Most-watched soccer games on U.S. TV: Nov. 3-9

Topics: TUDN, NBC, NBC Sports Network, Fox Deportes, Fox Sports 1, Universo, Chelsea, Christian Pulisic, UEFA Champions league, Premier League, Liga MX

TUDN led the week with the most soccer broadcasts and viewership as it usually does week in and week out. However, last week was special as TUDN delivered two of the three most-watched games of the week on U.S. televisions.

With Liga MX and UEFA Champions League in full-flight, TUDN took up ten of the 19 Showbuzzdaily's top 150 cable originals and network finals from Tuesday, Nov. 3, through Monday, Nov. 9. Four of the ten games were Champions League games played on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Lokomotiv Moscow 1-1 Atletico de Madrid on Tuesday at 12:30 p.m. ET
Real Madrid 3-2 Inter Milan on Tuesday at 2:50 p.m. ET
Istanbul Basaksehir 2-1 Manchester United on Wednesday at 12:30 p.m. ET
Barcelona 2-1 Dynamo Kyiv on Wednesday at 2:50 p.m. ET

The four UCL games broadcasted by TUDN combined for 681,000 average viewers. The two 12:30 p.m. ET games averaged 219,000 viewers per broadcast, while the 2:50 p.m. games averaged over 100,000 more viewers per broadcast (231,000).

TUDN’s six Liga MX broadcasts recorded 1,386,000 average viewers. Two broadcasts made it to the top three most-watched games of the week.

Liga MX: FC Juarez 1-1 Club America on Friday at 10:30 p.m. ET
Liga MX: Cruz Azul 1-2 Pumas UNAM on Saturday at 10 p.m. ET

TUDN’s broadcast of Club America’s stalemate with Juarez averaged 420,000 viewers, making it the second-most-watched of the week. The third most-watched broadcast of the week was Pumas UNAM’s 2-1 win over Cruz Azul with 494,000 average viewers.

The most-watched game of the week was Chelsea’s 4-1 win over Sheffield United on Saturday. Despite USMNT Christian Pulisic did not play due to a minor injury during pre-game warmups, NBC’s broadcast reached 843,000 average viewers and received a 0.51 viewership rating.

The remaining three televised Premier League games screened by NBC Sports Network added up to 940,000 average viewers, earning the most average viewers per broadcast – 313,000 – when compared with other channels that televised more than one game.

Everton 1-3 Manchester United on Saturday at 7:24 a.m. ET
Crystal Palace 4-1 Leeds United on Saturday at 9:56 a.m. ET
Leicester City 1-0 Wolverhampton on Sunday at 8:59 a.m. ET

Universo, Fox Deportes and Fox Sports 1 are the remaining three channels that broadcasted soccer games on U.S. TV last week. Fox Deportes televised three games, including two Liga MX games and one Major League soccer game.