
<p>NBC Sports have broken the all-time Premier League viewership record in the United States. Sunday’s game between Arsenal and Manchester United averaged 2.3 million viewers across NBC, Telemundo and <a href="https://imp.i305175.net/c/330866/1313913/11640" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Peacock Premium</a>.</p>



<p>The thrilling game between Arsenal and Manchester United ended 3-2 to the Gunners after a late goal sealed the win in an end-to-end match. Televised from 11:30AM to 1:30PM ET, the viewership numbers were helped by the game being shown live via the over-the-air NBC network on a Sunday, which is uncommon.</p>



<p>For NBCUniversal, it was the perfect storm.</p>



<h2>Premier League TV record broken in United States</h2>



<p>Looking closer at the numbers, 1.92 million watched the game in English-language across NBC and Peacock combined. Meanwhile, 382,000 viewers watched the live in Spanish via Telemundo. Together, the viewing total equals 2,302,000 people.</p>



<p>For Peacock specifically, NBC Sports set a record for a simulstreamed Premier League match, with an average minute audience (AMA) of 510,000 viewers for the match.</p>



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<p>Given the <a href="https://worldsoccertalk.com/supporters-groups/">popularity of Arsenal and Manchester United</a> among American soccer fans, the number shouldn’t come as a surprise. Both teams are benefitting from a resurgence on the field, which certainly helped the viewing number.</p>



<p>Arsenal-Manchester United smashed the previous Premier League TV record, which was for a 2022 Manchester derby that <a href="https://worldsoccertalk.com/news/man-united-man-city-breaks-record-for-most-watched-premier-league-game-ever-on-us-tv-20200311-CMS-297714.html">averaged 1.76 million viewers</a>. Sunday’s Arsenal-Man United match was far greater than previous Premier League TV <a href="https://worldsoccertalk.com/news/top-10-watched-premier-league-games-us-tv-history-20180410-CMS-237697.html">record viewerships</a> too.</p>



<p>Overall, across the four television match windows last weekend Friday through Sunday, NBC Sports averaged a total audience delivery of 947,000 viewers. To date, it’s the largest average audience for a <a href="https://www.nbcsports.com/PLMorningsLiveOrlando" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Premier League Fan Fest</a>. Orlando was the eighth Fan Fest to be presented by NBC Sports and the Premier League, and the second this season, following the Philadelphia fan fest in October.</p>



<p>Orlando’s Premier League Fan Fest was held at Universal CityWalk outside Universal Studios. </p>


NBC Sports, Arsenal and Manchester United have set a new Premier League TV record for the most-watched game in US history.

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