Soccer Viewership: APR 11-17

Real Madrid vs Chelsea UEFA Champions League match combined total (CBS+Univision) edges out Cruz Azul vs Club America's total (Univision+TUDN) by a hair (3k).

Highlights/Lowlights:

• Club America and Chivas retain their seat at the top of the table by leading all events during a busy soccer week.

• The Champions League returned to CBS to solid numbers driven by "super clubs" Real, Chelsea, City, and Bayern.

• A soft number from City and Leicester on NBC, perhaps all the magic has disappeared from the Foxes and is showing up in TV interest.

• MLS on FOX stays in the low 300s last week. The league did manage to pull a FOX Deportes number for the 1st time this year.

• MLS's 18-49 demo has returned to "normal" now for the last couple of weeks (roughly 40% of viewers). This suggests there is some churn happening on MLS Season Pass, which is normal in the world of streaming.

• English language viewership for the Concacaf Champions League is non-existent. It's possible this is a preview of the Leagues Cup.

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US TV Viewership: Apr 11 - 17
	PREMIER LEAGUE
	LIGA MX (Mexican Soccer)
	MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER
Viewers (000)	Event/Game	Network	Date
1,157	LIGA MX LF SAT: CRUZ AZUL VS AMERICA	UNIVISION	4/15
1,044	LIGA MX SAT: LEON VS GUADALAJARA	UNIVISION	4/15
887	UEFA CHAMP LEAGUE-QTRS: REAL VS CHELSEA	CBS	4/12
763	UEFA CHAMP LEAGUE-QTRS: MAN CITY-BAYERN	CBS	4/11
675	NBC PREMIER LEAGUE: LEICESTER AT MAN CITY	NBC	4/15
651	UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: REAL VS CHELSEA	UNIVISION	4/12
596	PREMIER LEAGUE L: MANC UNITED/NOTTINGHAM	USA	4/16
570	LIGA MX EF SAT: ATLAS VS PACHUCA	UNIVISION	4/15
552	UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: MAN CITY FC/BAYERN	UNIVISION	4/11
515	PREMIER LEAGUE L: ARSENAL/WEST HAM	USA	4/16
476	PREMIER LEAGUE L: BOURNEMOUTH/TOTTENHAM	USA	4/15
439	LIGA MX SUN: UNAM VS TOLUCA	UNIVISION	4/16
378	LIGA MX LF SAT: CRUZ AZUL / AMERICA	TUDN	4/15
372	PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO	USA	4/16
361	PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO	USA	4/15
328	MLS SOCCER-SUN: LA GALAXY VS LOS ANGELES FC	FOX	4/16
316	PREMIER LEAGUE L: LIVERPOOL/LEEDS	USA	4/17
313	LIGA MX SAT: LEON / GUADALAJARA	TUDN	4/15
309	PREMIER LEAGUE L: NEWCASTLE/ASTON VILLA	USA	4/15
302	LIGA PREMIER SUN: FOREST V. UNITED	TELE	4/16
289	PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO	USA	4/15
245	PREMIER LEAGUE GOAL ZONE	USA	4/16
222	LIGA MX: MONTERREY VS SANTOS	FOXD	4/16
200	CONCACAF LC – L: QF: ATLAS / PHIL UNION	TUDN	4/12
198	PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO	USA	4/15
196	CONCACAF LC – L: QF: TIGRES UANL / MOTAGUA	TUDN	4/13
185	PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO	USA	4/16
178	LIGA MX EF SAT: ATLAS / PACHUCA	TUDN	4/15
178	LIGA MX L: QUERETARO / TIGRES	TUDN	4/16
159	PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO	USA	4/17
146	LIGA PREMIER SUN AM: WEST HAM V. ARSENAL	TELE	4/16
134	LA LIGA    L: CADIZ/REAL MADRID	ESPND	4/15
128	CONCACAF LC – L: QF: LAFC / VANCOUVER	TUDN	4/11
124	PREMIER LEAGUE GOAL ZONE	USA	4/17
123	LIGA MX SUN: UNAM / TOLUCA	TUDN	4/16
121	UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: QF: REAL / CHELSEA	TUDN	4/12
117	FUTBOL CENTRAL L	TUDN	4/16
115	LIGA MX L: NECAXA / PUEBLA	TUDN	4/14
108	LA LIGA    L: GETAFE/FC BARCELONA	ESPND	4/16
108	UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: QF: MAN CITY/BAYERN	TUDN	4/11
107	CONCACAF LC – L: QF: VIOLETTE VS. LEON (MEX)	TUDN	4/11
106	UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE: QF: MAN UNITED/SEVILLA	TUDN	4/13
83	FUTBOL CLUB L	TUDN	4/12
81	LIGA PREMIER: MAN CITY V. LEICESTER CITY	UNIVERSO	4/15
80	FUTBOL CLUB L	TUDN	4/12
74	FUTBOL CLUB L	TUDN	4/13
69	CONCACAF CHAMP L L: QF2:ATLAS/PHILA UNION	FS1	4/12
61	MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER: LA GALAXY VS LAFC	FOXD	4/16
53	UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE L: QF: FEYENOORD / ROMA	TUDN	4/13
46	FUTBOL CENTRAL L	TUDN	4/15
43	LIGA MX FEMENIL	FOXD	4/16
38	LIGA PREMIER EXTRA	UNIVERSO	4/15
35	LIGUE 1 – L: PARIS SAINT GERMAIN VS. LENS	BEIN ESP	4/15

sources: showbuzzdaily, spoilertv, helltown (analysis)

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