USMNT win smashes record for most-watched soccer broadcast with 33.5 million viewers

• Fox averages 24.429 million; 9.1 million on Telemundo

• Outpaces averages of NBA Finals, Sunday Night Football

• Monday’s last-16 matchup sure to challenge record again

The US men’s national team’s dramatic win over Bosnia and Herzegovina in the World Cup on Wednesday drew a record television audience, according to preliminary reports released by Fox Sports and Telemundo.

The game had an average of 24.429 million viewers on Fox, making it the most-watched English-language soccer broadcast in US history, the broadcaster said. The Fox telecast peaked at 31.883 million. Telemundo, which holds the Spanish language rights to World Cup broadcasts in the US, reported 9.1 million viewers over the total game window.

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