Telecasts · FIFA
2018 FIFA World Cup Russia–Saudi Arabia
1,700,000
Nielsen avg audience · via press
final · figures last changed 2018-06-16
Published figures
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average audience
full telecast · final
press-attributed · Sports Media Watch
Steep Drop For World Cup Opener Thursday's Russia-Saudi Arabia FIFA World Cup opener earned 1.7 million viewers on FOX, according to Deadline — down 62% from 2014 (Brazil-Croatia: 4.4M) and down 40% from 2010 (South Africa-Mexico: 2.9M).Sports Media Watch, verbatim
1,700,000
1 press attribution · no provider-published figure · single source
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press-attributed = reported by press citing the provider
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