TUDN and ABC topped soccer viewership on U.S. TV from Tuesday, May 4 through Monday, May 10.

TUDN topped the soccer viewership charts in the USA with the broadcast of Pachuca taking down Chivas Guadalajara 4-2 on Sunday. A total of 862,000 fans witnessed Pachuca’s qualification for the Liga MX Liguilla. The broadcast received a 0.38 viewership rating. Twelve other soccer game broadcasts on TUDN made it to ShowbuzzDaily’s top 150 cable originals and network finals last week. 

The Spanish-language channel screened the UEFA Champions League semifinals screened on Tuesday and Wednesday. Chelsea’s 2-0 win against Real Madrid garnered a larger crowd – 376,000 viewers – than Manchester City’s home win over PSG – 266,000 viewers.

Four CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinals second legs fixtures also featured in TUDN’s lineup last week. Club America’s commanding 3-1 against the Portland Timbers at home on Wednesday, May 5, was watched by 441,000 viewers in the USA.

A Liga MX Femenil Liguilla quarterfinal game between Tigres UANL and Club America made it to the list. Tigres defeated America 2-0 (6-0 global) to comfortably reach the semifinals where they will face rivals Monterrey. A total of 81,000 people watched the broadcast on TUDN. 

A couple of Sunday Major League Soccer broadcasts on ABC made it to the top three most-watched soccer games on American TV last week. Western Conference leaders Seattle Sounders secured a 2-1 win against Cascadia rivals Portland. The game attracted 620,000 viewers and received a 0.34 viewership rating. On the other hand, a rigid 1-1 draw between Inter Miami and Atlanta United in South Florida received a 0.32 rating after 557,000 people tuned in to the broadcast.

The NWSL Challenge Cup final on CBS attracted 534,000 viewers. The game saw NWSL veterans Christine Sinclair and Carli Lloyd each score a goal to make it 1-1 after 90 minutes. The game went straight to penalties, and Portland’s Adrianna Franch was the hero after saving two shots from the spot.

FOX aired the eleventh edition of El Trafico on Saturday. The LA Galaxy continued their run of good form after winning the contest 2-1. A total of 489,000 viewers tuned in to watch the game. FOX Deportes also screened the game, which became No. 2 all-time MLS audience on the channel with 206,000 views. 

NBC broadcasted a Premier League match between Arsenal and West Brom on Sunday. The Gunners secured three points after a 3-1 win against the Baggies. A total of 483,000 fans in the U.S. watched the game. Four other Premier League games were screened on NBC Sports Network.

TUDN

Tuesday, May 4

UEFA Champions League: Manchester City 2-0 PSG at 2:30 p.m. ET

  • Viewership rating: 0.13
  • Average viewership: 266,000

CONCACAF Champions League: Philadelphia Union 1-1 Atlanta United at 8 p.m. ET

  • Viewership rating: 0.06
  • Average viewership: 127,000

CONCACAF Champions League: Cruz Azul 1-0 Toronto FC at 10:06 p.m. ET

  • Viewership rating: 0.15
  • Average viewership: 324,000

Wednesday, May 5

UEFA Champions League: Chelsea 2-0 Real Madrid at 2:30 p.m. ET

  • Viewership rating: 0.18
  • Average viewership: 376,000

Liga de Expansion MX: Tepatitlan FC 3-0 Mineros de Zacatecas at 5:55 p.m. ET

  • Viewership rating: 0.03
  • Average viewership: 81,000

CONCACAF Champions League: Monterrey 3-0 Columbus Crew at 8 p.m. ET

  • Viewership rating: 0.10
  • Average viewership: 204,000

CONCACAF Champions League: Club America 3-1 Portland Timbers at 10 p.m. ET

  • Viewership rating: 0.21
  • Average viewership: 441,000

Friday, May 7

Liga de Expansion MX: Club Atletico Morelia 1-1 Atlante at 9:55 p.m. ET

  • Viewership rating: 0.04
  • Average viewership: 105,000

Saturday, May 8

Liga MX: Atlas 1-0 Tigres UANL at 7:30 p.m. ET

  • Viewership rating: 0.09
  • Average viewership: 248,000

Liga MX: Santos Laguna 5-0 Queretaro at 10:02 p.m. ET

  • Viewership rating: 0.08
  • Average viewership: 154,000

Sunday, May 9

Liga MX: Leon 2-2 Toluca at 7:30 p.m. ET

  • Viewership rating: 0.19
  • Average viewership: 456,000 

Liga MX: Pachuca 4-2 Chivas Guadalajara at 10:10 p.m. ET

  • Viewership rating: 0.38
  • Average viewership: 862,000

Monday, May 10

Liga MX Femenil: Tigres 2-0 America at 8:55 p.m. ET

  • Viewership rating: 0.04
  • Average viewership: 81,000

ABC

Sunday, May 9

MLS: Inter Miami CF 1-1 Atlanta United at 1 p.m. ET

  • Viewership rating: 0.32
  • Average viewership: 557,000

MLS: Portland Timbers 1-2 Seattle Sounders at 3:06 p.m. ET

  • Viewership rating: 0.34
  • Average viewership: 620,000

CBS

Saturday, May 8

NWSL Challenge Cup: Portland Thorns 1 (6)-(5) 1 Gotham FC at 1 p.m. ET

  • Viewership rating: 0.35
  • Average viewership: 534,000

FOX

Saturday, May 8

MLS: LA Galaxy 2-1 LAFC at 7:54 p.m. ET

  • Viewership rating: 0.30
  • Average viewership: 489,000

NBC

Sunday, May 9

Premier League: Arsenal 3-1 West Brom at 1 p.m. ET

  • Viewership rating: 0.28
  • Average viewership: 483,000

FOX Sports 1

Tuesday, May 4

CONCACAF Champions League: Philadelphia Union 1-1 Atlanta United at 8 p.m. ET

  • Viewership rating: 0.06
  • Average viewership: 163,000

Wednesday, May 5

CONCACAF Champions League: Club America 3-1 Portland Timbers at 10 p.m. ET

  • Viewership rating: 0.03
  • Average viewership: 81,000

Sunday, May 9

MLS: Sporting Kansas City 2-1 Austin at 7:30 p.m. ET

  • Viewership rating: 0.20
  • Average viewership: 346,000

NBCSN

Friday, May 7

Premier League: Leicester City 4-2 Newcastle United at 2:54 p.m. ET

  • Viewership rating: 0.05
  • Average viewership: 164,000

Saturday, May 8

Premier League: Leeds 3-1 Tottenham at 7:25 a.m. ET

  • Viewership rating: 0.12
  • Average viewership: 200,000

Premier League: Sheffield United 0-2 Crystal Palace at 9:58 a.m. ET

  • Viewership rating: 0.14
  • Average viewership: 237,000

Sunday, May 9

Premier League: West Ham 0-1 Everton at 11:33 a.m. ET

  • Viewership rating: 0.20
  • Average viewership: 305,000

ESPN

Saturday, May 8

Bundesliga: RB Leipzig 1-3 Borussia Dortmund at 9 a.m. ET

  • Viewership rating: 0.15
  • Average viewership: 273,000

FOX Deportes

Saturday, May 8

MLS: LA Galaxy 2-1 LAFC at 7:52 p.m. ET

  • Viewership rating: 0.07
  • Average viewership: 206,000

BeIN Sport Espanol 

Saturday, May 8

La Liga Santander: Barcelona 0-0 Atletico Madrid at 10:05 a.m. ET

  • Viewership rating: 0.07
  • Average viewership: 201,000

Sunday, May 9

La Liga Santander: Real Madrid 2-2 Sevilla at 2:50 p.m. ET

  • Viewership rating: 0.08
  • Average viewership: 201,000

BeIN Sport 

Saturday, May 8

La Liga Santander: Barcelona 0-0 Atletico Madrid at 10:04 p.m. ET

  • Viewership rating: 0.04
  • Average viewership: 78,000

Universo

Saturday, May 8

Premier League: Manchester City 1-2 Chelsea at 12:24 p.m. ET

  • Viewership rating: 0.03
  • Average viewership: 73,000

Projected top 3 audience games on U.S. TV: May 11-17

 

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