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Brazil and Univision Chicago are Both Winners of the 2002 FIFA World Cup
Univision Chicago’s coverage of the Final World Cup match between Germany & Brazil out-delivered WLS/ABC’s head to head coverage
Chicago, IL -- Brazil may be the 2002 FIFA World Cup Champ, but Univision Chicago/WGBO is the Ratings Champ. According to Nielsen Station Index, Univision Chicago’s coverage of the Final 2002 World Cup match between Germany and Brazil on Sunday, June 30th at 6-8am achieved a 4.0 TV household rating, beating WLS/ABC’s head to head coverage, which delivered a 3.8 TV household rating. Univision Chicago’s 2002 World Cup Final also outperformed its 1998 World Cup Final delivery by a whopping 56%. In 1998, the World Cup Final between Brazil and France at 10am-12:45pm on Univision Chicago reached 87,000 TV households, while the 2002 Final World Cup match at 6-8am reached 136,000 TV households.
Not only did Univision Chicago’s coverage of the Final World Cup match outperform WLS/ABC’s head to head coverage, but it also out-delivered other major sporting events that took place later in the day on Sunday, June 30th.
WMAQ/NBC 11am-2pm Wimbledon Tennis = 1.8 TV household rating
WMAQ/NBC 2-5pm U.S. Senior Open Golf = 2.4 TV household rating
WLS/ABC 2-5pm St. Jude Golf Classic = 2.0 TV household rating
WBBM/CBS 2:30-5pm CART Grand Prix of Chicago Auto Race = 1.5 TV household rating
Univision Chicago’s ratings success was even greater among Hispanic TV households. According to Nielsen’s Hispanic Station Index, the Final World Cup match at 6-8am between Germany and Brazil achieved a 25.2 Hispanic household rating. And when combined with TeleFutura Chicago/WXFT’s encore presentation of the World Cup Final at 12-2pm (6.4 Hispanic household rating), Univision Chicago and TeleFutura Chicago make a winning combination delivering a 31.6 combined Hispanic household rating.
No matter how you look at it, Univision Chicago is a ratings winner and with the addition of TeleFutura Chicago, both stations combine to make an unbeatable team.
Univision Communications Inc. (NYSE: UVN) is the premier Spanish-language media company in the United States. Its operations include: Univision Network, the most-watched Spanish-language broadcast television network in the U.S. reaching 97% of U.S. Hispanic households; TeleFutura Network, the new 24-hour general-interest Spanish-language broadcast television network reaching 72% of U.S. Hispanic Households; Univision Television Group, which owns and operates 22 television stations; TeleFutura Television Group which owns and operates 28 television stations; Galavision, the country’s leading Spanish-language cable network; Univision Music Group, which includes the Univision Music label, Fonovisa Records label and a 50% interest in Mexican based Disa Records label as well as Fonomusic and America Musical Publishing companies; and Univision Online, the premier Internet company in the U.S. Hispanic market reaching 80% of the nation’s Spanish-speaking online audience at www.univision.com. Univision Communications is headquartered in Los Angeles, with network operations in Miami and television stations and sales offices in major cities throughout the United States.
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Juanita Davis
WGBO 66 / Chicago
312-494-2743
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