NBCSN’s Sunday broadcast of Manchester United against Liverpool produced a Total Audience Delivery of 763,000, making it the most-watched Premier League match on cable since September 1. A total of 697,000 viewers watched the match on NBCSN proper, making it the most-watched soccer match on cable during the month of October. Legal streaming of the match made up 8.65% of the total viewing audience for the game.
The National Women’s Soccer League playoff semi-finals averaged 128.500 viewers on ESPN2 last Sunday, up 24.8% from 103,000 for the semi-final round on Lifetime in 2017. North Carolina Courage’s 4-1 victory over Reign FC drew 34,000 more viewers than the MLS playoff match between Philadelphia Union and New York Red Bulls on FOX Sports 1, the MLS match kicked off at half time of the Courage/Reign match.
The six matches of the MLS Cup playoffs first round averaged just 195,500 viewers on English-language television, down 14.1% from comparable matches last season. ESPN’s broadcast featuring Minnesota United and Los Angeles Galaxy averaged 317,000 viewers, more than any first round match on English-language television since at least 2012.
Meanwhile, TNT’s coverage of UEFA Champions League Group Stage is averaging 212,000 viewers, which is the best in more than a decade through Matchday 3 – and +8% better than last year. Following a record-setting first year, TNT’s overall second season of Champions League coverage has continued to deliver strong results, with viewership up 5% – including Playoffs – compared to 2018.
| Rank | Date | Competition | Teams | Network | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10/15 | CONCACAF Nations League | Mexico / Panama | UniMás: 1300000 | 1,300,000 |
| 2 | 10/11 | CONCACAF Nations League | Bermuda / Mexico | UniMás: 1100000 | 1,100,000 |
| 3 | 10/19 | Liga MX Apertura | Necaxa / América | Univision: 1100000 | 1,100,000 |
| 4 | 10/20 | Premier League | Man Utd / Liverpool | NBCSN: 697000 / Telemundo: 280000 | 977,000 |
| 5 | 10/15 | CONCACAF Nations League | Canada / USMNT | ESPN2: 323000 / UniMás: 494000 | 817,000 |
| 6 | 10/19 | Premier League | Crystal Palace / Man City | NBC: 645000 / Universo: 44000 | 689,000 |
| 7 | 10/20 | Liga MX Apertura | Pumas / León | Univision: 522000 | 522,000 |
| 8 | 10/11 | CONCACAF Nations League | USMNT / Cuba | FS1: 157000 / UniMás: 330000 | 487,000 |
| 9 | 10/19 | Premier League | Spurs / Watford | NBCSN: 456000 / Universo: 28000 | 484,000 |
| 10 | 10/13 | CONCACAF Nations League | Costa Rica / Curaçao | UniMás: 359000 | 359,000 |
| 11 | 10/20 | MLS Playoffs | Minnesota United / Los Angeles Galaxy | ESPN: 317000 | 317,000 |
| 12 | 10/12 | European Championship Qualifying | Norway / Spain | UniMás: 297000 | 297,000 |
| 13 | 10/19 | Liga MX Apertura | Cruz Azul / Morelia | UniMás: 289000 | 289,000 |
| 14 | 10/13 | CONCACAF Nations League | Honduras / Martinique | UniMás: 271000 | 271,000 |
| 15 | 10/19 | MLS Playoffs | Seattle Sounders / FC Dallas | FS1: 264000 | 264,000 |
| 16 | 10/18 | Liga MX Apertura | Veracruz / Tigres | TUDN: 263000 | 263,000 |
| 17 | 10/19 | Premier League | Everton / West Ham | NBCSN: 228000 | 228,000 |
| 18 | 10/19 | Liga MX Apertura | Pachuca / Juárez | TUDN: 201000 | 201,000 |
| 19 | 10/19 | MLS Playoffs | Atlanta United / New England Revolution | Univision: 199000 | 199,000 |
| 20 | 10/10 | CONCACAF Nations League | Haiti / Costa Rica | UniMás: 194000 | 194,000 |
| 21 | 10/9 | Int’l Friendly | Germany / Argentina | UniMás: 182000 | 182,000 |
| 22 | 10/18 | Liga MX Apertura | Puebla / Atlas | TUDN: 182000 | 182,000 |
| 23 | 10/21 | Premier League | Sheffield United / Arsenal | NBCSN: 142000 / Universo: 21000 | 163,000 |
| 24 | 10/15 | European Championship Qualifying | Sweden / Spain | UniMás: 156000 | 156,000 |
| 25 | 10/20 | NWSL Semi Final | Chicago Red Stars / Portland Thorns | ESPN2: 155000 | 155,000 |
| 26 | 10/14 | European Championship Qualifying | Ukraine / Portugal | UniMás: 148000 | 148,000 |
| 27 | 10/12 | Int’l Friendly (U23) | Mexico U23 / Argentina U23 | TUDN: 140000 | 140,000 |
| 28 | 10/20 | MLS Playoffs | Philadelphia Union / New York Red Bulls | FS1: 121000 | 121,000 |
| 29 | 10/13 | European Championship Qualifying | Estonia / Germany | TUDN: 106000 | 106,000 |
| 30 | 10/11 | European Championship Qualifying | Iceland / France | UniMás: 105000 | 105,000 |
| 31 | 10/20 | NWSL Semi Final | North Carolina Courage / Seattle Reign | ESPN2: 102000 | 102,000 |
| 32 | 10/19 | Bundesliga | Augsburg / Bayern | TUDN: 92000 | 92,000 |
| 33 | 10/19 | MLS Playoffs | Toronto FC / DC United | TUDN: 84000 | 84,000 |
| 34 | 10/13 | European Championship Qualifying | Belarus / Netherlands | TUDN: 83000 | 83,000 |
| 35 | 10/19 | MLS Playoffs | Real Salt Lake / Portland Timbers | ESPNews: 80000 | 80,000 |
| 36 | 10/15 | CONCACAF Nations League | St. Lucia / El Salvador | TUDN: 63000 | 63,000 |
| 37 | 10/12 | CONCACAF Nations League | Jamaica / Aruba | TUDN: 58000 | 58,000 |
| 38 | 10/10 | European Championship Qualifying | Netherlands / Northern Ireland | TUDN: 48000 | 48,000 |
| 39 | 10/12 | European Championship Qualifying | Denmark / Switzerland | TUDN: 46000 | 46,000 |
| 40 | 10/10 | CONCACAF Nations League | Trinidad and Tobago / Honduras | TUDN: 36000 | 36,000 |
| 41 | 10/13 | CONCACAF Nations League | St. Kitts and Nevis / Belize | TUDN: 36000 | 36,000 |
| 42 | 10/13 | European Championship Qualifying | Kazakhstan / Belgium | TUDN: 33000 | 33,000 |
| 43 | 10/15 | European Championship Qualifying | Finland / Armenia | TUDN: 27000 | 27,000 |
| 44 | 10/12 | European Championship Qualifying | Georgia / Ireland | TUDN: 18000 | 18,000 |
| 45 | 10/14 | CONCACAF Nations League | Sint Maarten / Guadeloupe | TUDN: 15000 | 15,000 |
| 46 | 10/20 | Bundesliga | Köln / Paderborn | TUDN: 15000 | 15,000 |
| 47 | 10/18 | Bundesliga | Frankfurt / Leverkusen | TUDN: 10000 | 10,000 |
| 48 | 10/10 | European Championship Qualifying | Belarus / Estonia | TUDN: 8000 | 8,000 |
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