To be honest, I did not follow the games but these numbers are still a bit surprising: "TV Ratings: World Cup Final Drops 15 Percent From 2014, Posts Fox Best..."
Frankly, the time difference was probably a factor. Many people are at church on Sunday morning at 10 am, specially in the Eastern and Central time zones.
Overall, I thought that the camera work was good, specially the replays and analysis.
Also, the absence of a Latin American team probably hurt Telemundo.
We will wait for more clarification but these numbers are surprising.
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