EURO 2020 on ESPN and ABC delivered an average audience of 934,000 viewers through Matchday 1 (12 matches), a 20 percent increasecompared to 780,000 viewers for the first weekend of EURO 2016.
Highlights:
- France’s 1-0 victory over Germany on ESPN (Tuesday) averaged 1.5 million viewers – the largest audience for a UEFA EURO group stage match in 2016 and 2020
- EURO 2020’s opening match (Italy vs. Turkey) averaged 700,000 viewers on ESPN, a 27 percent increase over the 2016 opener (France vs. Romania, 552,000 viewers).
Top Three Matches of Matchday 1:
Date
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Match
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Network
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P2+
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Tues, June 15 (3 p.m. ET)
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France vs. Germany
|
ESPN
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1,500,000
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Sat, June 12 (3 p.m.)
|
Belgium vs. Russia
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ABC
|
1,400,000
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Sun, June 13 (3 p.m.)
|
Netherlands vs. Ukraine
|
ESPN
|
1,100,000
|
Top 10 markets: Raleigh-Durham (1.0), Miami-Ft. Lauderdale (1.0), Philadelphia (1.0), New York (0.9), Las Vegas (0.9), San Diego (0.9), Washington, D.C. (0.9), Boston (0.8), Providence (0.8) and San Francisco (0.7).
UEFA EURO 2020 Continues
Group stage matches continues tomorrow with three matches including the highly anticipated England vs. Scotland from London’s Wembley Stadium on ESPN beginning at 2:30 p.m. ET.
The two simultaneous Group A matches will switch networks on Sunday, June 20 – Italy vs. Wales will now air on ESPN; Switzerland vs. Turkey on ESPN2. Coverage will begin at 11:30 a.m. ET. The Schedule:
Date
|
Time (ET)
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Match
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Networks
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Fri, Jun 18
|
8:30 a.m.
|
Group E – Sweden vs. Slovakia
Steve Cangialosi and Alejandro Moreno |
ESPN
|
|
11:30 a.m.
|
Group D – Croatia vs. Czech Republic
Derek Rae and Efan Ekoku |
ESPN
|
|
2:30 p.m.
|
Group D – England vs. Scotland
Ian Darke and Stewart Robson |
ESPN
|
Sat, Jun 19
|
8:30 a.m.
|
Group F – Hungary vs. France
Darke and Robson |
ESPN
|
|
11:30 a.m.
|
Group F – Portugal vs. Germany
Jon Champion and Taylor Twellman |
ESPN
|
|
2:30 p.m.
|
Group E – Spain vs. Poland
Rae and Ekoku |
ABC
|
Sun, Jun 20
|
11:30 a.m.
|
Group A – Italy vs. Wales
Champion and Twellman |
ESPN
|
|
11:30 a.m.
|
Group A – Switzerland vs. Turkey
Cangialosi and Moreno |
ESPN2
|
Mon, Jun 21
|
11:30 a.m.
|
Group C – North Macedonia vs. Netherlands
|
ESPN
|
|
11:30 a.m.
|
Group C – Ukraine vs. Austria
|
ESPN2
|
|
2:30 p.m.
|
Group B – Russia vs. Denmark
|
ESPN
|
|
2:30 p.m.
|
Group B – Finland vs. Belgium
|
ESPN2
|
Tue, Jun 22
|
2:30 p.m.
|
Group D – Croatia vs. Scotland
|
ESPN
|
|
2:30 p.m.
|
Group D – Czech Republic vs. England
|
ESPN2
|
Wed, Jun 23
|
11:30 a.m.
|
Group E – Slovakia vs. Spain
|
ESPN
|
|
11:30 a.m.
|
Group E – Sweden vs. Poland
|
ESPN2
|
|
2:30 p.m.
|
Group F – Portugal vs. France
|
ESPN
|
|
2:30 p.m.
|
Group F – Germany vs. Hungary
|
ESPN2
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