Catching up on the TV ratings for the month of September, MLS broadcasts on ESPN are averaging just 139,000 viewers in the month so far, down from an even 200,000 from the first 4 weeks of September in 2018. Overall, MLS broadcasts on ESPN are averaging 241,400 viewers in 2019, down 2% from this same time in 2018. Matches televised on the Spanish-language Univision networks have seen an even steeper decline, averaging 228,962 viewers in 2019, down 21% from 2018. This is despite an increase in the number of matches broadcast on Univision’s flagship network from 11 to 13 so far this season.
Cruz Azul were crowned Leagues Cup champions bringing a conclusion to the inaugural edition of the tournament. The seven matches broadcast in Spanish on Univision’s networks averaged 369,000 viewers, a 58% increase from Univision’s average viewership for MLS games in 2019. The lone Leagues Cup match to feature on ESPN’s flagship network averaged just 146,000 viewers.
In the Premier League, last weekend’s game between Chelsea and Liverpool was Telemundo’s most-watched game of the 2019/20 season so far.
The United States Men’s National Team’s 3-0 loss to Mexico was watched by 3.086 million viewers, combined across FS1 and Univision, slightly down from the 3.127 million viewers when they met in a friendly last September and down over 64% from their meeting two months ago in the Gold Cup final.
Rank | Date | Competition | Teams | Network | Total |
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1 | 9/6 | Int’l Friendly | USMNT / Mexico | FS1: 386000 / Univision: 2700000 | 3,086,000 |
2 | 9/10 | Int’l Friendly | Argentina / Mexico | Univision: 2400000 | 2,400,000 |
3 | 9/10 | Int’l Friendly | USMNT / Uruguay | FS1: 245000 / Univision: 1200000 | 1,445,000 |
4 | 9/14 | Liga MX Apertura | Club América / Pumas | Univision: 1040000 | 1,040,000 |
5 | 9/21 | Liga MX Apertura | América / Querétaro | Univision: 1030000 | 1,030,000 |
6 | 9/22 | Premier League | Chelsea / Liverpool | NBCSN: 671000 / Telemundo: 349000 | 1,020,000 |
7 | 9/14 | Premier League | Norwich / Man City | NBC: 807000 / Universo: 60000 | 867,000 |
8 | 9/18 | UEFA Champions League Group Stage | PSG / Real Madrid | TNT: 304000 / UniMás: 421000 | 725,000 |
9 | 9/18 | Leagues Cup | Cruz Azul / Tigres | UniMás: 647000 | 647,000 |
10 | 9/15 | Premier League | Watford / Arsenal | NBCSN: 407000 / Telemundo: 195000 | 602,000 |
11 | 9/22 | Premier League | West Ham / Man United | NBCSN: 458000 / Universo: 110000 | 568,000 |
12 | 9/17 | UEFA Champions League Group Stage | Dortmund / Barcelona | UniMás: 517000 | 517,000 |
13 | 9/21 | Premier League | Newcastle / Brighton | NBC: 501000 | 501,000 |
14 | 9/14 | Premier League | Spurs / Crystal Palace | NBCSN: 448000 / Universo: 33000 | 481,000 |
15 | 9/22 | Liga MX Apertura | Pumas / Cruz Azul | Univision: 468000 | 468,000 |
16 | 9/20 | Liga MX Apertura | Morelia / Chivas | TUDN: 459000 | 459,000 |
17 | 9/21 | Premier League | Man City / Watford | NBCSN: 409000 / Universo: 48000 | 457,000 |
18 | 9/21 | Liga MX Apertura | Necaxa / León | UniMás: 438000 | 438,000 |
19 | 9/8 | Friendly | Club América / Chivas | TUDN: 380000 | 380,000 |
20 | 9/21 | Premier League | Leicester City / Spurs | NBCSN: 358000 / Universo: 22000 | 380,000 |
21 | 9/6 | European Championship Qualifying | Germany / Netherlands | ESPN2: 238000 / UniMás: 133000 | 371,000 |
22 | 9/17 | UEFA Champions League Group Stage | Napoli / Liverpool | TNT: 309000 / Galavision: 48000 | 357,000 |
23 | 9/15 | Liga MX Apertura | Toluca / Morelia | Univision: 353000 | 353,000 |
24 | 9/3 | Int’l Friendly (W) | USWNT / Portugal | ESPN2: 342000 | 342,000 |
25 | 9/14 | Premier League | Liverpool / Newcastle | NBCSN: 304000 / Universo: 16000 | 320,000 |
26 | 9/18 | UEFA Champions League Group Stage | Olympiakos Piraeus / Spurs | TNT: 198000 / UniMás: 119000 | 317,000 |
27 | 9/21 | MLS | Atlanta United / San Jose Earthquakes | Univision: 309000 | 309,000 |
28 | 9/15 | Premier League | Bournemouth / Everton | NBCSN: 298000 | 298,000 |
29 | 9/17 | UEFA Champions League Group Stage | Inter Milan / Slavia Praha | TNT: 164000 / UniMás: 127000 | 291,000 |
30 | 9/8 | European Championship Qualifying | Spain / Faroe Islands | UniMás: 286000 | 286,000 |
31 | 9/21 | Liga MX Apertura | Pachuca / Tijuana | TUDN: 265000 | 265,000 |
32 | 9/14 | Liga MX Apertura | León / Juárez | TUDN: 235000 | 235,000 |
33 | 9/13 | Liga MX Apertura | Veracruz / Cruz Azul | TUDN: 226000 | 226,000 |
34 | 9/7 | MLS | New York City FC / New England Revolution | Univision: 223000 | 223,000 |
35 | 9/22 | MLS | FC Dallas / New York City FC | UniMás: 178000 | 178,000 |
36 | 9/14 | MLS | Chicago Fire / FC Dallas | Univision: 175000 | 175,000 |
37 | 9/15 | Liga MX Apertura | Santos / Pachuca | FOXD: 157000 | 157,000 |
38 | 9/15 | MLS | Portland / DC United | ESPN: 151000 | 151,000 |
39 | 9/13 | Liga MX Apertura | Tijuana / Tigres | FOXD: 141000 | 141,000 |
40 | 9/10 | European Championship Qualifying | Lithuania / Portugal | TUDN: 137000 | 137,000 |
41 | 9/18 | UEFA Champions League Group Stage | Atlético Madrid / Juventus | Galavision: 134000 | 134,000 |
42 | 9/13 | Liga MX Apertura | Puebla / Atlético San Luis | TUDN: 131000 | 131,000 |
43 | 9/22 | MLS | Portland Timbers / Minnesota United | ESPN: 127000 | 127,000 |
44 | 9/7 | European Championship Qualifying | Serbia / Portugal | TUDN: 125000 | 125,000 |
45 | 9/8 | CONCACAF Nations League | Panama / Bermuda | TUDN: 123000 | 123,000 |
46 | 9/14 | Bundesliga | RB Leipzig / Bayern | TUDN: 118000 | 118,000 |
47 | 9/22 | Liga MX Apertura | Juárez / Veracruz | TUDN: 116000 | 116,000 |
48 | 9/21 | La Liga | Granada / Barcelona | beIN: 112000 | 112,000 |
49 | 9/19 | Liga MX Femenil | Juárez / Pumas | TUDN: 109000 | 109,000 |
50 | 9/5 | European Championship Qualifying | Romania / Spain | UniMás: 105000 | 105,000 |
51 | 9/7 | European Championship Qualifying | England / Bulgaria | TUDN: 98000 | 98,000 |
52 | 9/19 | UEFA Europa League Group Stage | Porto / Young Boys | UniMás: 96000 | 96,000 |
53 | 9/19 | UEFA Europa League Group Stage | Frankfurt / Arsenal | UniMás: 86000 | 86,000 |
54 | 9/7 | CONCACAF Nations League | El Salvador / St Lucia | TUDN: 80000 | 80,000 |
55 | 9/10 | CONCACAF Nations League | Dominican Republic / El Salvador | TUDN: 80000 | 80,000 |
56 | 9/15 | MLS | LA Galaxy / Sporting KC | FS1: 72000 | 72,000 |
57 | 9/8 | European Championship Qualifying | Georgia / Denmark | TUDN: 70000 | 70,000 |
58 | 9/7 | CONCACAF Nations League | Canada / Cuba | TUDN: 59000 | 59,000 |
59 | 9/19 | UEFA Europa League Group Stage | Man Utd / Astana | Galavision: 59000 | 59,000 |
60 | 9/9 | European Championship Qualifying | Northern Ireland / Germany | TUDN: 58000 | 58,000 |
61 | 9/7 | CONCACAF Nations League | Curaçao / Haiti | TUDN: 55000 | 55,000 |
62 | 9/19 | UEFA Europa League Group Stage | Wolves / Sporting Braga | TUDN: 54000 | 54,000 |
63 | 9/19 | Liga MX Femenil | América / León | TUDN: 50000 | 50,000 |
63 | 9/8 | European Championship Qualifying | Armenia / Bosnia | TUDN: 45000 | 45,000 |
64 | 9/5 | CONCACAF Nations League | Nicaragua / Saint Vincent | TUDN: 43000 | 43,000 |
65 | 9/6 | Liga MX Femenil | Cruz Azul / Chivas | TUDN: 43000 | 43,000 |
66 | 9/9 | CONCACAF Nations League | Trinidad and Tobago / Martinique | TUDN: 39000 | 39,000 |
67 | 9/21 | Bundesliga | Werder Bremen / RB Leipzig | TUDN: 38000 | 38,000 |
68 | 9/5 | CONCACAF Nations League | Guatemala / Anguilla | TUDN: 33000 | 33,000 |
69 | 9/19 | UEFA Europa League Group Stage | Qarabag / Sevilla | Galavision: 33000 | 33,000 |
70 | 9/5 | CONCACAF Nations League | Bermuda / Panama | TUDN: 24000 | 24,000 |
71 | 9/9 | CONCACAF Nations League | Guyana / Jamaica | TUDN: 24000 | 24,000 |
72 | 9/5 | European Championship Qualifying | Armenia / Italy | TUDN: 19000 | 19,000 |
73 | 9/19 | UEFA Europa League Group Stage | PSV / Sporting CP | TUDN: 16000 | 16,000 |
74 | 9/21 | Bundesliga | Leverkusen / Union Berlin | TUDN: 15000 | 15,000 |
75 | 9/7 | European Championship Qualifying | Kosovo / Czech Republic | TUDN: 14000 | 14,000 |
76 | 9/15 | Bundesliga | Hoffenheim / Freiburg | TUDN: 14000 | 14,000 |
77 | 9/17 | UEFA Champions League Group Stage | Lyon / Zenit | Galavision: 12000 | 12,000 |
78 | 9/18 | UEFA Champions League Group Stage | Brugge / Galatsaray | Galavision: 12000 | 12,000 |
79 | 9/9 | European Championship Qualifying | Azerbaijan / Croatia | TUDN: 6000 | 6,000 |
80 | 9/14 | Bundesliga | Köln / Mönchengladbach | TUDN: 6000 | 6,000 |
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