Another week has come and gone, delivering us some interesting games and some eye-catching viewership numbers for soccer games in the USA.
To no one's surprise, the English Premier League and Liga MX reigned supreme, with these two beloved competitions making it into the top three on this list for most-watched games from February 12 to 18, 2024. However, unlike previous weeks, the English top flight nabbed the top spot, with Man City's 1-1 draw with Chelsea beating out the competition.
That exciting fixture between the Cityzens and the Blues garnered just over a million average viewers for NBC, making this the second-largest Nielsen-measured audience of the Premier League campaign, behind December's showdown between Arsenal and Liverpool.
Univision claimed the other two spots on the podium with their coverage of two Liga MX fixtures, the first being Cruz Azul's 1-0 triumph over Tigres UANL on Saturday. 841,000 average viewers tuned in for this game as both sides had a man sent off in the dying minutes.
And finally, we have Pachuca's 2-1 victory over Club America, a result which saw the Eagles slip further away from the league summit. A total of 785,000 average viewers tuned in to Univision while earning a 0.33 rating, only slightly below the other Liga MX fixture (0.36) but miles behind the Man City vs. Chelsea tie (0.6).
NBC
Saturday, February 17
English Premier League: Manchester City 1-1 Chelsea at 12:30 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 1,079,000
Ratings: 0.6
Univision
Saturday, February 17
Liga MX: Cruz Azul 1-0 Tigres UANL at 10:10 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 841,000
Ratings: 0.36
Liga MX: Pachuca 2-1 Club America at 7:34 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 785,000
Ratings: 0.33
USA Network
Monday, February 12
English Premier League: Crystal Palace 1-3 Chelsea at 2:57 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 276,000
Saturday, February 17
English Premier League: Burnley 0-5 Arsenal at 9:56 a.m. ET
Average viewers: 533,000
Ratings: 0.28
English Premier League: Brentford 1-4 Liverpool at 7:27 a.m. ET
Average viewers: 427,000
Ratings: 0.25
Sunday, February 18
English Premier League: Luton Town 1-2 Manchester United at 11:27 a.m. ET
Average viewers: 669,000
Ratings: 0.33
English Premier League: Sheffield 0-5 Brighton at 8:58 a.m. ET
Average viewers: 406,000
Ratings: 0.23
TUDN
Tuesday, February 13
UEFA Champions League: RB Leipzig 0-1 Real Madrid at 2:30 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 100,000
Friday, February 16
Liga MX: Queretaro 1-1 Necaxa at 7:30 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 102,000
Saturday, February 17
Liga MX: Cruz Azul 1-0 Tigres UANL at 10:09 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 241,000
Ratings: 0.11
Liga MX: Pachuca 2-1 Club America at 7:34 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 204,000
Ratings: 0.08
Sunday, February 18
Liga MX: Pumas UNAM 3-0 Santos Laguna at 7:07 a.m. ET
Average viewers: 146,000
Ratings: 0.07
Liga MX: Atlas 0-1 Leon at 4:33 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 110,000
Ratings: 0.05
Telemundo
Saturday, February 17
English Premier League: Manchester City 1-1 Burnley at 12 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 279,000
Ratings: 0.15
Sunday, February 18
English Premier League: Luton Town 1-2 Manchester United at 11:07 a.m. ET
Average viewers: 265,000
Ratings: 0.14
English Premier League: Sheffield 0-5 Brighton at 8:56 a.m. ET
Average viewers: 120,000
Ratings: 0.08
ESPN Deportes
Saturday, February 17
La Liga: Celta Vigo 1-2 Barcelona at 12:15 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 160,000
Ratings: 0.10
La Liga: Valencia 0-0 Sevilla at 2:36 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 132,000
Ratings: 0.06
