Most-watched soccer games on U.S. TV: Nov. 10-16

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Assuntos: International Friendlies, UEFA Nations League, USMNT, El Tri, Raul Jimenez, Weston McKennie, Romelu Lukaku, TUDN, Fox Sports 1, ESPN, Fox Deportes, Universo

International break means Americans have less soccer to watch on U.S. television, and that is exactly how things played out in the week of Tuesday, Nov. 10, through Monday, Nov. 16.

To put it into perspective, only eight broadcasts made it into the Showbuzzdaily's top 150 cable originals and network finals last week. On the other hand, the previous week had more than double (19) and accumulated 4,445,000 average viewers compared to this week's 1,390,000. It is predominantly TUDN's broadcast of Liga MX games and NBC's broadcasts of the English Premier League games that keep fans entertained in their homes each week.

TUDN came out on top this week with the most broadcasts (3) and the most average viewership (612,000) throughout its three broadcasts last week. Also, the Spanish-speaking channel screened the most-viewed game, which was Mexico's 3-2 win over South Korea on Saturday at 2:30 p.m. ET. The game reached 326,000 average viewers and received a 0.13 viewership rating. The other two broadcasts consisted of UEFA Nations League matches played on Sunday: Belgium 2-0 England and Wales 1-0 Ireland. Both attracted more than 100,000 average viewers.

Fox Sports 1 took care of both U.S. Men's National Team friendlies in this international break. The first one was on Thursday, Nov. 12, when the USA drew to hosts Wales at Liberty Stadium in Swansea. And the second was on Monday, Nov. 16, when the USMNT decimated Concacaf opponents Panama 6-2 in Austria. The latter was the most successful out of the two, recording 222,000 average viewers and a 0.11 viewership rating.

ESPN also screened the UEFA Nations League match between Belgium and England but in English. This broadcast was more successful than TUDN's, garnering 215,000 average viewers. The game was the third most-watched game on U.S. TV behind Mexico's game against South Korea and the USMNT meeting with Panama in Europe.

The Liga MX Femenil got some love this week as a broadcast of the game between Chivas Guadalajara and America made it into Monday's Showbuzzdaily's top 150 cable originals and network finals.