Out of the 40 soccer games shown live across US television last weekend, the Premier League game between Manchester United and Leicester scored the most number of viewers, almost breaking the 1 million number, for the game that was shown on NBCSN. The match was also televised live on Telemundo but those viewing numbers aren’t publicly available. It’s fair to say that the overall viewing number may have broken the 1 million barrier, which is incredibly impressive considering that Leicester City was bottom of the league 12 months ago and heading for relegation.
NBC Sports also achieved impressive viewing numbers for their Arsenal-Norwich game (on NBC) as well as Monday’s Chelsea-Spurs battle that was shown on NBCSN.
Not surprisingly, Barcelona and Real Madrid continue to attract big numbers as well as Liga MX’s Club America.
Outside of those teams and leagues, the Bundesliga finally generated a decent TV viewing audience for a game that wasn’t shown on FOX. It’s been a while, but the 215,000 people who tuned in to watch Leverkusen vs. Hertha Berlin on FOX Sports 1 and FOX Deportes underlined the fact that Leverkusen, not Bayern Munich, is now the most popular Bundesliga team in the United States (thanks to Chicharito).
Out of curiosity, one number that isn’t listed below is the TV viewing audience for Tuesday’s UEFA Champions League semi-final second leg between Bayern Munich and Atletico Madrid. That game was watched by 458,000 people on FOX Sports 1 and FOX Deportes combined. The viewing number wasn’t as great as the first leg between the two teams, which was watched by 655,000 people across FOX Sports 1 and FOX Deportes.
Pos. | Teams | No. of viewers | TV Network | Game time (ET) | Date |
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1 | Manchester United vs. Leicester City | 908,000 | NBCSN | 9-11am | Sun., May 1 |
2 | Arsenal vs. Norwich | 868,000 | NBC & NBC Universo | 12:30-2:30pm | Sat., April 30 |
3 | Southampton vs. Manchester City | 543,000 | NBCSN | 11:30am-1:30pm | Sun., May 1 |
4 | Real Betis vs. Barcelona | 528,000 | beIN SPORTS & beIN SPORTS en Espanol | 2:30-4:30pm | Sat., April 30 |
5 | Chelsea vs. Spurs | 443,000 | NBCSN & NBC Universo | 3-5pm | Mon., May 2 |
6 | Club America vs. Monterrey | 436,000 | Univision Deportes & UniMas | 6-8pm | Sat., April 30 |
7 | Tigres vs. Veracruz | 427,000 | Univision Deportes & UniMas | 8-10pm | Sat., April 30 |
8 | Bournemouth vs. Everton | 329,000 | NBCSN | 10am-Noon | Sat., April 30 |
9 | Real Sociedad vs. Real Madrid | 318,000 | beIN SPORTS & beIN SPORTS en Espanol | 10am-Noon | Sat., April 30 |
10 | Portland vs. Toronto | 302,000 | ESPN | 4-6pm | Sun., May 1 |
11 | Atletico Madrid vs. Rayo Vallecano | 261,000 | beIN SPORTS & beIN SPORTS en Espanol | 12:15-2:15pm | Sat., April 30 |
12 | Sporting KC vs. LA Galaxy | 259,000 | FOX Sports 1 & FOX Deportes | 8:30-10:30pm | Sun., May 1 |
13 | New York Red Bulls vs. FC Dallas | 243,000 | Univision Deportes & UniMas | 7-8:30pm | Fri., April 29 |
14 | Queretaro vs. UNAM | 232,000 | Univision Deportes | 9-11pm | Fri., April 29 |
15 | Swansea vs. Liverpool | 218,000 | NBCSN | 7-9am | Sun., May 1 |
16 | Leverkusen vs. Hertha Berlin | 215,000 | FOX Sports 1 & FOX Deportes | 12:30-2:30pm | Sat., April 30 |
17 | Newcastle vs. Crystal Palace | 206,000 | USA & NBC Universo | 10am-Noon | Sat., April 30 |
18 | Jaguares vs. Atlas | 168,000 | Univision Deportes | 10pm-Midnight | Sat., April 30 |
19 | Toluca vs. Cruz Azul | 149,000 | Univision Deportes | 1-3pm | Sun., May 1 |
20 | Leon vs. Pachuca | 105,000 | NBC Universo | 9-11pm | Sat., April 30 |
21 | Granada vs. Las Palmas | 101,000 | beIN SPORTS en Español | 4:30-6:30pm | Sat., April 30 |
22 | Valencia vs. Villarreal | 70,000 | beIN SPORTS en Español | 2:30-4:30pm | Sun., May 1 |
23 | Bayern Munich vs. Monchengladbach | 45,000 | FOX Sports 2 | 9:30-11:30am | Sat., April 30 |
24 | Werder Bremen vs. Stuttgart | 45,000 | FOX Sports 1 & FOX Deportes | 2:15-4:15pm | Mon., May 2 |
25 | Deportivo vs. Getafe | 42,000 | beIN SPORTS en Español | 12:15-2:15pm | Sun., May 1 |
26 | Espanyol vs. Sevilla | 39,000 | beIN SPORTS en Español | 10am-Noon | Sun., May 1 |
27 | Darmstadt vs. Frankfurt | 37,000 | FOX Deportes | 9:30-11:30am | Sat., April 30 |
28 | PSV vs. Cambuur | 33,000 | Univision Deportes | 8:30-10:30am | Sun., May 1 |
29 | Augsburg vs. Cologne | 33,000 | FOX Sports 2 | 2:30-4:30pm | Fri., April 29 |
30 | Porto vs. Sporting | 31,000 | Univision Deportes | 1:30-3:30pm | Sat., April 30 |
31 | Las Palmas vs. Espanyol | 26,000 | beIN SPORTS en Español | 2:30-4:30pm | Fri., April 29 |
32 | PSG vs. Rennes | 19,000 | beIN SPORTS | 2:30-4:30pm | Fri., April 29 |
33 | Malaga vs. Levante | 16,000 | beIN SPORTS en Español | 2:30-4:30pm | Mon., May 2 |
34 | Bolton vs. Hull | 14,000 | beIN SPORTS | 8-9:30am | Fri., April 29 |
35 | Juventus vs. Carpi | 14,000 | beIN SPORTS en Español | 6:30-8:30am | Sun., May 1 |
36 | Lazio vs. Inter | 13,000 | beIN SPORTS | 2:45-4:45pm | Sun., May 1 |
37 | Genoa vs. Roma | 13,000 | beIN SPORTS | 1-3pm | Mon., May 2 |
38 | AC Milan vs. Frosinone | 11,000 | beIN SPORTS | 9am-11am | Sun., May 1 |
39 | Napoli vs. Atalanta | 8,000 | beIN SPORTS | 3-5pm | Mon., May 2 |
40 | Rayo OKC vs. Indy Eleven | 6,000 | beIN SPORTS | 8-10pm | Sat., April 30 |
Note that viewing figures for soccer games shown on the over-the-air Univision network or Telemundo have not been made available.
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