The viewing figures are in for all of the soccer games shown on US TV from last weekend, and there are certainly some revealing numbers.
The Manchester derby led the way with the most number of viewers. NBC’s broadcast of the game was certainly helped by the United Kingdom not switching to Daylight Savings Time yet, so the game kicked off an hour later on US television sets than the typical 11am ET start time.
While Daylight Savings Time helped NBC’s coverage of the Premier League, it unfortunately didn’t help the Bundesliga on FOX, where the game between Frankfurt and Hannover was shown live on the big FOX network on Saturday from 1:30-3:30pm ET. The number of viewers was a paltry 308,000.
At the same time as the Frankfurt-Hannover game, the relegation battle between Swansea and Aston Villa was watched by 286,000 people on NBCSN, which was still greater than the viewing figures for the MLS games on Sunday on both FOX Sports 1 and ESPN2.
Elsewhere in the top viewing figures below, beIN SPORTS en Español had yet another impressive week for its coverage of La Liga games.
Here are the most-watched soccer games on US TV from last weekend:
Pos. | Teams | No. of viewers | TV Network | Game time (ET) | Date |
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1 | Man City vs. Man United | 1,170,000 | NBC | Noon-2pm | Sun., March 20 |
2 | Villarreal vs. Barcelona | 483,000 | beIN SPORTS en Español | 11am-1pm | Sun., March 20 |
3 | Club America vs. Leon | 474,000 | Univision Deportes | 7-9pm | Sat., March 19 |
4 | Monterrey vs. Chivas | 472,000 | Univision Deportes | 9-11pm | Sat., March 19 |
5 | Real Madrid vs. Sevilla | 456,000 | beIN SPORTS en Español | 3:30-5:30pm | Sun., March 20 |
6 | Everton vs. Arsenal | 438,000 | NBCSN | 8:45-10:45am | Sat., March 19 |
7 | Crystal Palace vs. Leicester | 425,000 | NBCSN | 11am-1pm | Sat., March 19 |
8 | Sunderland vs. Newcastle | 378,000 | NBCSN | 9:30-11:30am | Sun., March 20 |
9 | Frankfurt vs. Hannover | 308,000 | FOX | 1:30-3:30pm | Sat., March 19 |
10 | NYCFC vs. Orlando | 280,000 | Univision Deportes/UniMas | 7-9pm | Fri., March 18 |
11 | Queretaro vs. Jaguares | 272,000 | Univision Deportes | 9:30-11:30pm | Fri., March 18 |
12 | Swansea vs. Aston Villa | 266,000 | NBCSN | 1:30-3:30pm | Sat., March 19 |
13 | Puebla vs. Tigres | 252,000 | Univision Deportes | 10pm-Midnight | Sun., March 20 |
14 | Chelsea vs. West Ham | 240,000 | NBCSN | 11am-1pm | Sat., March 19 |
15 | Sporting KC vs. Toronto | 184,000 | FOX Sports 1 | 7-9pm | Sun., March 20 |
16 | Colorado Rapids vs. DC United | 179,000 | ESPN2 | 4:30-6:30pm | Sun., March 20 |
17 | Valencia vs. Celta Vigo | 177,000 | beIN SPORTS en Español | 1:15-3:15pm | Sun., March 20 |
18 | Sporting vs. Atletico Madrid | 114,000 | beIN SPORTS en Español | 11am-1pm | Sat., March 19 |
19 | Stuttgart vs. Leverkusen | 110,000 | FOX Deportes | 10:30am-12:30pm | Sun., March 20 |
20 | Stuttgart vs. Leverkusen | 74,000 | FOX Sports 1 | 10:30am-12:30pm | Sun., March 20 |
21 | Frankfurt vs. Hannover | 69,000 | FOX Deportes | 1:30-3:30pm | Sat., March 19 |
22 | Deportivo vs. Levante | 62,000 | beIN SPORTS en Español | 3:30-5:30pm | Sat., March 19 |
23 | Pachuca vs. Veracruz | 54,000 | NBC Universo | 10pm-Midnight | Sat., March 19 |
24 | Crystal Palace vs. Leicester | 49,000 | NBC Universo | 11am-1pm | Sat., March 19 |
25 | Inter vs. Roma | 48,000 | beIN SPORTS | 3:45-5:45pm | Sat., March 19 |
26 | PSV vs. Ajax | 48,000 | Univision Deportes | 11:30am-1:30pm | Sun., March 20 |
27 | Augsburg vs. Dortmund | 46,000 | FOX Deportes | 12:30-2:30pm | Sun., March 20 |
28 | Everton vs. Arsenal | 41,000 | NBC Universo | 8:45-10:45am | Sat., March 19 |
29 | Torino vs. Juventus | 27,000 | beIN SPORTS | 10am-Noon | Sun., March 20 |
30 | Wolfsburg vs. Darmstadt | 26,000 | FOX Deportes | 10:30am-12:30pm | Sat., March 19 |
31 | Sporting vs. Atletico Madrid | 25,000 | beIN SPORTS | 11am-1pm | Sat., March 19 |
32 | Getafe vs. Eibar | 24,000 | beIN SPORTS en Español | 3:30-5:30pm | Fri., March 18 |
33 | Sporting KC vs. Toronto | 21,000 | FOX Deportes | 7-9pm | Sun., March 20 |
34 | Schalke vs. Monchengladbach | 16,000 | FOX Sports 2 | 3:30-5:30pm | Fri., March 18 |
35 | Middlesbrough vs. Hull | 12,000 | beIN SPORTS | 3:45-5:45pm | Fri., March 18 |
36 | Derby vs. Nottingham Forest | 10,000 | beIN SPORTS | 8:30-10:30am | Sat., March 19 |
37 | Empoli vs. Palermo | 8,000 | beIN SPORTS | 1-3pm | Sat., March 19 |
Note that viewing figures for soccer games shown on the over-the-air Univision network have not been made available.
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