{"id":4416,"date":"2026-07-12T17:06:32","date_gmt":"2026-07-12T12:06:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=4416"},"modified":"2026-07-12T17:06:32","modified_gmt":"2026-07-12T12:06:32","slug":"16-8m-watch-victory-in-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=4416","title":{"rendered":"16.8M Watch Victory In UK"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/england\/\" id=\"auto-tag_england\" data-tag=\"england\">England<\/a> progressed to the semi-final of the <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/fifa-world-cup\/\" id=\"auto-tag_fifa-world-cup\" data-tag=\"fifa-world-cup\">FIFA World Cup<\/a> in front of the largest UK audience of the tournament so far.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tJude Bellingham\u2019s brace of goals knocked Norway out of the competition, with a peak of 16.8M viewers watching the 2-1 triumph on ITV1. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tITV\u2019s coverage scored an average of 12.7M viewers, according to overnight Barb figures supplied by overnights.tv. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tThe game, which kicked off at 10 p.m. local time at the Miami Stadium, topped the previous peak of 15M viewers for England\u2019s opening match against Croatia last month.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tAlthough an impressive audience, the viewing figures did not come close to previous World Cup quarter-finals featuring England. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tThe 2022 game, in which England were beaten by France in Qatar, peaked with 21.3M viewers. The 2018 quarter-final in Russia was watched by a high of 20M, when England beat Sweden 2-0.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tEngland\u2019s frenetic 3-2 win over Mexico in the last 16 match of the 2026 World Cup was <a data-id=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2026\/07\/england-mexico-world-cup-bbc-ratings-1236975538\/\" data-type=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2026\/07\/england-mexico-world-cup-bbc-ratings-1236975538\/\">seen by 9M Brits in the small hours<\/a> of the morning, the biggest TV audience ever for a live UK broadcast between 2 a.m. and 4 a.m.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>England progressed to the semi-final of the FIFA World Cup in front of the largest UK audience of the tournament so far. 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