The World Cup Qualifier between the United States and Mexico was unsurprisingly the most-watched soccer match of the week with over 6.8 million viewers tuning in between FOX Sports 1 and Univision. The match was the most-viewed soccer match for 2017 on both networks individually, with FOX Sports 1 contributing 2.3 million viewers and Univision contributing 4.5 million viewers.
Mexico-Costa Rica and Juventus-Real Madrid were the only other matches in 2017 to have more than 3 million viewers.
Major League Soccer’s lone nationally broadcasted match of the week came Saturday on UniMás as Chicago Fire beat out newcomers Atlanta United 2-0 in front of an audience of 180,000, down 37% from last week’s broadcast (286k, Timbers/Earthquakes). Since the start of the MLS season, UniMás broadcasts are averaging 174,000 viewers through 12 matches.
Here are the most-watched soccer games on US TV for June 7-11, 2017:
Average viewing audiences for soccer leagues on US TV:
Rank | Date | Competition | Teams | TV1 | TV2 | Total |
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1 | 6/11/17 | CONCACAF WCQ | Mexico / USMNT | FS1; 2052000 | Univision; 4179000 | 6,231,000 |
2 | 6/8/17 | CONCACAF WCQ | Mexico / Honduras | FS1; 293000 | Univision; 2613000 | 2,906,000 |
3 | 6/8/17 | CONCACAF WCQ | USMNT / Trinidad | FS1; 797000 | Univision; 924000 | 1,721,000 |
4 | 6/8/17 | Int’l Friendy (W) | Sweden / USWNT | ESPN2; 205000 | UDN; 16000 | 221,000 |
5 | 6/10/17 | MLS | Chicago Fire / Atlanta United | UniMás; 180000 | — | 180,000 |
6 | 6/9/17 | UEFA WCQ | Netherlands / Luxembourg | UniMás; 128000 | — | 128,000 |
7 | 6/7/17 | Int’l Friendly | Spain / Colombia | ESPN2; 126000 | — | 126,000 |
8 | 6/10/17 | UEFA WCQ | Scotland / England | — | UDN; 53000 | 53,000 |
Average MLS viewing audiences on US TV:
League | Overall* | ESPN | ESPN2 | FOX | FS1 |
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2017 MLS | 239,607 (28) | 289,111 (9) | 244,333 (3) | 409,000 (2) | 182,571** (15) |
2016 MLS | 257,683 (63) | 290,179 (28) | 201,500 (4) | 658,000 (5) | 154,346 (26) |
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