France-Germany scores 1.5 million viewers – the largest audience for a UEFA EURO group stage match in 2016 and 2020
UEFA EURO 2020 on ESPN and ABC delivered an average audience of 934,000 viewers through Matchday 1 (12 matches), a 20 percent increase compared 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 | Match | Network | P2+ |
| Tues, June 15 (3 p.m. ET) | France vs. Germany | ESPN | 1,500,000 |
| Sat, June 12 (3 p.m.) | Belgium vs. Russia | ABC | 1,400,000 |
| 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 continue 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. On Monday, June 21, Group C matches will also switch networks: Ukraine vs. Austria on ESPN, and North Macedonia vs. Netherlands on ESPN2. The Schedule:
| Date | Time (ET) | Match | Networks |
| 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 – Ukraine vs. Austria | ESPN |
| 11:30 a.m. | Group C – North Macedonia vs. Netherlands | 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 – Czech Republic vs. England | ESPN |
| 2:30 p.m. | Group D – Croatia vs. Scotland | 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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