El Súper Clásico between Chivas and América drew 2.433 million viewers on Univision and Univision Deportes, making it the most-watched regular season Liga MX match since the two clubs met on August 27, 2016 in front of 1.92 million. In addition, the English-language stream on Facebook Live drew 26,000 viewers. There were two other games broadcast on the Univision network this weekend as Monterrey/Pachuca and Pumas/Tijuana rounded out our top 3 most viewed matches with 1.185 million and 630,000 viewers respectively.
Paris Saint-Germain’s stunning 4-0 defeat of Barcelona was watched by 557,000 viewers on the networks of FOX Sports, just edging the November 1 clash between Manchester City and Barcelona to become the most-watched Champions League match of the 2016/17 campaign.
February 17 marked the start of the Univision Deportes’ coverage of the CONCACAF U-20 Championship as 82,000 watched Honduras defeat Canada. Through two rounds, Univision has broadcast 6 matches, all featuring either Mexico, Honduras or the United States, averaging 123,833 viewers per match.
Here are the most-watched soccer games on US TV for February 14-20, 2017:
Rank | Home | Away | Competition | Date | TV1 | TV2 | Total |
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1 | Chivas | América | Liga MX | 2/18/17 | Univision; 1557000 | UDN; 876000 | 2,433,000 |
2 | Monterrey | Pachuca | Liga MX | 2/18/17 | Univision; 769000 | UDN; 416000 | 1,185,000 |
3 | Pumas | Tijuana | Liga MX | 2/19/17 | Univision; 502000 | UDN; 128000 | 630,000 |
4 | PSG | Barcelona | UCL | 2/14/17 | FS1; 261000 | FOXD; 296000 | 557,000 |
5 | Barcelona | Leganés | La Liga | 2/19/17 | beIN; 131000 | beIE; 357000 | 488,000 |
6 | Cruz Azul | Atlas | Liga MX | 2/18/17 | —; — | UDN; 472000 | 472,000 |
7 | Real Madrid | Espanyol | La Liga | 2/18/17 | beIN; 122000 | beIE; 238000 | 360,000 |
8 | América | Tepic | Copa MX | 2/14/17 | —; — | UDN; 350000 | 350,000 |
9 | Bayern | Arsenal | UCL | 2/15/17 | FS1; 266000 | FOXD; 74000 | 340,000 |
10 | Fulham | Spurs | FA Cup | 2/19/17 | FS1; 305000 | FOXD; 34000 | 339,000 |
11 | Chivas | Venados | Copa MX | 2/15/17 | —; — | UDN; 296000 | 296,000 |
12 | Mexico | Canada | NA U20 Championship | 2/20/17 | —; — | UDN; 295000 | 295,000 |
13 | Huddersfield | Man City | FA Cup | 2/18/17 | FS1; 245000 | FOXD; 35000 | 280,000 |
14 | Blackburn | Man Utd | FA Cup | 2/19/17 | FS2; 195000 | FOXD; 74000 | 269,000 |
15 | Sutton Utd | Arsenal | FA Cup | 2/20/17 | FS1; 192000 | FOXD; 11000 | 203,000 |
16 | Toluca | Veracruz | Copa MX | 2/14/17 | —; — | UDN; 195000 | 195,000 |
17 | Wolves | Chelsea | FA Cup | 2/18/17 | FS2; 125000 | FOXD; 70000 | 195,000 |
18 | Mexico | Antigua and Barbuda | NA U20 Championship | 2/17/17 | —; — | UDN; 177000 | 177,000 |
19 | Man Utd | Saint-Étienne | UEL | 2/16/17 | FS1; 175000 | —; — | 175,000 |
20 | Puebla | Chiapas | Liga MX | 2/19/17 | —; — | UDN; 173000 | 173,000 |
21 | León | Santos | Liga MX | 2/18/17 | —; — | Gala; 168000 | 168,000 |
22 | Oaxaca | Cruz Azul | Copa MX | 2/15/17 | —; — | Gala; 145000 | 145,000 |
23 | Augsburg | Leverkusen | Bundesliga | 2/17/17 | FS1; 58000 | FOXD; 83000 | 141,000 |
24 | Burnley | Lincoln City | FA Cup | 2/18/17 | FS1; 104000 | FOXD; 15000 | 119,000 |
25 | Sociedad | Villarreal | La Liga | 2/19/17 | —; — | beIE; 95000 | 95,000 |
26 | Deportivo | Alavés | La Liga | 2/18/17 | —; — | beIE; 92000 | 92,000 |
27 | Valencia | Athletic | La Liga | 2/19/17 | —; — | beIE; 88000 | 88,000 |
28 | Real Madrid | Napoli | UCL | 2/15/17 | FS2; 86000 | ESPND; — | 86,000 |
29 | Honduras | Canada | NA U20 Championship | 2/17/17 | —; — | UDN; 82000 | 82,000 |
30 | Sevilla | Eibar | La Liga | 2/18/17 | —; — | beIE; 81000 | 81,000 |
31 | Antigua and Barbuda | Honduras | NA U20 Championship | 2/20/17 | —; — | UDN; 67000 | 67,000 |
32 | Gent | Spurs | UEL | 2/16/17 | FS1; 64000 | —; — | 64,000 |
33 | USA | Panama | NA U20 Championship | 2/18/17 | —; — | UDN; 64000 | 64,000 |
34 | Gijón | Atlético Madid | La Liga | 2/18/17 | beIN; 13000 | beIE; 43000 | 56,000 |
35 | Hertha Berlin | Bayern | Bundesliga | 2/18/17 | FS2; 40000 | —; — | 40,000 |
36 | Benfica | Dortmund | UCL | 2/14/17 | FS2; 37000 | ESPND; — | 37,000 |
37 | Roma | Torino | Serie A | 2/19/17 | beIN; 36000 | —; — | 36,000 |
38 | Mexico | Guadeloupe | Beach Soccer | 2/20/17 | —; — | UDN; 33000 | 33,000 |
39 | Málaga | Las Palmas | La Liga | 2/20/17 | —; — | beIE; 29000 | 29,000 |
40 | Granada | Real Betis | La Liga | 2/17/17 | —; — | beIE; 28000 | 28,000 |
41 | USA | Virgin Islands | Beach Soccer | 2/20/17 | —; — | UDN; 24000 | 24,000 |
42 | Empoli | Lazio | Serie A | 2/18/17 | beIN; 21000 | —; — | 21,000 |
43 | Villarreal | Roma | UEL | 2/16/17 | FS2; 19000 | ESPND; — | 19,000 |
44 | Krasnodar | Fenerbahçe | UEL | 2/16/17 | FS2; 17000 | —; — | 17,000 |
45 | Juventus | Palermo | Serie A | 2/17/17 | beIN; 17000 | —; — | 17,000 |
46 | Newcastle | Aston Villa | EFL Championship | 2/20/17 | beIN; 17000 | —; — | 17,000 |
47 | Mönchengladbach | Fiorentina | UEL | 2/16/17 | FS2; 13000 | ESPND; — | 13,000 |
48 | Chievo | Napoli | Serie A | 2/19/17 | beIN; 13000 | —; — | 13,000 |
49 | Porto | Tondela | Primeira Liga | 2/17/17 | —; — | UDN; 8000 | 8,000 |
Average viewing audiences for soccer leagues on US TV:
League | Average |
---|---|
Liga MX | 793,784 |
Premier League | 467,947 |
MLS | 292,365 |
La Liga | 147,326 |
NWSL | 88,500 |
Bundesliga | 77,522 |
Primeira Liga | 36,935 |
Serie A | 26,079 |
Championship | 16,028 |
Ligue 1 | 16,000 |
NASL | 7,000 |
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