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 |
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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 |
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