Edition No. 35 · Mon 27 Jul 2026 · Story 12 of 17

"World Cup Final Peaks at 60M Viewers in North America"

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The World Cup final drew 62.8m US viewers, the most-watched soccer match in American TV history, and Fox averaged 7.74m, up 116% from Qatar.

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