World Cup and TV audience

[napolisoccer]

ITALY-GHANA has been seen in Italy by 23.5 million of persons in TV (Italy has about 57 million of inhabitants)
ITALY-USA = 21.5 million
What are the audiences of the other matches in the other nations in the world? Thank you for the reply.

[wufc]

USA-Italy had about 4.5 million households on the English channel + about 3 million on the Spanish channel. This would make it one of the most watched soccer games in US history. Though the measurement is households, the US has a little under 300 million people.

[Anti-footix]

some audiences from France :
FRANCE - KOREA = 18 million of persons watched the game, which represents 67% of the persons watching TV that night (with a high point 20.24 million at the end of the game). match at 9PM
FRANCE - SUITZERLAND = 15 million (73%) match at 6PM
BRASIL - CROATIA = 6.3 million (26%) 9PM
BRASIL - AUSTRALIA = 5.1 million (37%) 6PM
IVORY COAST - ARGENTINA = 7 million ( 37%) 9PM
GERMANY - COSTA RICA = 6 million (45%) 5PM
ITALY - USA = 6.1 million (34%) 9PM
GERMANY - POLAND = 8 million (36%) 9PM
PORTUGAL - ANGOLA = 7 million (33%) 9PM
SPAIN - TUNISIA = 8 million (35%) 9PM high point at 10.02 (60%) at the end.

(France : 60 million of inhabitants)

[Gold is the Colour]

I think Aus-Japan had 7 million watching it (finished 11pm? on the East Coast)

That's more people than for the AFL or NRL grand finals. (Our "main" football codes)

Australias population is 20 million

["Eisenfuß" Eilts]

About 20.4 million people in Germany watched the match
Germany - Costa Rica in average on their tv at home.
Furthermore many people make public viewing,
but i found no statistics for it.

Other average audiences in Germany:
France - South Korea 9,41 million
Brasil - Australia 11,2 million
Japan - Croatia 6,39 million
Netherlands - Argentina 12,88 million

[Moonsault]

GERMANY

Germany - Poland : 23,85 (72,5%)
Germany - Ecuador : 21,27 (82,2%)
Germany - Costa Rica : 20,13 (75,7%)
Brazil - Croatia : 15,16 (52,3%)
Argentina - Netherlands : 12,88 Mio. (45,1%)
Italy - Ghana : 12,68 Mio. (45,5%)
Brazil - Australia : 12,18 (50,6%)
Italy - USA : 11,62 (45,3%)
Spain - Tunisia : 11,59 Mio. (40,2%)
England - Paraguay : 11,42 (41,1%)
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*average audience

Quite sure that I missed some matches, but that's a lot of work. 0-o
The viewers on the public-viewing areas are of course not included! But it's expected, that the public-viewing areas had:
1) ~12 Mio. viewers watching the opening game
2) ~11 Mio. viewers watching Germany-Poland

Don't have any data about other games.

[Arwel]

U.K.
(U.K. population 59.8 mln; England population 50.1 mln)

England - Sweden (ITV) 18.8 mln (ave) 20.9 mln (peak)
Spain - Tunisia (BBC) 6.4 mln (ave) 7.7 mln (peak)
Italy - Ghana 6.6 mln (ave)
Brazil - Croatia 9.5 mln (ave)
Ukraine - Saudi Arabia 3.1 mln (ave) (22%)
Switzerland - Togo 2.3 mln (ave) (35%)
Mexico - Angola 3.8 mln (19.3%)
Netherlands - Ivory Coast 3.5 mln (27.6%)
Argentina - Serbia & Montenegro 2 mln (31.6%)
Australia - Brazil 7.2 mln (ave) 9.5 mln (peak) (46.8%)
France - S. Korea 5.6 mln (24.7%)
Japan - Croatia 3 mln (30.6%)
Portugal - Iran 3 mln (38.4%)
Czech Rep. - Ghana 3.4 mln (ave) 5 mln (peak) (28.8%)
Italy - USA 5.3 mln (ave) 6.5 mln (peak) (29%)
England - Trinidad & Tobago 14.1 mln (ave) 16.5 mln (peak) (73%)
England - Paraguay 11.9 mln (ave) (84%)
Ecuador - Costa Rica 1.8 mln (30%)
Sweden - Paraguay 6.5 mln (31%)
Germany - Poland 8 mln (36%)
France - Switzerland 5.2 mln (36%)

[Alien_Latino]

The most-watched match overall (worldwide) was the Brazil-Croatia game.

[Pingudo]

anybody has tv ratings from China?

[napolisoccer]

I Know that the total audience of the World Cup 2006 in China will be about 10 billion of persons. In the last World Cup China Brazil was seen by over 400 billion persons.

[wufc]

I Know that the total audience of the World Cup 2006 in China will be about 10 million of persons. In the last World Cup China Brazil was seen by over 400 million persons.
Fixed (or else our planet is screwed)

[bbsbt]

I Know that the total audience of the World Cup 2006 in China will be about 10 billion of persons. In the last World Cup China Brazil was seen by over 400 billion persons.Either you are joking, or you meant to say 400 million?

[napolisoccer]

400 million , of course.
England-Paraguay ( WC 2006 ) = 180 million viewers in China.

[Moonsault]

An interesting overview (Europe)

01. ALLEMAGNE (ZDF) : Allemagne - Pologne : 23 850 000 (72,5%)
02. ALLEMAGNE (ARD) : Allemagne - Equateur : 21 270 000 (82,2%)
03. ITALIE (RAI Uno) : Italie - Ghana : 21 233 000 (67,7%)
04. ALLEMAGNE (ARD) : Allemagne - Costa Rica : 20 130 000 (75,7%)
05. ITALIE (RAI Uno) : Italie - États Unis : 19 593 000 (71,4%)
06. ROYAUME-UNI (ITV1) : Angleterre - Suède : 18 800 000 (n.c.)
07. FRANCE (TF1) : France - Corée du Sud : 18 051 320 (66,7%)
08. ALLEMAGNE (ARD) : Brésil - Croatie : 15 160 000 (52,3%)
09. FRANCE (TF1) : France - Suisse : 14 687 720 (73,0%)
10. ALLEMAGNE (ARD) : Angleterre - Suède : 14 130 000 (47,8%)
11. ROYAUME-UNI (ITV1) : Angleterre - Trinidad : 14 100 000 (73,0%)
12. ALLEMAGNE (ZDF) : Italie - Ghana : 12 680 000 (45,5%)
13. ALLEMAGNE (RTL) : Brésil - Australie : 12 180 000 (50,6%)
14. ROYAUME-UNI (BBC1) : Angleterre - Paraguay : 11 900 000 (84,0%)
15. ALLEMAGNE (ZDF) : Italie - États Unis : 11 620 000 (45,3%)
16. ALLEMAGNE (ARD) : Tunisie - Espagne : 11 590 000 (40,2%)
17. ALLEMAGNE (ZDF) : Suède - Paraguay : 11 420 000 (41,1%)
18. ALLEMAGNE (ZDF) : Pologne - Equateur : 11 350 000 (41,0%)
19. ALLEMAGNE (ZDF) : Angleterre - Trinidad : 11 340 000 (47,7%)
20. ITALIE (RAI Uno) : Brésil - Croatie : 10 884 000 (43,9%)
21. ALLEMAGNE (RTL) : France - Corée du Sud : 10 730 000 (40,2%)
22. ALLEMAGNE (RTL) : Angola - Portugal : 10 340 000 (39,6%)

Total domination by Germany. ;)

[napolisoccer]

Italy-Czesch Rep 18 million (RAI+SKY h 17.00)
Italy-Australia 19 million (RAI+SKY h 17.00)

[cwt9]

Great thread, but you guys have links?

[Craig the Aussie]

I think Aus-Japan had 7 million watching it (finished 11pm? on the East Coast)

That's more people than for the AFL or NRL grand finals. (Our "main" football codes)

Australias population is 20 million

Rubbish - group games were around 1.5million (link http://www.smh.com.au/news/tv--radio/the-new-prime-time-is-two-in-the-morning/2006/06/20/1150701553666.html )

I believe the Italy game was around 2.2 million - can't find a link

[Moonsault]

GERMANY:

Germany - Argentina: 24,80 Mio (86,1%)
(in average; 28,65 Mio. watching the penalties)

New record :)

[RAPH3000]

TOP 20 for the moment of this World Cup : :)

Audiences :

01. ALLEMAGNE (ARD) : Allemagne - Argentine : 24 800 000 (86,1%)
02. ALLEMAGNE (ZDF) : Allemagne - Pologne : 23 850 000 (72,5%)
03. ALLEMAGNE (ZDF) : Allemagne - Suède : 22 380 000 (86,3%)
04. ALLEMAGNE (ARD) : Allemagne - Equateur : 21 270 000 (82,2%)
05. ITALIE (RAI Uno) : Italie - Ghana : 21 233 000 (67,7%)
06. ITALIE (RAI Uno) : Italie- Ukraine : 21 149 000 (76,7%)
07. ALLEMAGNE (ARD) : Allemagne - Costa Rica : 20 130 000 (75,7%)
08. ITALIE (RAI Uno) : Italie - États Unis : 19 593 000 (71,4%)
09. FRANCE (TF1) : Espagne - France : 19 564 940 (67,9%)
10. ROYAUME-UNI (ITV1) : Angleterre - Suède : 18 800 000 (69,0%)
11. FRANCE (TF1) : France - Togo : 18 331 620 (70,0%)
12. FRANCE (TF1) : France - Corée du Sud : 18 051 320 (66,7%)
13. ITALIE (RAI Uno) : Italie - Australie : 17 200 000 (79,7%)
14. ROYAUME UNI (BBC1) : Angleterre - Equateur : 16 300 000 (79,0%)
15. ALLEMAGNE (RTL) : Portugal - Pays Bas : 16 030 000 (56,2%)
16. ITALIE (RAI Uno) : République Tchèque - Italie : 15 800 000 (78,2%)
17. ALLEMAGNE (ARD) : Brésil - Croatie : 15 160 000 (52,3%)
18. FRANCE (TF1) : France - Suisse : 14 687 720 (73,0%)
19. ALLEMAGNE (ARD) : Angleterre - Suède : 14 130 000 (47,8%)
20. ROYAUME-UNI (ITV1) : Angleterre - Trinidad : 14 100 000 (73,0%)


Shares :

01. PAYS BAS (NED2) : Serbie - Pays Bas : 89,4% (5 442 000)
02. PAYS BAS (NED2) : Pays Bas - Côte d'Ivoire : 86,6% (7 136 000)
03. ALLEMAGNE (ZDF) : Allemagne - Suède : 86,3% (22 380 000)
04. ALLEMAGNE (ARD) : Allemagne - Argentine : 86,1% (24 800 000)
05. ROYAUME UNI (BBC1) : Angleterre - Paraguay : 84,0% (11 900 000)
06. PORTUGAL (SIC) : Portugal - Iran : 83,1% (2 875 500)
07. ALLEMAGNE (ARD) : Allemagne - Equateur : 82,2% (21 270 000)
08. PAYS BAS (NED2) : Portugal - Pays Bas : 81,5% (8 274 000)
09. PAYS BAS (NED2) : Pays Bas - Argentine : 81,0% (7 667 000)
10. PORTUGAL (SIC) : Angola - Portugal : 80,9% (3 102 550)
11. PORTUGAL (SIC) : Portugal - Pays Bas : 80,7% (3 301 200)
12. ITALIE (RAI Uno) : Italie - Australie : 79,7% (17 200 000)
13. ROYAUME UNI (BBC1) : Angleterre - Equateur : 79,0% (16 300 000)
14. ITALIE (RAI Uno) : République Tchèque - Italie : 78,2% (15 800 000)
15. PORTUGAL (SIC) : Portugal - Mexique : 78,1% (1 749 900)
16. ITALIE (RAI Uno) : Italie- Ukraine : 76,7% (21 149 000)
17. ALLEMAGNE (ZDF) : Allemagne - Costa Rica : 75,7% (20 130 000)
18. FRANCE (TF1) : France - Suisse : 73,0% (14 687 720)
19. ROYAUME UNI (ITV1) : Angleterre - Trinidad : 73,0% (14 100 000)
20. ALLEMAGNE (ZDF) : Allemagne - Pologne : 72,5% (23 850 000)

Sources : http://site.voila.fr/audiencestele/CM2006Allemagne.htm

[210597]

Some numbers to compare this to:

Germany 2002 World Cup Final (ZDF): 26,54 mil (88,2% share)
Germany 1996 Euro Final (ZDF): 28,44 mil (76,3% share)
West Germany 1990 World Cup Final (ZDF, West Germany only): 28,66 mil (88% share), pop. ca. 65 million.

Note that the 2002 WC Final wasn't on in prime time, but rather at 3 PM.

For the Germany games, they are estimating that another ca. 50% watched the games in public someplace, with around 3 million of those being at large public viewing facilities.