Chelsea’s 3-0 victory over Paris Saint-Germain in the Club World Cup final drew an average of 1.3 million viewers on TBS, TNT Sports announced Tuesday.
Across the 24 matches aired with English commentary in the U.S., the tournament averaged 458,000 viewers. Meanwhile, Spanish-language coverage of the final on Univision and TUDN averaged 1.43 million viewers. TelevisaUnivision’s 18 Spanish-broadcast matches saw an average of 597,000 viewers.
DAZN, which acquired global broadcasting rights from FIFA, sublicensed 63 matches to TNT Sports and TelevisaUnivision. TNT aired games on TNT, TBS, and truTV, while TelevisaUnivision carried Spanish-language broadcasts.
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Turner reported that 15 matches held during primetime or on weekends averaged 535,000 viewers.
Sunday’s final reached its peak viewership at 1.8 million on TBS between 3:45 and 4:00 p.m. EDT, as Chelsea led 3-0 at halftime.
DAZN has not yet disclosed its streaming viewership data.
Source: Agency