Two MLS Playoff matches on Tuesday, November 24th hit post-pandemic highs for the league. Both games were on ESPN, back to back. The quasi lead-in on FS1 also did... okay.
At 8:00 PM EST Supporters' Shield winner Philadelphia lost to Bruce Arena's New England as 478k watched (a post-pandemic high). Then at 10:30 PM EST Seattle topped LAFC, pulling 457k, good enough for 3rd highest MLS rating since June.
The FS1 match between Toronto and Nashville saw the underdogs pull off a 0-1 win at 6:00 PM drew 240k. It's possible that this somewhat surprising result stirred the MLS faithful and curious onlookers for the ESPN games later in the night.
The strong performance of both put two more MLS events in the top 20 most viewed since things got restarted after COVID shut everything down in March.
US Cable Soccer programs, TOP 30 Since June Restart |
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Viewers (000) | Event/Game | Network | Date |
675 | UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: PSG / BAYERN | TUDN | Aug 23, 20 |
668 | PREMIER LEAGUE L: ARSENAL/TOTTENHAM | NBCSN | Jul 12, 20 |
663 | LIGA MX SAT 2: AMERICA / GUADALAJARA | TUDN | Sep 19, 20 |
596 | PREMIER LEAGUE: TOTTENHAM/MAN UNITED | NBCSN | Oct 4, 20 |
557 | PREMIER LEAGUE L: LEICESTER/TOTTENHAM | NBCSN | Jul 19, 20 |
555 | PREMIER LEAGUE L: BURNLEY/LIVERPOOL | NBCSN | Jul 11, 20 |
554 | PREMIER LEAGUE L: SOUTHAMPTON/CHELSEA | NBCSN | Oct 17, 20 |
550 | PREMIER LEAGUE L: CHELSEA/LIVERPOOL | NBCSN | Jul 22, 20 |
543 | LIGA MX L: REPETCHAJE: TIGRES / TOLUCA | TUDN | Nov 22, 20 |
494 | PREMIER LEAGUE L: WEST HAM/ARSENAL | NBCSN | Sep 19, 20 |
487 | LIGA MX SAT 2: AMERICA / UNAM | TUDN | Oct 3, 20 |
478 | MLS REGULAR SEASON: PHIL/NEW ENGLAND | ESPN | Nov 24, 20 |
477 | PREMIER LEAGUE L: LEEDS/ARSENAL | NBCSN | Nov 22, 20 |
466 | LIGA MX L: LEON / AMERICA | TUDN | Oct 19, 20 |
464 | MLS REGULAR SEASON L: ORLANDO/MIAMI | ESPN | Jul 8, 20 |
458 | LIGA MX SAT 2: AMERICA / TOLUCA | TUDN | Sep 12, 20 |
457 | MLS REGULAR SEASON L: SEATTLE/LAFC | ESPN | Nov 24, 20 |
456 | PREMIER LEAGUE L: LEICESTER/MANCITY | NBCSN | Sep 27, 20 |
454 | LIGA MX PT SUN: CRUZ AZUL / AMERICA | TUDN | Sep 27, 20 |
453 | LIGA MX PLAYOFFS: WC:SANTOS VS PACHUCA | FOX DEP | Nov 21, 20 |
428 | PREMIER LEAGUE L: LEICESTER/BOURNEMOUTH | NBCSN | Jul 12, 20 |
420 | LIGA MX FRI: FC JUAREZ / AMERICA | TUDN | Nov 6, 20 |
416 | PREMIER LEAGUE L: NEWCASTLE/TOTTENHAM | NBCSN | Sep 27, 20 |
414 | PREMIER LEAGUE L: EVERTON/CRYSTAL PALACE | NBCSN | Sep 26, 20 |
410 | PREMIER LEAGUE L: LIVERPOOL/EVERTON | NBCSN | Oct 17, 20 |
404 | PREMIER LEAGUE L: CHELSEA/BURNLEY | NBCSN | Oct 31, 20 |
403 | PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO | NBCSN | Jul 12, 20 |
402 | PREMIER LEAGUE L: LIVERPOOL/ASTON VILLA | NBCSN | Oct 4, 20 |
402 | UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: MAN CITY/LYONNAIS | TUDN | Aug 15, 20 |
401 | PREMIER LEAGUE L: EVERTON/NEWCASTLE | NBCSN | Nov 1, 20 |
The Premier League (EPL) leads the way with 17 of the top 30 events/shows in the top 30 since the NWSL restarted team sports in late June. This is USA cable viewership only. The source is Showbuzz Daily.
17 : EPL
8 : Liga MX
3 : MLS
2 : Champions League
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