Next MLS TV rights deal could make or break U.S. league
An industry analyst estimates that the MLS expansion fees could increase from $200 million to as much as $600 million for teams 31 and 32 in order for team …
Category: Leagues: Major League Soccer
Seattle-Toronto MLS Cup Final disappoints with 1.27 million viewers
Major League Soccer’s 2019 final between Seattle and Toronto averaged 1.27 million viewers across ABC, Univision and TUDN combined, according to Nielsen fast nationals. Overall, the 2019 MLS Cup …
LAFC-LA Galaxy scores 871,000 viewers for ESPN’s most-watched MLS playoff game ever
Thursday night’s broadcast of LAFC against LA Galaxy scored a combined viewing audience of 871,000 viewers across the ESPN2, ESPN and ESPN Deportes channels, according to an ESPN spokesperson. …
MLS TV ratings slump 19% during regular season; Playoffs take a nosedive
TV viewing numbers for the 2019 MLS regular season saw a dramatic decline compared to last year, so much so that the MLS TV ratings slumped 19% while the …
MLS 2019 viewership on ESPN grew by 2% compared to 2018
ESPN’s English-language television coverage of Major League Soccer generated a two percent increase during the 2019 regular season, according to Nielsen. The 31-match schedule on ESPN and ESPN2 delivered …
MLS has a TV ratings problem, and it’s named FOX Soccer
Major League Soccer has a TV ratings problem, and it’s named FOX Soccer. During the penultimate weekend of the regular season when teams are typically fighting to finish in …
MLS games drowned out by better quality and quantity of foreign leagues on TV
Many soccer fans in the United States are accustomed to getting up in the morning and watching matches from Europe, leading to burnout by the end of each weekend …
ABC to broadcast MLS Cup Final on over-the-air television
For the first time since the 2014 FIFA World Cup, ABC will broadcast a soccer match on its over-the-channel to viewers in the United States. The 2019 MLS Cup …