It was an interesting week in terms of football games being aired in the United States, as the lack of thop-caliber club football has seen audiences turning to other sources of entertainment. The games featuring national teams were still trending this week, but MLS matches and a NWSL game were the major surprises in this week's listings.
Additionally, national teams with age-limit categories earned quite a following. Whether they were European or American teams, there were some entertaining games that caught the eyes of fans across the country. Particularly, the games from the CONCACAF U20 Championship were followed thoroughly, especially those featuring the Mexican team and Central American countries.
Let's have a closer look at those games that kept fans glued to their seats in the past week.
ABC
Saturday, June 18
MLS: Seattle Sounders 1-1 Los Angeles FC at 3:00 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 541,000
Viewership rating: 0.28
CBS
Sunday, June 19
NWSL: NY/NJ Gotham 0-3 San Diego Wave at 4:04 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 349,000
Viewership rating: 0.25
Universo
Monday, June 13
FIFA WC Qualifiers, Intercontinental Playoff: Australia 0(5) - (4) 0 Perú at 1:30 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 83,000
Viewership rating: 0.03
TUDN
Monday, June 13
CONCACAF Nations League: Honduras 2-1 Canada at 9:50 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 99,000
Viewership rating: 0.05
Tuesday, June 14
CONCACAF Nations League: El Salvador 1-1 USA at 10:00 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 308,000
Viewership rating: 0.12
CONCACAF Nations League: Jamaica 1-1 Suriname at 7:30 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 313,000
Viewership rating: 0.11
Sunday, June 19
UEFA U19 European Championship: England 2-0 Austria at 1:50 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 57,000
Viewership rating: 0.03
CONCACAF U20 Championship: El Salvador 5-1 Guatemala at 4:00 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 96,000
Viewership rating: 0.04
Club Friendly: America 1-3 Pumas UNAM at 6:00 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 170,000
Viewership rating: 0.06
CONCACAF U20 Championship: Panama 5-0 Aruba at 8:20 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 81,000
Viewership rating: 0.03
CONCACAF U20 Championship: Mexico 8-0 Suriname at 10:29 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 123,000
Viewership rating: 0.05
ESPN
Saturday, June 18
USL: Detroit 1-1 El Paso at 12:00 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 197,000
Viewership rating: 0.06
ESPN 2
Sunday, June 19
MLS: Atlanta 2-0 Inter Miami at 3:00 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 146,000
Viewership rating: 0.04
ESPN Deportes
Wednesday, June 15
Friendly: Guadalajara 3-1 Santos at 9:30 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 68,000
Viewership rating: 0.02
Saturday, June 18
MLS: LA Galaxy 1-1 Portland Timbers at 5:05 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 62,000
Viewership rating: 0.02
Fox Sports 1
Monday, June 13
FIFA WC Qualifiers, Intercontinental Playoff: Australia 0(5) - (4) 0 Perú at 1:48 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 195,000
Viewership rating: 0.05
Tuesday, June 14
UEFA Nations League: Germany 5-2 Italy at 2:30 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 215,000
Viewership rating: 0.05
CONCACAF Nations League: El Salvador 1-1 USA at 9:55 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 394,000
Viewership rating: 0.16
Sunday, June 19
MLS: Nashville 1-2 Sporting KC at 6:02 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 88,000
Viewership rating: 0.03
Fox Deportes
Saturday, June 18
Club Friendly: Atlas 1-0 Guadalajara at 5:55 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 65,000
Viewership rating: 0.02
Club Friendly: Monterrey 0-1 Santos at 8:47 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 52,000
Viewership rating: 0.02