U.S. v. Mexico: TV Goodness

Some of you have no doubt read about how (comparatively) well the U.S. v. Mexico game did in terms of television. But it's worth noting compared with what:

"3. When the U.S. plays Mexico, people pay attention. A sellout crowd of 62,462 was in Glendale, Ariz., for the match, and ESPN2 got its highest rating ever for a soccer match that was not a World Cup match or World Cup qualifier. An audience of 1.1 million tuned in Wednesday on ESPN2, and another six million saw the Spanish broadcast on Univision. In Los Angeles, the game drew higher ratings than American Idol and Lost.

That goes to show, I suppose, that if one inserts enough conditions, any broadcast can reach "highest rating ever" status. I'm being facetious, of course, but there is some satisfaction in whooping American Idol's ass in one market at least. And the Univision numbers are looking pretty swell too.

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