Liga MX has returned, averaging 379,765 viewers per match window through the first two weeks of the 2018 Apertura, down from 551,385 viewers in the first two weeks of the 2017 Apertura. Even with the benefit of three extra broadcasts to open the 2018 Apertura, total viewership is also down 10% from 7.168 million viewers in the first two weeks of 2017 to 6.456 million in 2018. This may partially be explained by the leagues two most popular clubs playing away during the opening week of the season, forcing them out of their favored late Saturday night kickoffs on Univision.
The United States Women’s Tournament of Nations match against Australia was the most-watched soccer match on English-language television in the two weeks since the conclusion of the 2018 FIFA World Cup and the MLS match immediately following, drawing 386,000 viewers on FOX Sports 1, beating out all of ESPN’s International Champions Cup matches to date.
Atlanta United’s 3-1 victory over DC United on July 21 was watched by 341,000 viewers on Univision and Univision Deportes bringing Univision’s average viewership up to 305,786 viewers through their first 14 broadcasts of the MLS season, an increase of 20% over their average through 14 broadcasts last season.
Here are the most-watched soccer games on US TV for July 19-29, 2018:
Rank | Date | Competition | Teams | TV1 | TV2 | Total |
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1 | 7/28/18 | Liga MX | Chivas / Cruz Azul | Univision; 823000 | —; — | 823,000 |
2 | 7/28/18 | Liga MX | América / Atlas | Univision; 706000 | —; — | 706,000 |
3 | 7/22/18 | Liga MX | Necaxa / América | —; — | UDN; 571000 | 571,000 |
4 | 7/22/18 | Liga MX | Toluca / Morelia | Univision; 447000 | —; — | 447,000 |
5 | 7/29/18 | Liga MX | Pumas / Necaxa | Univision; 435000 | —; — | 435,000 |
6 | 7/29/18 | Liga MX | León / Monterrey | —; — | UDN; 394000 | 394,000 |
7 | 7/21/18 | Liga MX | Cruz Azul / Puebla | —; — | UDN; 389000 | 389,000 |
8 | 7/29/18 | Tournament of Nations | USWNT / Australia | FS1; 386000 | —; — | 386,000 |
9 | 7/21/18 | Liga MX | Pachuca / Monterrey | Univision; 385000 | —; — | 385,000 |
10 | 7/29/18 | Liga MX | Tigres / Tijuana | —; — | UDN; 373000 | 373,000 |
11 | 7/21/18 | Liga MX | Tigres / Leon | Univision; 363000 | —; — | 363,000 |
12 | 7/21/18 | MLS | Atlanta United / DC United | Univision/UDN; 341000 | —; — | 341,000 |
13 | 7/28/18 | Int’l Champions Cup | Man Utd / Liverpool | ESPN; 319000 | ESPND; — | 319,000 |
14 | 7/28/18 | Int’l Champions Cup | Bayern / Man City | ESPN; 294000 | ESPND; — | 294,000 |
15 | 7/26/18 | MLS | LAFC / LA Galaxy | ESPN; 291000 | ESPND; — | 291,000 |
16 | 7/22/18 | Int’l Champions Cup | Liverpool / Dortmund | ESPN; 282000 | ESPND; — | 282,000 |
17 | 7/21/18 | Liga MX | Tijuana / Chivas | FS1; — | FOXD; 269000 | 269,000 |
18 | 7/25/18 | Int’l Champions Cup | Milan / Man Utd | ESPN; 257000 | ESPND; — | 257,000 |
19 | 7/25/18 | Int’l Champions Cup | Man City / Liverpool | ESPN2; 246000 | ESPND; — | 246,000 |
20 | 7/20/18 | Liga MX | Atlas / Querétaro | —; — | UDN; 235000 | 235,000 |
21 | 7/22/18 | Liga MX | Santos / Lobos | —; — | UDN; 215000 | 215,000 |
22 | 7/28/18 | MLS | Sporting Kansas City / FC Dallas | ESPN; 211000 | ESPND; — | 211,000 |
23 | 7/27/18 | Liga MX | Puebla / Toluca | —; — | UDN; 202000 | 202,000 |
24 | 7/28/18 | Liga MX | Querétaro / Pachuca | —; — | UDN; 198000 | 198,000 |
25 | 7/28/18 | Int’l Champions Cup | Barcelona / Spurs | ESPN; 197000 | ESPND; — | 197,000 |
26 | 7/26/18 | Tournament of Nations | USWNT / Japan | FS1; 196000 | —; — | 196,000 |
27 | 7/29/18 | MLS | Seattle Sounders / NYCFC | ESPN; 191000 | ESPND; — | 191,000 |
28 | 7/20/18 | Liga MX | Veracruz / Pumas | —; — | UDN; 179000 | 179,000 |
29 | 7/26/18 | MLS | Orlando City SC / NYCFC | ESPN; 176000 | ESPND; — | 176,000 |
30 | 7/28/18 | Int’l Champions Cup | Benfica / Juventus | ESPN2; 160000 | ESPND; — | 160,000 |
31 | 7/25/18 | Int’l Champions Cup | Roma / Spurs | ESPN2; 152000 | —; — | 152,000 |
32 | 7/20/18 | Int’l Champions Cup | Man City / Dortmund | ESPN2; 146000 | ESPND; — | 146,000 |
33 | 7/29/18 | Liga MX | Lobos / Veracruz | —; — | UDN; 143000 | 143,000 |
34 | 7/29/18 | MLS | LA Galaxy / Orlando City SC | FS1; 140000 | FOXD; — | 140,000 |
35 | 7/27/18 | Liga MX | Morelia / Santos | —; — | UDN; 129000 | 129,000 |
36 | 7/29/18 | UEFA U19 Championship | Portugal / Italy | —; — | UDN; 65000 | 65,000 |
37 | 7/26/18 | UEFA U19 Championship | Italy / France | —; — | UDN; 17000 | 17,000 |
38 | 7/30/18 | UEFA U19 Championship (W) | Germany (W) / Spain (W) | —; — | UDN; 17000 | 17,000 |
39 | 7/20/18 | UEFA U19 Championship | Turkey / France | —; — | UDN; 11000 | 11,000 |
40 | 7/19/18 | UEFA U19 Championship | Portugal / Italy | —; — | UDN; 10000 | 10,000 |
41 | 7/23/18 | UEFA U19 Championship | England / France | —; — | UDN; 10000 | 10,000 |
42 | 7/26/18 | UEFA U19 Championship | Ukraine / Portugal | —; — | UDN; 2000 | 2,000 |
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