NBC screened the most-watched soccer game on U.S. TV last week in the Premier League's clash between Fulham and Chelsea on Saturday. The game, which ended 1-0 in favor of the Blues, averaged 873,000 viewers and received a 0.52 viewership rating.
The remaining seven Premier League games were broadcasted through NBCSN, garnering a total of 1,772,000 average viewers. Tottenham's 3-1 win over Sheffield United on Sunday registered as the third-most watched game in the U.S. last week. The broadcast received a 0.24 viewership rating and attracted 403,000 average viewers. Another game that was available on NBCSN and performed well was Brighton & Hove Albion's 1-0 away win at Leeds. The broadcast averaged 319,000 viewers and received a 0.20 rating.
The second most-watched soccer game on U.S. TV last week was Liga MX's 1-0 Monterrey win over Club America, which aired through FOX Deportes. The game received a 0.28 viewership rating for the 657,000 average viewers it entertained. Fox Deportes also broadcasted two more games, including a Liga Nacional de Honduras game between Marathon and Olimpia.
TUDN remained quiet this week only broadcasting three Liga MX games. The most successful out of the three was Puebla's 1-0 win over Cruz Azul on Saturday. The broadcast averaged 297,000 viewers and scored a 0.13 rating.
ESPN's only soccer broadcast that made it into Showbuzzdaily's top 150 cable originals and network finals was the Supercopa de España final on Sunday, which ended up being the fourth most-watched game of the week. An average of 345,000 viewers watched Athletic Club upset Barcelona 3-2 and the game received a 0.23 viewership rating.
NBC
Saturday, Jan. 16
Premier League: Fulham 0-1 Chelsea at 12:30 p.m. ET
- Viewership rating: 0.52
- Average Viewers: 873,000
NBCSN
Tuesday, Jan. 12
Premier League: Burnley 0-1 Manchester United at 3:09 p.m. ET
- Viewership rating: 0.17
- Average Viewers: 277,000
Wednesday, Jan. 13
Premier League: Manchester City 1-0 Brighton & Hove Albion at 12:55 p.m. ET
- Viewership rating: 0.06
- Average Viewers: 171,000
Premier League: Tottenham 1-1 Fulham at 3:12 p.m. ET
- Viewership rating: 0.15
- Average Viewers: 270,000
Thursday, Jan. 14
Premier League: Arsenal 0-0 Crystal Palace at 2:54 p.m. ET
- Viewership rating: 0.14
- Average Viewers: 228,000
Saturday, Jan. 16
Premier League: Wolverhampton 2-3 West Brom Albion at 7:24 a.m. ET
- Viewership rating: 0.05
- Average Viewers: 154,000
Premier League: Leeds United 0-1 Brighton & Hove Albion at 9:57 a.m. ET
- Viewership rating: 0.20
- Average Viewers: 319,000
Sunday, Jan. 17
Premier League: Sheffield United 1-3 Tottenham at 9 a.m. ET
- Viewership rating: 0.24
- Average Viewers: 403,000
ESPN
Sunday, Jan. 17
Supercopa de España: Barcelona 2-3 Athletic Club at 2:55 p.m. ET
- Viewership rating: 0.23
- Average Viewers: 345,000
ESPN Deportes
Wednesday, Jan. 13
Supercopa de España: Real Sociedad (2) 1-1 (3) at 2:45 p.m. ET
- Viewership rating: 0.04
- Average Viewers: 84,000
Sunday, Jan. 17
Supercopa de Espana (replay): Barcelona 2-3 Athletic Bilbao at 6:13 p.m.
- Viewership rating: 0.03
- Average viewers: 74,000
TUDN
Saturday, Jan. 16
Liga MX: Cruz Azul 0-1 Puebla at 7:55 p.m. ET
- Viewership rating: 0.13
- Average Viewers: 297,000
Sunday, Jan. 17
Liga MX: Queretaro 1-0 Atlas at 9:30 p.m. ET
- Viewership rating: 0.08
- Average Viewers: 149,000
Liga MX: Pumas UNAM 3-0 Mazatlan at 12:30 p.m. ET
- Viewership rating: 0.05
- Average Viewers: 116,000
FOX Deportes
Saturday, Jan. 16
Liga MX: Monterrey 1-0 Club America at 9:52 p.m. ET
- Viewership rating: 0.28
- Average Viewers: 657,000
Sunday, Jan. 17
Liga MX: Santos Laguna 2-0 Tigres UNAL at 9:58 p.m. ET
- Viewership rating: 0.03
- Average Viewers: 111,000
Liga Nacional: Marathon 0-1 Olimpia at 11:56 a.m. ET
- Viewership rating: 0.03
- Average Viewers: 52,000
Universo
Saturday, Jan. 16
Premier League: Fulham 0-1 Chelsea at 12:22 p.m. ET
- Viewership rating: 0.04
- Average Viewers: 84,000
Projected top-3 audience games in the U.S. Jan. 19-25
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