Thursday, February 23, 2023

Soccer Viewership: FEB 14 - 20

Busy week with Liga MX, PL, and the UEFA Champions League all on broadcast TV.

Highlights/Lowlights

• Liga MX's Saturday night games both top 800k, Chivas v UNAM leading the way.

• PL's Newcastle v Liverpool dipped below 900k after a mini-run of games over 1m.

• USWNT returned to "regular tv" and pulled 373k for the She Believes Cup vs. Japan. I do not know the streaming number. Both pre and post-game coverage did pretty good.

• CBS's coverage of the UEFA Champions League returned to decent numbers. A little surprising Dortmund v Chelsea didn't do better.

• MLS returns this weekend on FOX.

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US TV Viewership: Feb 14 - 20
PREMIER LEAGUE
LIGA MX (Mexican Soccer)
MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER
Viewers (000)Event/GameNetworkDate
942LIGA MX SAT 2: UNAM/CHIVASUNIVISION2/18
856NBC PREMIER LEAGUE: LIVERPOOL/NEWCASTLENBC2/18
851UEFA CHAMP LEAGUE-RD16: PSG/BAYERNCBS2/14
822LIGA MX SAT: ATLAS/TIGRESUNIVISION2/18
673UEFA CHAMP LEAGUE-RD16: DORTMUND/CHELSEACBS2/15
620PREMIER LEAGUE L: WEST HAM/TOTTENHAMUSA2/19
605UEFA CHAMPS LEAGUE: PSG/BAYERNUNIVISION2/14
543PREMIER LEAGUE L: LEICESTER/MAN UNITEDUSA2/19
478LIGA MX L: AMERICA / TIJUANATUDN2/19
446PREMIER LEAGUE L: ARSENAL/ASTON VILLAUSA2/18
434PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIOUSA2/19
415PREMIER LEAGUE L: LEEDS/EVERTONUSA2/18
380PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIOUSA2/18
373USA SOCCER WOMEN L: USA/JAPANTNT2/19
315PREMIER LEAGUE GOAL ZONEUSA2/19
313PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIOUSA2/18
303LIGA MX SAT: ATLAS / TIGRESTUDN2/18
301LIGA PREMIER - SUN: TOTTENHAM V WEST HAMTEL2/19
280USA SOCCER POSTGAMETNT2/19
276LIGA MX SAT 2: UNAM / CHIVAS GUADALAJARATUDN2/18
234UEFA EUROPA L: R16: BARCELONA / MAN UNITEDTUDN2/16
220PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIOUSA2/19
211LA LIGA    L: BARCELONA/CADIZESPND2/19
206LIGA MX L: NECAXA / UNAMTUDN2/15
191USA SOCCER PREGAMETNT2/19
187LIGA MX L: PUEBLA / CRUZ AZULTUDN2/17
183LA LIGA    L: OSASUNA/REAL MADRIDESPND2/18
181PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIOUSA2/18
167UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: R16: PSG / FC BAYERNTUDN2/14
165UEFA EUROPA L: R16: JUVENTUS / FC NANTESTUDN2/16
153FUTBOL ESTELAR CHIVAS VS TIJUANAUNIVERSO2/15
148LIGA MX L: QUERETARO / MONARCAS MAZATLANTUDN2/19
142LIGA MX L: MAZATLAN / PACHUCATUDN2/16
139LIGA MX L: TIGRES / FC JUAREZTUDN2/14
123LIGA MX L: CLUB ATLETICO SAN LUIS / SANTOSTUDN2/18
98MISION EUROPA LTUDN2/14
92UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: DORTMUND / CHELSEATUDN2/15
91LIGA MX: JUAREZ VS LEONFOXD2/17
90LIGA PREMIER: NEWCASTLE VS LIVERPOOLUNIVERSO2/18
88LA LIGA    L: ATLETICO MADRID/ATHLETIC BILBAOESPND2/19
75FUTBOL CENTRAL LTUDN2/16
73LA LIGA    L: REAL MADRID/ELCHEESPND2/15
68MEXICAN FIRST DIVISION L: RAYADOS/QUERETAROESPND2/15
56LIGA MX: MONTERREY VS NECAXAFOXD2/18
47LIGA PREMIER EXTRAUNIVERSO2/18
43LIGA PREMIER: EVERTON VS LEEDS UNITEDUNIVERSO2/18

sources: showbuzzdaily, spoilertv, helltown (analysis)

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Wednesday, February 15, 2023

Soccer Viewership: FEB 6 - 13

Liga MX takes the top two spots this week with their primetime games on Univision.

Highlights/Lowlights:

• Somewhat surprisingly Aston Villa v Man City pulled 645k on USA + another 360k on Telemundo for a total of 1.01m.

• The Premier League on PayTV is flat over 2022 and +21% over 2021.

• Man United v Leeds 673k on USA is the best 9 AM game I have on record going back to 2020.

Liga MX is down -15% YOY both 2022 and 2021 YTD.

• ESPN reported that Wrexham's FA Cup match was a success across streaming and on ESPN2 (139k).

• We are still 10 days away from MLS 2023 kickoff. FOX will carry a stand-alone game on Feb 26th.

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US TV Viewership: Feb 6 - 13
PREMIER LEAGUE
LIGA MX (Mexican Soccer)
MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER
Viewers (000)Event/GameNetworkDate
937LIGA MX SAT 2: PACHUCA V CHIVASUNIVISION2/11
849LIGA MX SAT: TIGRES V UNAMUNIVISION2/11
722NBC PREMIER LEAGUE: NEWCASTLE V BMOUTHNBC2/11
673PREMIER LEAGUE L: MANCHESTER UNITED/LEEDSUSA2/12
645PREMIER LEAGUE L: ASTON VILLA/MAN CITYUSA2/12
640LIGA MX EF SAT: AMERICA V NECAXAUNIVISION2/11
477PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIOUSA2/12
395PREMIER LEAGUE L: LEEDS/MANCHESTER UNITEDUSA2/8
360LIGA PREMIER - SUN: MAN CITY V ASTON VILLATEL2/12
360PREMIER LEAGUE L: EVERTON/LIVERPOOLUSA2/13
353PREMIER LEAGUE L: WOLVES/SOUTHAMPTONUSA2/11
352PREMIER LEAGUE L: CHELSEA/WEST HAMUSA2/11
319PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIOUSA2/11
304LIGA MX SAT 2: PACHUCA / GUADALAJARATUDN2/11
270PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIOUSA2/11
258PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIOUSA2/12
248PREMIER LEAGUE GOAL ZONEUSA2/12
247LIGA MX SAT: TIGRES / UNAMTUDN2/11
217PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIOUSA2/8
185LIGA MX EF SAT: AMERICA / NECAXATUDN2/11
171LA LIGA    L: VILLARREAL/FC BARCELONAESPND2/12
168PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIOUSA2/11
167LIGA MX L: ATLAS / MONTERREYTUDN2/9
162FIFA CLUB COPA MNDL FNL: REAL VS AL HILALFOXD2/11
159PREMIER LEAGUE GOAL ZONEUSA2/13
156PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIOUSA2/13
147PREMIER LEAGUE GOAL ZONEUSA2/8
145LIGA MX: TIJUANA VS SAN LUISFOXD2/10
139FA CUP SOCCER    L: SHEFFIELD UNITED/WREXHAMESPN22/7
110LIGA MX L: QUERETARO / LEONTUDN2/9
106FIFA CLUB COPA MNDL SEMIFOXD2/8
86FIFA CLUB WORLD CUP L: FINAL:REAL/AL HILAL SFCFS22/11
74COPA DE FRANCIA-EARLY RDSFOXD2/8
56LIGA PREMIER: LIVERPOOL VS EVERTONUNIVERSO2/13
52LA LIGA    L: CELTA DE VIGO/ATLETICO DE MADRIDESPND2/12
48LIGA PREMIER: BOURNEMOUTH VS NEWCASTLEUNIVERSO2/11
46LA LIGA    L: VALLADOLID/OSASUNAESPND2/12
44LIGA PREMIER EXTRAUNIVERSO2/11

sources: showbuzzdaily, spoilertv, helltown (analysis)

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