The 2017 MLS Conference Semi-Final second leg’s averaged 262,500 viewers, up 10% from an average of 238,750 viewers for the first leg matches and up 20% from 219,250 for the 2016’s Conference semi-final second legs. Overall MLS Cup Playoff viewership is up around 13% from 2016 and up just 584 viewers from an average of 266,833 in 2015.
For the third consecutive week, Club América’s Liga MX game on Univision was the most-watched soccer game in the United States, last week drawing 1.14 million viewers as they took on Puebla. For Univision, it was also their fourth consecutive week with a single broadcast drawing over 1 million viewers.
On NBC, Liverpool’s 4-1 win against West Ham United drew 676,000 viewers, a slight decrease from 710,000 viewers for last week’s late Saturday kickoff featuring Chelsea and Bournemouth. Sunday proved to be the most popular day for viewership last week with a couple of high profile matches starting with Manchester City’s 3-1 victory over Arsenal which drew 642,000 viewers on NBCSN followed by 782,000 tuning in for Chelsea’s 1-0 defeat of Mourinho’s Manchester United. Both matches managed to outdraw the previous Sunday’s match between Leicester City and Everton on NBC.
Here are the most-watched soccer games on US TV for October 31-November 5, 2017:
Rank | Date | Competition | Teams | TV1 | TV2 | Total |
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1 | 11/4/17 | Liga MX | América / Puebla | Univision; 1140000 | —; — | 1,140,000 |
2 | 11/4/17 | Liga MX | Pachuca / Querétaro | Univision; 629000 | UDN; 318000 | 947,000 |
3 | 11/5/17 | Premier League | Man Utd / Chelsea | NBCSN; 782000 | —; — | 782,000 |
4 | 11/4/17 | Premier League | West Ham / Liverpool | NBC; 676000 | —; — | 676,000 |
5 | 11/5/17 | Premier League | Arsenal / Man City | NBCSN; 642000 | —; — | 642,000 |
6 | 11/5/17 | Liga MX | Pumas / Sanots | Univision; 431000 | —; — | 431,000 |
7 | 10/31/17 | MLS Conference Semi-Final | Columbus Crew / New York City FC | ESPN; 424000 | —; — | 424,000 |
8 | 11/3/17 | Liga MX | Morelia / Cruz Azul | —; — | UDN; 406000 | 406,000 |
9 | 11/4/17 | Liga MX | Chivas / Atlas | —; — | UDN; 345000 | 345,000 |
10 | 11/4/17 | Liga MX | Lobos / Monterrey | —; — | UDN; 324000 | 324,000 |
11 | 11/5/17 | MLS | Toronto FC / New York Red Bulls | ESPN; 307000 | —; — | 307,000 |
12 | 11/3/17 | Liga MX | Tigres / Leon | —; — | UDN; 305000 | 305,000 |
13 | 11/4/17 | Premier League | Newcastle / Bournemouth | NBCSN; 305000 | —; — | 305,000 |
14 | 11/4/17 | Premier League | Stoke City / Leicester City | NBCSN; 292000 | —; — | 292,000 |
15 | 11/5/17 | MLS | NYCFC / Columbus Crew | FS1; 270000 | —; — | 270,000 |
16 | 11/5/17 | MLS | Portland Timbers / Houston Dynamo | FS1; 265000 | —; — | 265,000 |
17 | 11/5/17 | Premier League | Spurs / Crystal Palace | NBCSN; 261000 | —; — | 261,000 |
18 | 11/1/17 | UEFA CL Group Stage | Spurs / Real Madrid | FS1; 259000 | —; — | 259,000 |
19 | 11/2/17 | MLS Conference Semi-Final | Seattle Sounders / Vancouver Whitecaps | FS1; 208000 | —; — | 208,000 |
20 | 11/5/17 | Liga MX | Tigres / Necaxa | —; — | UDN; 190000 | 190,000 |
21 | 10/31/17 | UEFA CL Group Stage | Olymipakos / Barcelona | —; — | FOXD; 168000 | 168,000 |
22 | 11/1/17 | Liga MX | Atlas / Tigres | —; — | UDN; 166000 | 166,000 |
23 | 10/31/17 | UEFA CL Group Stage | Man Utd / Benfica | FS1; 145000 | —; — | 145,000 |
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