Catching up on the TV ratings after going through Hurricane Laura as well as delays due to the recent Labor Day, here are the latest TV ratings since the last time the column was published.

Univision’s Saturday evening Liga MX matches are averaging 454,800 viewers through the first month and half of the 2020 Apertura, down pretty significantly from 902,083 viewers through the same time period in the 2019 Apertura. Viewership for Univision’s Sunday afternoon kickoffs is also down, averaging 406,200 viewers compared to 532,667 in 2019. Telemundo has averaged 492,500 viewers for Chivas’ four home matches of the Apertura thru August 31.

The UEFA Champions League Final on Univision averaged a Spanish-language record 2.05 million viewers and represents a 41% increase in viewership on Univision when compared to last season. Viewership of the UEFA Europa League Final also saw a large increase on UniMás, drawing 464,000 viewers, a 71% increase from last year’s final on Univision.

The MLS is Back tournament came to a conclusion way back on August 11 with Portland Timbers defeating Orlando City SC 2-0 in the final before an audience of 365,000 on ESPN, making it the 3rd most-watched match of the tournament on English-language television behind the tournaments only match on FOX and the opener between Orlando City SC and Inter Miami on ESPN. Throughout the tournament, evening matches on ESPN and ESPN2 averaged 237,318 viewers, down about 2% from what the league averaged on ESPN’s networks throughout the 2019 season.

Rank Date Competition Teams Network Total
1 8/23 UEFA Champions League Final Paris Saint-Germain / Bayern München Univision: 2050000 2,050,000
2 8/14 UEFA Champions League Quarter Final Barcelona / Bayern München Univision: 1360000 1,360,000
3 8/15 UEFA Champions League Quarter Final Manchester City / Olympique Lyonnais Univision: 1180000 1,180,000
4 8/19 UEFA Champions League Semi Final Olympique Lyonnais / Bayern München Univision: 963000 963,000
5 8/18 UEFA Champions League Semi Final RB Leipzig / PSG Univision: 879000 879,000
6 8/12 UEFA Champions League Quarter Final Atalanta / Paris Saint-Germain UniMás: 655000 655,000
7 8/29 Liga MX Cruz Azul / Necaxa Univision: 649000 649,000
8 8/29 Liga MX Atlético San Luis / Club América Univision: 606000 606,000
9 8/16 UEFA Europa League Semi Final Sevilla / Manchester United UniMás: 594000 594,000
10 8/13 UEFA Champions League Quarter Final RB Leipzig / Atlético UniMás: 572000 572,000
11 8/15 Liga MX Chivas / Atlético San Luis Telemundo: 515000 515,000
12 8/16 Liga MX Toluca / Tigres Univision: 491000 491,000
13 8/15 Liga MX Mazatlán / Pumas Univision: 476000 476,000
14 8/21 UEFA Europa League Final Sevilla / Inter Milan UniMás: 464000 464,000
15 8/23 Liga MX Toluca / Chivas UniMás: 462000 462,000
16 8/30 Liga MX Pumas / Tijuana Univision: 409000 409,000
17 8/22 MLS Los Angeles FC / Los Angeles Galaxy FOX: 376000 376,000
18 8/11 MLS is Back Final Portland Timbers / Orlando City SC ESPN: 365000 365,000
19 8/29 Liga MX Chivas / Pachuca Telemundo: 344000 344,000
20 8/13 Liga MX Club América / Santos Laguna TUDN: 343000 343,000
21 8/22 Liga MX Club América / Monterrey Univision: 322000 322,000
22 8/23 Liga MX Atlético San Luis / Cruz Azul TUDN: 307000 307,000
23 8/22 Liga MX Tigres / Pumas Univision: 298000 298,000
24 8/13 Liga MX Querétaro / Cruz Azul UniMás: 288000 288,000
25 8/16 Liga MX Querétaro / Club América TUDN: 287000 287,000
26 8/12 Liga MX Juárez / Chivas TUDN: 248000 248,000
27 8/11 UEFA Europa League Quarter Final Wolves / Sevilla UniMás: 247000 247,000
28 8/28 Liga MX Mazatlán / Tigres TUDN: 242000 242,000
29 8/10 UEFA Europa League Quarter Final Manchester United / Kobenhavn UniMás: 232000 232,000
30 8/17 UEFA Europa League Semi Final Inter Milan / Shakthar Donetsk UniMás: 210000 210,000
31 8/21 Liga MX Juárez / León TUDN: 194000 194,000
32 8/11 Liga MX Tigres / Puebla TUDN: 187000 187,000
33 8/12 Liga MX Pumas / Monterrey TUDN: 181000 181,000
34 8/21 Liga MX Necaxa / Santos Laguna TUDN: 177000 177,000
35 8/23 Liga MX Atlas / Querétaro TUDN: 169000 169,000
36 8/28 Liga MX Puebla / Toluca TUDN: 168000 168,000
37 8/11 Liga MX Pachuca / León TUDN: 167000 167,000
38 8/13 Liga MX Atlas / Toluca TUDN: 161000 161,000
39 8/23 MLS Portland Timbers / Seattle Sounders FS1: 158000 158,000
40 8/14 Liga MX Puebla / Pachuca TUDN: 153000 153,000
41 8/15 Liga MX Cruz Azul / Juárez Univision: 153000 153,000
42 8/16 Liga MX Santos Laguna / Atlas FOXD: 152000 152,000
43 8/17 Liga MX León / Tijuana TUDN: 144000 144,000
44 8/31 Liga MX Club León / Atlas TUDN: 125000 125,000
45 8/30 MLS Seattle Sounders / Los Angeles FC FS1: 117000 117,000
46 8/24 Liga MX Pachuca / Mazatlán TUDN: 102000 102,000
47 8/12 Liga MX Necaxa / Mazatlán TUDN: 89000 89,000
48 8/27 Liga de Expansión MX Cimarrones de Sonora / Cancún TUDN: 67000 67,000
49 8/18 Liga de Expansión MX Alebrijes de Oaxaca / Universidad de Guadalajara TUDN: 55000 55,000
50 8/10 UEFA Europa League Quarter Final Inter Milan / Leverkusen Galavision: 48000 48,000
51 8/18 Liga de Expansión MX Dorados / Celaya TUDN: 35000 35,000
52 8/20 Liga de Expansión MX Cancún / Tampico Madero TUDN: 35000 35,000
53 8/25 Liga de Expansión MX Alebrijes de Oaxaca / Dorados TUDN: 32000 32,000
54 8/22 Liga MX Femenil Pumas / Toluca TUDN: 28000 28,000
55 8/27 Liga MX Femenil Toluca / Chivas TUDN: 22000 22,000
56 8/24 Liga MX Femenil Club América / Atlético San Luis TUDN: 20000 20,000
57 8/20 Liga MX Femenil Cruz Azul / Atlas TUDN: 15000 15,000
58 8/11 UEFA Europa League Quarter Final Shakhtar Donetsk / Basel Galavision: 10000 10,000

HT ShowBuzz Daily