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Friday, July 6th, 2018

TELEMUNDO DEPORTES’ TOTAL AUDIENCE DELIVERY FOR WORLD CUP KNOCKOUT ROUND UP 39% FROM GROUP STAGE

More Than 33 Million Viewers Have Tuned Into Telemundo Deportes’ 2018 FIFA World Cup™ Coverage through Round of 16

Telemundo Deportes Sets Spanish-language World Cup Record with 1.8 BILLION Live Minutes

World Cup Knockout Round Helped Telemundo Deliver its Best-Ever Monday and Tuesday Daytime Audiences

MOSCOW – July 6, 2018 – Telemundo Deportes’ exclusive Spanish-language presentation of 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™ continues to deliver strong viewership through the Round of 16, reaching 33.5 million TV viewers (through all 56 matches).

Telemundo Deportes’ Total Audience Delivery for the four-day Knockout Round is up 39% from the Group Stage, averaging 3.25 million viewers (vs. 2.33 million). In addition, Telemundo’s TV-only average of 2.8 million viewers for Round of 16 action is up 46% from the network’s Group Stage audience.

World Cup Knockout Round coverage also helped Telemundo deliver its best-ever Monday and Tuesday daytime (9 a.m.-5 p.m. ET) audiences. In addition, the Brazil-Mexico game on Monday ranks as the most-watched weekday daytime program in Telemundo history with an average of 4.4 million viewers (5.0 million for the two-hour match window).

Telemundo Deportes’ digital presentation continues to shatter records. On Tuesday, live streaming via TelemundoDeportes.com, the Telemundo Deportes En Vivo app, and the NBC Sports app, hit 1.8 BILLION live minutes viewed – setting the new Spanish-language World Cup record for live minutes with eight matches still to play. Telemundo Deportes’ digital has also generated a record 120 million livestreams.

Live streaming of the World Cup on TelemundoDeportes.com and the Telemundo Deportes En Vivo and NBC Sports apps is powered by NBC Sports Group’s Playmaker Media.

Telemundo 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia ™ Live Match Viewership (based on two-hour game window only)

Match, Date TAD Average Telemundo-only Avg. Viewership
Russia-Saudi Arabia, 6/14 1.54 million viewers 1.39 million viewers
Egypt-Uruguay, 6/15 1.32 million viewers 1.20 million viewers
Morocco-Iran, 6/15 1.07 million viewers 952,000 viewers
Portugal-Spain, 6/15 2.15 million viewers 1.86 million viewers
France-Australia, 6/16 548,000 viewers 492,000 viewers
Argentina-Iceland, 6/16 2.39 million viewers 2.22 million viewers
Peru-Denmark, 6/16 2.61 million viewers 2.45 million viewers
Croatia-Nigeria, 6/16 2.04 million viewers 1.94 million viewers
Costa Rica-Serbia, 6/17 1.74 million viewers 1.66 million viewers
Mexico-Germany, 6/17 7.42 million viewers 7.13 million viewers
Brazil-Switzerland, 6/17 4.56 million viewers 4.36 million viewers*
Sweden-South Korea, 6/18 820,000 viewers 703,000 viewers
Belgium-Panama, 6/18 1.83 million viewers 1.63 million viewers
Tunisia-England, 6/18 1.69 million viewers 1.48 million viewers
Colombia-Japan, 6/19 1.79 million viewers 1.52 million viewers
Poland-Senegal, 6/19 1.41 million viewers 1.21 million viewers
Russia-Egypt, 6/19 1.50 million viewers 1.27 million viewers
Portugal-Morocco, 6/20 1.52 million viewers 1.27 million viewers
Uruguay-Saudi Arabia, 6/20 1.68 million viewers 1.40 million viewers
Iran-Spain, 6/20 1.96 million viewers 1.64 million viewers
Denmark-Australia, 6/21 1.08 million viewers 916,000 viewers
France-Peru, 6/21 2.34 million viewers 1.97 million viewers
Argentina-Croatia, 6/21 2.58 million viewers 2.04 million viewers
Brazil-Costa Rica, 6/22 1.91 million viewers 1.57 million viewers
Nigeria-Iceland, 6/22 1.64 million viewers 1.35 million viewers
Serbia-Switzerland, 6/22 1.63 million viewers 1.41 million viewers
Belgium-Tunisia, 6/23 1.40 million viewers 1.27 million viewers
South Korea-Mexico, 6/23 7.19 million viewers 6.62 million viewers
Germany-Sweden, 6/23 3.75 million viewers 3.44 million viewers
England-Panama, 6/24 1.61 million viewers 1.51 million viewers
Japan-Senegal, 6/24 2.53 million viewers 2.39 million viewers
Poland-Colombia, 6/24 3.79 million viewers 3.55 million viewers
Uruguay-Russia, 6/25 1.93 million viewers 1.67 million viewers
Saudi Arabia-Egypt, 6/25 44,000 viewers 38,000 viewers
Iran-Portugal, 6/25 1.95 million viewers 1.67 million viewers
Spain-Morocco, 6/25 291,000 viewers 153,000 viewers
Australia-Peru, 6/26 1.70 million viewers 1.50 million viewers
Denmark-France, 6/26 114,000 viewers 81,000 viewers
Nigeria-Argentina, 6/26 2.86 million viewers 2.39 million viewers
Iceland-Croatia, 6/26 97,000 viewers 41,000 viewers
Mexico-Sweden, 6/27 5.21 million viewers 4.42 million viewers
South Korea-Germany, 6/27 196,000 viewers 151,000 viewers
Serbia-Brazil, 6/27 2.56 million viewers 2.12 million viewers
Switzerland-Costa Rica, 6/27 145,000 viewers 109,000 viewers
Senegal-Colombia, 6/28 2.28 million viewers 1.89 million viewers
Japan-Poland, 6/28 38,000 viewers 29,000 viewers
England-Belgium, 6/28 1.61 million viewers 1.36 million viewers*
Panama-Tunisia, 6/28 97,000 viewers 89,000 viewers
France-Argentina, 6/30 3.73 million viewers 3.51 million viewers
Uruguay-Portugal, 6/30 3.96 million viewers 3.81 million viewers
Spain-Russia, 7/1 3.64 million viewers 3.53 million viewers
Croatia-Denmark, 7/1 3.19 million viewers 3.11 million viewers
Mexico-Brazil, 7/2 5.48 million viewers 4.96 million viewers
Belgium-Japan, 7/2 1.74 million viewers 1.61 million viewers
Sweden-Switzerland, 7/3 1.38 million viewers 1.28 million viewers
Colombia-England, 7/3 2.94 million viewers 2.74 million viewers
Average 2.17 million viewers 1.96 million viewers

(*Includes NBCSN Simulcast)

Source:  Nielsen, L+SD, fast national cume based on 6 minute qualifier, 6/14/18-7/3/18; Adobe Analytics

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Eva Mejicanos

Sr. Manager of Sports Publicity

NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises

eva.mejicanos@nbcuni.com | 305.799.5310