Thursday, September 21, 2023

Soccer Viewership: SEP 11 - 17

Club football returns in full. I can see more data now. Club America v. Chivas takes the top spot.

Highlights/Lowlights:

• Liga MX does well with the two clubs that pull numbers, particularly on Univision, but dip a bit for the other matches.

PL on NBC was light, sub 600k for Brentford vs Newcastle. It was almost beaten out by Arsenal v Everton on USA. Add in Telemundo's audience and it did.

Total Avg Viewership, last week:

4.98m - Premier League
3.36m - Liga MX

• Liga MX on Univision and the Premier League on NBC are averaging an almost identical 805k average July - now.

Not sure what to do with MLS on FS1. There have been a couple games there since the end of the Leagues Cup and neither have pulled a number that I can find.

@SportsTVRatings is posting sports-related ratings daily now. He's a great follow. 

• Welcome to Wrexham returned on both ESPN and FX. No drop off.

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US TV Viewership: SEPT 11 - 17
PREMIER LEAGUE
LIGA MX (Mexican Soccer)
MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER
Viewers (000)Event/GameNetworkDate
1,300LIGA MX IF SAT: AMERICA VS GUADALAJARA +TUNI9/16
1,284SELECCION MEXICANA: MEXICO VS. UZBEKISTANUNI9/12
732LIGA MX SAT: MONTERREY VS LEON +TUNI9/16
728FUTBOL CENTRAL TUE:UNI9/12
599LIGA MX PT SUN: ATLAS VS TIGRES UANLUNI9/17
596NBC PREMIER LEAGUE: BRENTFORD AT NEWCASTLENBC9/16
541PREMIER LEAGUE L: ARSENAL/EVERTONUSA9/17
513PREMIER LEAGUE L: MAN CITY/WEST HAMUSA9/16
449PREMIER LEAGUE L: CHELSEA/BOURNEMOUTHUSA9/17
433NBC PREMIER LEAGUE POST: N/ANBC9/16
379PREMIER LEAGUE L: LIVERPOOL/WOLVESUSA9/16
370PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO: N/AUSA9/16
353PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO: N/AUSA9/17
339USA SOCCER MEN L: USA/OMANTNT9/12
320PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO: N/AUSA9/16
303LIGA MX IF SAT: AMERICA / CHIVASTUDN9/16
293TWDCSPORTS PROG: WELCOME TO WREXHAMESPN9/13
279SELECCION MEXICANA: MEXICO VS. UZBEKISTANTUDN9/12
274LIGA PREMIER - SUN: EVERTON VS. ARSENALTEL9/17
219LIGA MX DT SUN: UNAM VS CLUB ATLETICOUniMas9/17
207WELCOME TO WREXHAM: WELCOME BACKFX9/12
207LIGA MX SAT:TUDN9/16
206PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO: N/AUSA9/17
204LIGA MIX PT SUN: ATLAS / TIGRESTUDN9/17
203LA LIGA:ESPND9/16
195LA LIGA: REAL MADRID/REAL SOCIEDADESPND9/17
195LIGA PREMIER 3ER - SUN: N/ATEL9/17
167LIGA MIX L: MAZATLAN / CRUZ AZULTUDN9/15
163PREMIER LEAGUE GOAL ZONE: N/AUSA9/17
140LIGA MIX L: TIJUANA / TOLUCATUDN9/15
137USA SOCCER PRE-GAME: N/ATNT9/12
126LIGA PREMIER : BOURNEMOUTH V CHELSEATEL9/17
109LIGA MIX L: QUERETARO / PUEBLATUDN9/17
97FUTBOL CENTRAL TUE: N/ATUDN9/12
92USA SOCCER POSTGAME: N/ATNT9/12
59INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLY: SCOTLAND/ENGLANDFS29/12
39UEFA EURO QUALIFIERS: PORTUGAL/LUXEMBOURGFS29/11
35FUTBOL CLUB L: N/ATUDN9/12
33UEFA EURO QUALIFIERS L: ARMENIA/CROATIAFS29/11
24LIGA DE HONDURAS: LOBOS VS OLIMPIAFOXD9/13
20FUTBOL CLUB: N/ATUDN9/13
18LIGA DE GUATEMALA: XINABAJUL/COMUNICACIONESFOXD9/13
18FUTBOL CLUB L: N/ATUDN9/14
7FUTBOL PICANTE: N/AESPD9/13
0MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER: AUSTIN/PORTLANDFS19/17

Sources: Nielsen Data via Sports Media Watch, Spoiler TV, SportsTVRatings

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Note: My primary source for this data has changed from ShowBuzzDaily to a combination of Sports Media Watch and Spoiler TV. My weekly report was previously posted on Wednesday, but now will be on Thursday (or Friday if there is a holiday). Bear with me while I get my hands around providing this data. Thank you.

Thursday, September 14, 2023

Soccer Viewership: SEP 4 - 10

Light International Week. Mexico on UNI takes the top spot, everything else is soft.

Highlights/Lowlights:

• NWSL pops back on the list with, what's become, a customary 400k on CBS. It was also simulcast on Paramount+ (I don't have that number).

• Flying under the radar is Liga MX playing through the break. Both games were light. Liga MX is having a fit in trying to get restarted after the Leagues Cup. Same with MLS.

• Mexico vs Australia did well with 1.4m on UNI + 308k on TUDN.

• Interesting in the USMNT on Telemundo was also soft at 410k. A light 323k watched it on TNT.

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US TV Viewership: SEPT 4 - 10
PREMIER LEAGUE
LIGA MX (Mexican Soccer)
MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER
Viewers (000)Event/GameNetworkDate
1,352PARTIDO AMISTOSO: MEXICO/AUSTRALIAUNI9/10
479LIGA MX-TEL: CHIVAS/LEONTEL9/9
410AMISTOSO-US-SAT-TEL: USMNT/UZBEKISTANTEL9/9
405NWSL CHALLENGE CUP-RAIN: NC/LOUISVILLECBS9/9
323USA SOCCER MEN L: USA/UZBEKISTANTNT9/9
308PARTIDO AMISTOSO: MEXICO/AUSTRALIATUDN9/9
191UEFA EURO QUALIFIERS L: ALBANIA/POLANDFS19/10
167PARTIDO AMISTOSO LIGA MX: AMERICA/TIGRESTUDN9/10
155USA SOCCER PREGAME:TNT9/9
128USA SOCCER POSTGAME:TNT9/9
111UEFA EURO QUALIFIERS L: AZERBAIJAN/BELGIUMFS19/9

Sources: Nielsen Data via Sports Media Watch, Spoiler TV, SportsTVRatings

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Note: My primary source for this data has changed from ShowBuzzDaily to a combination of Sports Media Watch and Spoiler TV. My weekly report was previously posted on Wednesday, but now will be on Thursday (or Friday if there is a holiday). Bear with me while I get my hands around providing this data. Thank you.


Thursday, September 7, 2023

Soccer Viewership: AUG 28 - SEP 3

Manchester United and Arsenal took the top spot last week.

Highlights/Lowlights:

• Liga MX and the Premier League fill the table this week, with just La Liga on ESPND being the lone game outside of them.

• The Premier League is slightly up for the start of the season on NBC. In range with the previous two seasons. Games on USA are flat. I don't have enough Peacock info to make a confident call, but I imagine those numbers are inching up.

• Liga MX is taking a -10% hit for July and August YOY, likely due to the Leagues Cup break disrupting the flow.

• Notable that Women's soccer has gone silent post-World Cup. The NWSL has about 4 weeks left in their season. The FA WSL starts up their 23/24 season on October 1.

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US TV Viewership: AUG 28 - SEPT 3
PREMIER LEAGUE
LIGA MX (Mexican Soccer)
MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER
Viewers (000)Event/GameNetworkDate
1,060PREMIER LEAGUE: MAN UNITED AT ARSENALNBC9/3
839LIGA MX SAT 2: CRUZ AWL VS AMERICA +TUNI9/2
638PREMIER LEAGUE: NEWCASTLE AT BRIGHTONNBC9/2
587LIGA MX-: CHIVAS VS.MONTERREYTEL9/3
521LIGA MX SAT: TIGRES I-JANL VS QUERETAROUNI9/2
446PREMIER LEAGUE L: ASTON VILLA/LIVERPOOLUSA9/3
374PREMIER LEAGUE L: NOTTINGHAM/CHELSEAUSA9/2
352PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO:USA9/3
331LIGA PREMIER: ARSENAL V. MANCHESTERTEL9/3
322PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO:USA9/2
302PREMIER LEAGUE L: EVERTON/SHEFFIELDUSA9/2
281FUTBOL CENTRAL: LIGA MX SAT +TUNI9/2
272PREMIER LEAGUE L: WEST HAM/LUTONUSA9/1
272PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO:USA9/2
268LIGA MX LF SAT: CRUZ AWL/ AMERICATUDN9/2
220PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO:USA9/3
177LIGA PREMIER 3ER: ?TEL9/3
171LA LIGA: OSASUNA/FC BARCELONAESPND9/3
150LIGA MX L: TIGRES / SANTOSTUDN8/30
141PREMIER LEAGUE GOAL ZONE:USA9/1
137PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO:USA9/1
92LIGA MX: JUAREZ VS MAZATLANFOXD9/1

Sources: Nielsen Data via Sports Media Watch, Spoiler TV

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Note: My primary source for this data has changed from ShowBuzzDaily to a combination of Sports Media Watch and Spoiler TV. My weekly report was previously posted on Wednesday, but now will be on Thursday (or Friday if there is a holiday). Bear with me while I get my hands around providing this data. Thank you.