TV Ratings

Most-watched soccer games on US TV for October 22-27, 2019

Liverpool’s 2-1 victory over Tottenham Hotspur last Sunday was the most-watched soccer match of the week with a combined 1.251 million viewers. It was the fourth most-watched Premier League match of 2019, the third largest Premier League audience on Telemundo in 2019 and the second most-watched of Premier League match of the 2018-2019 season.

The 2019 MLS Western Conference Semi-Final between Los Angeles FC and Los Angeles Galaxy on ESPN averaged 586,000 viewers, making it the most-watched MLS Cup Playoff match on English-language cable since at least 2012. Overall, the MLS Conference Semi-Final’s averaged 292,250 viewers across ESPN, ESPN2 and FS1, up 22% from both legs of the Conference Semi-Finals last year and up 50% from the opening round of the playoffs this season.

Also, on ESPN, the National Women’s Soccer League Championship was watched by 166,000 viewers, the largest audience for the Championship since the Western New York Flash defeated the Washington Spirit on penalties to win the 2016 Championship. That match aired on FOX Sports 1 and drew 180,000 viewers.

Rank Date Competition Teams Network Total
1 10/27 Premier League Liverpool / Spurs NBC: 915000 / Telemundo: 336000 1,251,000
2 10/24 MLS Conference Semi-Final Los Angeles FC / Los Angeles Galaxy ESPN/ESPN2/ESPN Deportes: 871000 871,000
3 10/26 Liga MX Apertura América / Puebla Univision: 866000 866,000
4 10/26 Liga MX Apertura Tigres / Cruz Azul Univision: 854000 854,000
5 10/26 Premier League Burnley / Chelsea NBC: 687000 687,000
6 10/27 Premier League Newcastle / Wolves NBCSN: 303000 / Telemundo: 235000 538,000
7 10/27 Liga MX Apertura Toluca / Pachuca Univision: 459000 459,000
8 10/23 UEFA Champions League Group Stage Slavia Praha / Barcelona UniMás: 453000 453,000
9 10/26 Premier League Brighton / Everton NBCSN: 357000 357,000
10 10/26 Liga MX Apertura Querétaro / Pumas UniMás: 353000 353,000
11 10/23 UEFA Champions League Group Stage Ajax / Chelsea TNT: 190000 / UniMás: 159000 349,000
12 10/22 UEFA Champions League Group Stage Galatasary / Real Madrid UniMás: 346000 346,000
13 10/27 Liga MX Apertura Juárez / Chivas TUDN: 312000 312,000
14 10/24 MLS Conference Semi-Final Atlanta United / Philadelphia Union ESPN2: 303000 303,000
15 10/26 Premier League Man City / Aston Villa NBCSN: 247000 / Universo: 23000 270,000
16 10/26 FIFA U17 World Cup Brazil U17 / Canada U17 Telemundo: 268000 268,000
17 10/27 FIFA U17 World Cup USMNT U17 / Senegal U17 Telemundo: 191000 191,000
18 10/22 UEFA Champions League Group Stage Man City / Atalanta TNT: 189000 189,000
19 10/23 UEFA Champions League Group Stage Inter Milan / Dortmund TNT: 186000 186,000
20 10/22 Copa Libertadores Boca Juniors / River Plate beIN SPORTS: 24000 / beIN SPORTS en Español: 161000 185,000
21 10/25 Liga MX Apertura Atlas / Necaxa TUDN: 174000 174,000
22 10/22 UEFA Champions League Group Stage Atlético Madrid / Leverkusen UniMás: 173000 173,000
23 10/23 MLS Conference Semi-Final Seattle Sounders / Real Salt Lake FS1: 169000 169,000
24 10/27 NWSL Championship North Carolina Courage / Chicago Red Stars ESPN: 166000 166,000
25 10/25 Liga MX Apertura Morelia / Santos TUDN: 127000 127,000
26 10/25 Premier League Southampton / Leicester City NBCSN: 124000 124,000
27 10/23 MLS Conference Semi-Final New York City FC / Toronto FC FS1: 111000 111,000
28 10/26 Bundesliga Schalke / Dortmund TUDN: 109000 109,000
29 10/23 Copa Libertadores Flamengo / Gremio beIN SPORTS: 16000 / beIN SPORTS en Español: 74000 90,000
30 10/26 LaLiga Atletico Madrid / Athletic beIN SPORTS: 24000 / beIN SPORTS en Español: 76000 100,000
31 10/24 UEFA Europa League Group Stage Sevilla / F91 Dudelange UniMás: 98000 98,000
32 10/24 UEFA Europa League Group Stage Partizan / Man Utd UniMás: 86000 86,000
33 10/24 UEFA Europa League Group Stage Arsenal / Vitória Guimarães TUDN: 80000 80,000
34 10/27 LaLiga Sevilla / Getafe beIN SPORTS: 16000 / beIN SPORTS en Español: 41000 57,000
35 10/24 CONCACAF League Alianza / Motagua TUDN: 50000 50,000
36 10/27 Ligue 1 PSG / Marseille beIN SPORTS: 28000 / beIN SPORTS en Español: 9000 37,000
37 10/27 LaLiga Osasuna / Valencia beIN SPORTS: 3000 / beIN SPORTS en Español: 29000 32,000
38 10/24 CONCACAF League Olimpia / Saprissa TUDN: 28000 28,000
39 10/27 LaLiga Levante / Espanyol beIN SPORTS en Español: 27000 27,000
40 10/24 UEFA Europa League Group Stage Porto / Rangers TUDN: 25000 25,000
41 10/26 LaLiga Valladolid / Eibar beIN SPORTS en Español: 23000 23,000
42 10/26 LaLiga Granada / Betis beIN SPORTS: 2000 / beIN SPORTS en Español: 20000 22,000
43 10/27 Turkish Super Lig Besiktas / Galatasaray beIN SPORTS: 12000 / beIN SPORTS en Español: 9000 21,000
44 10/25 Bundesliga Mainz / Köln TUDN: 19000 19,000
45 10/26 LaLiga Leganes / Mallorca beIN SPORTS: 3000 / beIN SPORTS en Español: 14000 17,000
46 10/25 LaLiga Villarreal / Alaves beIN SPORTS: 8000 / beIN SPORTS en Español: 9000 17,000
47 10/27 Bundesliga Wolfsburg / Augsburg TUDN: 14000 14,000
48 10/27 FIFA U17 World Cup France U17 / Chile U17 Universo: 14000 14,000

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