The U.S.' victory against Bosnia-Herzegovina on Wednesday night was the most-watched soccer telecast in English-language history, with more than 24.4 million viewers, according to Fox Sports.
The peak audience was 31.8 million....
The match topped the telecast of the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup final, which drew 22.3 million viewers on English-language TV....
Last month's NBA Finals between the New York Knicks and San Antonio Spurs averaged 20.6 million viewers on ABC and ESPN, according to Nielsen, its highest mark since 1998.
The most-watched combined U.S. audience during the World Cup so far was the Mexico-Ecuador game with 29.3 million viewers.