Viewed Matches, Across All Networks Regardless of Language, in the 2014 World Cup Among Total Viewers

Univision Deportes 2014 World Cup Audience is +43% Larger than 2010 World Cup through 20 Matches.

Univision Deportes’ presentation of the FIFA World Cup Brazil 2014™ has delivered 4 of the top 5 matches, across all networks regardless of language, for the tournament-to-date among Total Viewers. The matches aired on the Univision Network, which was simulcast on Univision Deportes Network (UDN), from June 12-18, 2014. The matches included Brazil vs. Mexico averaging 6.8 million Total Viewers on June 17, Brazil vs. Croatia averaging 5.1 million Total Viewers on June 12, Mexico vs. Cameroon averaging 5.0 million Total Viewers on June 13, and Argentina vs. Bosnia-Herzegovina averaging 4.9 million Total Viewers on June 15.

Univision Deportes’ coverage of the 2014 World Cup has reached 42.0 million Total Viewers for the tournament to date.

Univision Deportes’ coverage of the 2014 World Cup is pacing ahead of its 2010 World Cup coverage by +43% among Total Viewers and +29% among Adults 18-49 through 20 matches.

Source: The Nielsen Company, NPM, Fast Nationals, L+SD data. Fast cume with 1 minute qualifier.

LOCAL HIGHLIGHTS:

Among Total Viewers, Univision stations have had 9 of the top 10 World Cup matches on any network in Los Angeles, Miami and Dallas and 8 of the top 10 matches in Houston.

Among Adults 18-49, Univision stations have had 10 of the top 10 World Cup matches on any network in Los Angeles and Miami and 9 of the top 10 matches in Houston and Dallas.

Among Adults 18-34, Univision stations have had 8 of the top 10 World Cup matches on any network in Los Angeles and Dallas and 7 of the top 10 matches in Miami and Houston.

Australia vs. Netherlands

During the match between Australia and Netherlands (12:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m. ET), Univision was the highest rated broadcast station among:

Total Viewers in Los Angeles, Miami and Houston

Adults 18-49 in Los Angeles, New York, Miami, Houston, Dallas, Chicago, San Francisco, Phoenix and Sacramento

Adults 18-34 in Los Angeles, New York, Miami, Houston, Dallas, Chicago, San Francisco and Phoenix

Univision stations outdelivered the same match on ESPN among:

Total Viewers, Adults 18-49 and Adults 18-34 in Los Angeles, Miami, Houston, Dallas and Chicago

Spain vs. Chile

During the match between Spain and Chile (3:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. ET), Univision was the highest rated broadcast station among:

Total Viewers in Los Angeles, New York, Miami, Houston, Dallas, San Francisco, Phoenix and Sacramento

Adults 18-49 in Los Angeles, New York, Miami, Houston, Dallas, Chicago, San Francisco, Phoenix and Sacramento

Adults 18-34 in Los Angeles, New York, Miami, Houston, Dallas, Chicago, San Francisco and Sacramento

Univision stations outdelivered the same match on ESPN among:

Total Viewers and Adults 18-49 in Los Angeles, Miami, Houston, Dallas, Chicago and Phoenix

Adults 18-34 in Los Angeles, Miami, Dallas and Sacramento

Cameroon vs. Croatia

During the match between Cameroon and Croatia (6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. ET), Univision was the highest rated broadcast station among:

Total Viewers in Los Angeles, Miami, Houston, San Francisco and Phoenix

Adults 18-49 in Los Angeles, New York, Miami, Houston, Dallas, Chicago, San Francisco, Phoenix and Sacramento

Adults 18-34 in Los Angeles, New York, Miami, Houston, Dallas, San Francisco, Phoenix and Sacramento

Univision stations outdelivered the same match on ESPN among:

Total Viewers and Adults 18-49 in Los Angeles, Miami, Houston, Dallas and Phoenix

Adults 18-34 in Los Angeles, Houston, Dallas and Phoenix

Source: The Nielsen Company, NSI, (06/18/14), Australia vs. Netherlands game time 12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. ET, Spain vs. Chile game time 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. ET, Cameroon vs. Croatia game time 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. ET (match time).  Live game across time zones.  Live +SD.

DIGITAL HIGHLIGHTS:

•         On Wednesday, June 18, Univision Digital had its second highest trafficked day ever, receiving 8.2 million visits. The first seven days of 2014 World Cup (June 12 to 18, 2014) are the top seven most visited days in Univision Digital history.

•         Univision Digital’s three 2014 World Cup live streams on June 18, Australia vs. Netherlands, Spain vs. Chile and Cameroon vs. Croatia, generated a total of 4.3 million views. June 18 ranks as Univision Digital’s fourth all-time highest day for live stream views.

•         The Spain vs. Chile live stream received 2.1 million views on its own, becoming Univision Digital’s third most watched live stream ever. 

•         The second most watched live stream on June 18 was the Australia vs. Netherlands match, which received over 1.4 million views, followed by the Cameroon vs. Croatia live stream that received over 775K million views.

•         The Univision Deportes App was the No. 1 free sports app in the Google Play Store for the third day in a row. The app continues to rank among the top five free sports apps in both the Google Play Store and the Apple App Store since the 2014 World Cup launch.

Source: Adobe Analytics, Distimo.

SOCIAL HIGHLIGHTS:

Univision’s airing of the World Cup match between Spain vs. Chile on Wednesday June 18‎th was the No. 1 program across all English and Spanish language broadcast networks that day in terms of Twitter unique authors and Tweets, followed by the airing of the World Cup matches Australia vs. Holland, and Cameroon vs. Croatia, also on Univision.

Additionally, on the day of the matches, Univision was the No. 1 network across all English and Spanish language broadcast networks in terms of unique authors, Tweets, and Tweets per unique, beating NBC, FOX, ABC and CBS.

Also on Wednesday June 18‎th, Univision Deportes was the No. 3 network across all English and Spanish language cable networks in terms of unique authors.

Source: Nielsen