ESPN scores with U.S.-Panama soccer broadcast
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Panama's Carlos Rodriguez (4) tangles with USA's Geoff Cameron as USA's Jozy Altidore (17) looks on in the second half of a World Cup qualifier soccer match, Tuesday, June 11, 2013, in Seattle. USA defeated Panama, 2-0. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
Panama's Carlos Rodriguez (4) tangles with USA's Geoff Cameron as USA's Jozy Altidore (17) looks on in the second half of a World Cup qualifier soccer match, Tuesday, June 11, 2013, in Seattle. USA defeated Panama, 2-0. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
BRISTOL, Conn. » The United States’ 2-0 victory over Panama on Tuesday night was ESPN’s second most-watched and second highest-rated World Cup qualifying or international friendly game telecast.
ESPN said Wednesday that the game in Seattle was seen by an average 1,436,000 viewers and 888,000 households based on an 0.8 U.S. household rating, according to Nielsen Media.
The game trailed only the U.S.-Mexico game March 26, a telecast that delivered 2,385,000 viewers and 1,644,000 households, based on a 1.4 household U.S. rating.
