Once again, we had a week for the ages in terms of audience numbers in the United States. The undisputed champion for most of the season returned to win the top spot in the battle for the ratings, and to make it even better, the league in question claimed the two most watched games for the past week.
This past week, the Premier League returned to be the most-watched league in the North American nation, and the competition claimed the top spot with the clash between Arsenal and Manchester United. On top of that, this game became the first one to be viewed by over one million average fans since December's games in the FIFA World Cup.
The runner-up spot went to the game between Crystal Palace and Newcastle United, with over 900,000 viewers having a go at this interesting draw.
The third spot in this ranking went to the winner of recent weeks: Liga MX. The games featuring Club América have been quite prominent in 2023, and Saturday's match against Puebla was not the exception for Univisión.
Here is how all football games ranked during the past week.
ESPN Deportes
Sunday, January 22
La Liga: Athletic Club 0-2 Real Madrid at 2:55 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 237,000
Viewership rating: 0.09
ESPN 2
Friday, January 20
Bundesliga: RB Leipzig 1-1 Bayern München at 2:23 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 117,000
Viewership rating: 0.03
Sunday, January 22
La Liga: Barcelona 1-0 Getafe at 1:00 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 162,000
Viewership rating: 0.06
NBC
Saturday, January 21
English Premier League: Crystal Palace 0-0 Newcastle at 12:30 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 904,000
Viewership rating: 0.55
Thursday, January 12
English Premier League: Arsenal 3-2 Manchester United at 11:30 a.m. ET
Average viewers: 1,412,000
Viewership rating: 0.81
Telemundo
Saturday, January 21
Liga MX: Guadalajara 1-2 Toluca at 10:00 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 695,000
Viewership rating: 0.31
Sunday, January 22
English Premier League: Arsenal 3-2 Manchester United at 11:01 a.m. ET
Average viewers: 382,000
Viewership rating: 0.22
TUDN
Friday, January 20
Liga MX: Mazatlán 1-2 Santos Laguna at 9:30 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 133,000
Viewership rating: 0.06
Saturday, January 21
Liga MX: América 2-2 Puebla at 8:00 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 289,000
Viewership rating: 0.11
Liga MX: Necaxa 1-0 Cruz Azul at 10:18 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 173,000
Viewership rating: 0.05
Sunday, January 22
Liga MX: Querétaro 3-3 Atlas at 5:30 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 186,000
Viewership rating: 0.06
Liga MX: Pachuca 4-1 Juárez at 8:11 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 204,000
Viewership rating: 0.07
Universo
Saturday, January 21
Liga MX: Guadalajara 1-2 Toluca at 10:00 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 138,000
Viewership rating: 0.05
Univisión
Saturday, January 21
Liga MX: América 2-2 Puebla at 8:00 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 859,000
Viewership rating: 0.44
Liga MX: Necaxa 1-0 Cruz Azul at 10:19 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 525,000
Viewership rating: 0.32
USA Network
Saturday, January 21
English Premier League: West Ham 2-0 Everton at 9:57 a.m. ET
Average viewers: 323,000
Viewership rating: 0.19
Sunday, January 22
English Premier League: Manchester City 3-0 Wolves at 8:52 a.m. ET
Average viewers: 412,000
Viewership rating: 0.26
