The Unites States v Ghana at the FIFA World Cup in South Africa was the most-watched soccer game ever in the US, according to Nielsen. The 2-1 defeat last Saturday - that knocked the US out of the tournament - drew an estimated 19.4 million viewers.
The audience beats the 1994 World Cup final in the US between Brazil and Italy, the previous top audience for a soccer game, by a 1.3 million margin.
The viewership was higher than the average per game at the 2009 Major League Baseball World Series (19.1 million), the 2010 NBA Finals (18.1 million), as well as the final round of the Masters 2010 (16.7 million) and the 2010 Kentucky Derby (16.5 million).