Soccer Viewership: DEC 27-JAN 2

Happy New Year. 811k for Arsenal and Brighton top last week.

Highlights/Lowlights:

• The Premier League enjoys its last week on center stage as Liga MX starts up this week.

• Overall the PL is up about +10% vs last year's holiday slate of games.

Prem YOY Boxing Day - New Years
429k Last Year
495k This Year

• MLS is still about 7 weeks off from starting. Reminder: It will only be on FOX networks.

• Copa por Mexico wrapped up with relatively strong numbers on TUDN. All in all, it pulls slightly better numbers than regular-season MLS games on pay-TV.

• La Liga slipped in 3 matches this week. The best mark was Real Madrid's 139k (vs. Valladolid CF).

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US TV Viewership: Dec 27 - Jan 2
	PREMIER LEAGUE
	LIGA MX (Mexican Soccer)
	MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER
Viewers (000)	Event/Game	Network	Date
811	NBC PREMIER LEAGUE: ARSENAL V BRIGHTON	NBC	12/31
523	PREMIER LEAGUE L: LIVERPOOL/BRENTFORD	USA	1/2
521	PREMIER LEAGUE L: NOTTINGHAM/MAN UNITED	USA	12/27
510	PREMIER LEAGUE L: BOURNEMOUTH/CHELSEA	USA	12/27
496	PREMIER LEAGUE L: LEEDS/NEWCASTLE	USA	12/31
433	PREMIER LEAGUE L: MANCHESTER CITY/LEEDS	USA	12/28
430	PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO	USA	12/27
414	COPA POR MEXICO: MONARCAS MAZATLA/TIGRES	TUDN	12/30
362	PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO	USA	12/31
342	COPA POR MEXICO: GROUP: AMERICA/CRUZ AZUL	TUDN	12/27
287	PREMIER LEAGUE L: MAN CITY/WOLVES	USA	12/31
272	COPA POR MEXICO L: GROUP: ATLAS / CHIVAS	TUDN	12/27
257	PREMIER LEAGUE GOAL ZONE	USA	1/2
234	PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO	USA	1/2
218	PREMIER LEAGUE L: BRENTFORD/WEST HAM	USA	12/30
200	PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO	USA	12/31
174	PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO	USA	12/28
164	PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO	USA	12/27
154	PREMIER LEAGUE GOAL ZONE	USA	12/28
141	PREMIER LEAGUE GOAL ZONE	USA	12/27
139	LA LIGA    L: VALLADOLID/REAL MADRID	ESPND	12/30
137	COPA POR MEXICO L: GROUP: TIGRES / SANTOS	TUDN	12/27
122	PREMIER LEAGUE GOAL ZONE	USA	12/30
100	FUTBOL CENTRAL L	TUDN	12/30
83	LIGA PREMIER: BRENTFORD VS LIVERPOOL	UNIVERSO	1/2
65	LIGA PREMIER: BRIGHTON VS ARSENAL	UNIVERSO	12/31
58	LA LIGA    L: ATLETICO MADRID/ELCHE	ESPND	12/29
46	LIGA PREMIER: MAN UNITED VS NOTNGHM FRST	UNIVERSO	12/27
35	LIGA PREMIER EXTRA	UNIVERSO	12/31
34	LIGA PREMIER EXTRA	UNIVERSO	12/30
29	LA LIGA    L: REAL BETIS/ATHLETIC CLUB	ESPND	12/29
19	LIGA MX COMPACTO	FOXD	12/29

sources: showbuzzdaily, spoilertv, helltown (analysis)

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Calendar Year YOY's

+26% Premier League (NBCSN/USA)

+5% Liga MX (TUDN)
0% MLS on FOX
-6% MLS on ESPN

-12% on FS1

-15% on ABC