Man City vs. Man United ranks as most-watched Manchester derby ever on US TV

Sunday’s derby between Manchester City and Manchester United shown on NBC in the United States scored an average of 1.17 million viewers, according to The Nielsen Company.

Manchester United’s 1-0 win over Manchester City was the most-watched Manchester derby in U.S. history. Plus, the game was the most-streamed NBC Premier League game on NBC Sports Live Extra with 4.4 million minutes. To date, the 2015-16 Premier League season has totaled 2.1 million unique users and 462 million live minutes on NBC Sports Live Extra, up 19% and 65% respectively compared to the same point last season.

Since kicking off its Premier League coverage in August 2013, NBC Sports Group has televised eight of the 10 most-watched live Premier League telecasts ever in the U.S.

Meanwhile, here are the 10 most-watched live Premier League matches in U.S. television history:

	Date	Match	Network	Viewers
1	11/22/2014	Man United vs. Arsenal	NBC	1.41 million
2	2/5/2012	Chelsea vs. Man United	FOX	1.38 million
3	1/31/2015	Chelsea vs. Man City	NBC	1.35 million
4	10/26/2014	Man United vs. Chelsea	NBC	1.29 million
5	1/22/2012	Man United vs. Arsenal	FOX	1.26 million
6	9/12/2015	Man United vs. Liverpool	NBC	1.25 million
7	2/8/2014	Cardiff vs. Swansea	NBC	1.24 million
8	3/20/2016	Man City vs. Man United	NBC	1.17 million
9	10/24/2015	Everton vs. Arsenal	NBC	1.15 million
10	4/12/2015	Man United vs. Man City	NBCSN	1.13 million