The viewing audience for the opening weekend of the Premier League on US television increased by 25% from the opening weekend last year, with a record 4.2 million tuning in to watch 6 games across the NBC Sports networks on Saturday and Sunday.
Chelsea vs. Swansea City, 1 million viewers (most-watched opening weekend game in US history)
Manchester United vs. Spurs, 626,000 viewers (most-watched early game on NBCSN)
Bournemouth vs. Aston Villa, 410,000 viewers
Everton vs. Watford, 277,000 viewers
Plus, soccer fans streamed more than 14.8 million minutes via NBC Sports Live Extra, which was the best ever for a Premier League weekend.
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The Premier League games were shown across NBC, NBCSN, and USA Network, the Premier League Extra Time bonus TV package and the NBC Sports Live Extra live streaming product.
Here are the top markets for opening Premier League weekend coverage (Average across all six games on NBC, NBCSN, and USA):
1 Washington, DC
2 Columbus, OH
3 Hartford & New Haven
4 Tulsa
5 Dallas
5 Philadelphia
7 Miami
8 Tampa
9 Boston
9 New York
11 Norfolk
11 Indianapolis
13 Birmingham
14 West Palm Beach
14 Baltimore
