The week of February 19 to February 25 was an exciting seven-day period of soccer, with the Premier League, the UEFA Champions League, and Liga MX all taking place while the MLS made its much-awaited return.
One MLS fixture made the list, with that game being LAFC's 2-1 victory over the Seattle Sounders on Saturday, racking in nearly 300,000 average viewers for Fox. However, this fixture did not make the top three most-watched soccer games in the USA last week.
Once again, Liga MX and the Premier League reigned supreme in that department. Sitting top of the list is Club America's weekend victory over Cruz Azul, with the Eagles keeping up pace with the Clausura leaders. Nearly one million average viewers tuned in to Univision as Julián Quiñones' fourth-minute goal secured the three points for the hosts.
Univision returns to claim the second spot, this time due to their coverage of Guadalajara's 3-1 victory over Pumas UNAM on Saturday. An impressive 842,000 average viewers tuned in to TelevisaUnivision's Spanish-language television network. This match also earned a rating of 0.34, which is only slightly beneath the previous fixture (0.39).
And finally, in third place, we have a Premier League fixture. This honor went to Manchester City's showdown with Bournemouth, which the Cityzens won 1-0. Phil Foden scored the only goal of the game, with this fixture earning NBC an average viewership of 720,000. Interestingly, this fixture earned the highest rating out of all three matches (0.44).
USA Network
Monday, February 19
English Premier League: Everton 1-1 Crystal Palace at 2:57 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 271,000
Ratings: 0.16
Tuesday, February 20
English Premier League: Man City 1-0 Brentford at 2:27 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 308,000
Wednesday, February 21
English Premier League: Liverpool 4-1 Luton Town at 2:27 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 302,000
Saturday, February 24
English Premier League: Aston Villa 4-2 Nottingham Forest at 9:57 a.m. ET
Average viewers: 341,000
Ratings: 0.21
Sunday, February 25
English Premier League: Wolves 1-0 Sheffield United at 8:26 a.m. ET
Average viewers: 301,000
Ratings: 0.18
TUDN
Wednesday, February 21
Liga MX: Club America 2-2 Mazatlan at 9:30 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 134,000
UEFA Champions League: Napoli 1-1 Barcelona at 2:30 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 101,000
Saturday, February 24
Liga MX: Club America 1-0 Cruz Azul at 10:05 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 232,000
Ratings: 0.08
Liga MX: Guadalajara 3-1 Pumas UNAM at 8 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 190,000
Ratings: 0.06
Univision
Saturday, February 24
Liga MX: Club America 1-0 Cruz Azul at 10:05 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 972,000
Ratings: 0.39
Liga MX: Guadalajara 3-1 Pumas UNAM at 8 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 842,000
Ratings: 0.34
Liga MX: Tigres UANL 1-1 Atlas at 7:31 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 495,000
Ratings: 0.23
Sunday, February 25
Liga MX: Toluca 2-0 Tijuana at 12:26 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 352,000
Ratings: 0.17
NBC
Saturday, February 24
English Premier League: Bournemouth 0-1 Manchester City at 12:30 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 720,000
Ratings: 0.44
Fox
Saturday, February 24
MLS: LAFC 2-1 Seattle Sounders at 4:30 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 284,000
Ratings: 0.18
ESPN Deportes
Saturday, February 24
La Liga: Barcelona 4-0 Getafe at 9:55 a.m. ET
Average viewers: 114,000
Ratings: 0.07
Sunday, February 25
La Liga: Real Madrid 1-0 Sevilla at 2:31 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 312,000
Ratings: 0.15
Fox Deportes
Sunday, February 25
Liga MX: Santos Laguna 1-0 Mazatlan at 6:48 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 0.06
Ratings: 124,000
