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Univision and Fox draw nearly 10 million viewers for Copa America final

Univision’s broadcast of Sunday’s Copa America Centenario final between Chile and Argentina averaged 6.8 million viewers, making it the network’s most-watched soccer match since the 2014 World Cup final.

Fox’s coverage on cable network FS1 drew an average of 2.98 million and a peak of 3.7 million, giving Chile’s penalty-kick victory an average combined audience of nearly 10 million.

Univision said its broadcast out-delivered all NHL games, regular season or playoffs, during the 2015-16 season and was larger than the audience for any Major League Baseball game this season. It was also the most-watched program in its time period, among all viewers, in Los Angeles and the No.