Thursday, August 24, 2023

Soccer Viewership: AUG 14 - 20

The Women's World Cup finale edges out Messi and the League's Cup.

Highlights/Lowlights:

• The Leagues Cup final pulls 1.5m and another 306k on TUDN on the back of Messi. Without Messi doing the heavy lifting for this tournament, I think it's a dud. Don Garber came out very strong in support of it sticking around, however. There's a reason these sorts of things don't exist elsewhere or only happen once every four years. What would a "Messi-less" Leagues Cup pull? Probably less than half in Univision. 0.0 on FS1 and a tiny audience on Season Pass.

• The Premier League accounted for nearly 40% of all viewership last week as their season is getting underway. Manchester United vs. Tottenham pulled a solid 822k on NBC (Peacock not given).

• Liga MX quietly got back in the saddle. I poor 430k showing on Univision, however. Again, I think the impact of the Leagues Cup and Messi has changed things. Short term for sure. Why watch anything else besides the Messi tour? Not sure about long term... yet.

• Back to the WWC - 1.8m for the 6 AM final is probably about what people expected. I believe a USWNT-less world is healthy for the women's game. Something else worth mentioning is that WWC studio shows didn't pop in last week. Something else, else... no streaming figures given for the final, which means they weren't good.

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US TV Viewership: AUG 14 - 20
PREMIER LEAGUE
LIGA MX (Mexican Soccer)
MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER
Viewers (000)Event/GameNetworkDate
1,813FIFA WMN WC: SPAIN VS ENGLANDFOX8/19
1,453LEAGUES CUP: NASHVILLE SC VS INTERUNI8/19
1,058FIFA WMN WC: AUSTRALIA VS ENGLANDFOX8/19
822PREMIER LEAGUE: MANCHESTER UNITED AT SPURSNBC8/19
562FIFA WMN WC: SWEDEN VS AUSTRALIAFOX8/19
557LEAGUES CUP TUE: MONTERREY VS NASHVILLEUniMas8/19
553PREMIER LEAGUE L: CHELSEA/WEST HAMUSA8/20
536PREMIER LEAGUE L: BOURNEMOUTH/LIVERPOOLUSA8/19
470FIFA WMN WC: SPAIN VS SWEDENFOX8/19
467BUNDESLlGA-8/19: DORTMUND VSFC KOLNABC8/19
457PREMIER LEAGUE L: WOLVES/MAN UNITEDUSA8/14
441FIFA WMN WC: SWEDEN VS AUSTRALIAFOX8/18
430LIGA MX FRI: UNAM VS TOLUCAUNI8/18
425UEFA SUPER CUP: MANCHESTER CITY VS SEVILLAUNI8/18
408PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO:USA8/19
407FIFA WMN WC: SPAIN VS ENGLANDFOX8/16
364PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO:USA8/20
362FIFA WMN WC: ESPANA VS. INGLATERRATEL8/16
339PREMIER LEAGUE L: EVERTON/ASTON VILLAUSA8/20
327PREMIER LEAGUE GOAL ZONE:USA8/20
322FIFA WMN WC: ESPANA VS. INGLATERRATEL8/15
306LEAGUES CUP: NASHVILLE / INTER MIAMITUDN8/19
258LIGA PREMIER: TOTTENHAM V. MAN UNITEDTEL8/14
233LIGA PREMIER: LIVERPOOL V. BORNEMOUTHTEL8/14
210PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO:USA8/19
208PREMIER LEAGUE L: SHEFFIELD/NOTTINGHAMUSA8/18
181PREMIER LEAGUE GOAL ZONE:USA8/14
135PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO:USA8/20
132PREMIER LEAGUE GOAL ZONE:USA8/18
57ESPNFC PRESS PASS: WOMENS SOCCER SPECIALESPN28/16
54PUNTO FINAL:FOXD8/19

 Sources: 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. Bear with me while I get my hands around providing this data. Thank you.

Friday, August 18, 2023

Soccer Viewership: AUG 7 - 13

Peacock's PL match between Chelsea and Liverpool pulls close to 1m. Tops everything other than the Spain v. Netherlands WWC quarterfinal.

Highlights/Lowlights:

• NBC's streaming service sets a personal best of 973k last weekend, which puts it where broadcast games are on "big" NBC.

• WWC match between Spain and the Netherlands pulls a combined 2.6m on FOX + Telemundo.

• The rest of the WWC matches pulled less than 600k across all nets as this tournament limps to its conclusion (viewership-wise) without the USWNT. Again, healthy for the sport but FOX not happy, I'm sure.

• The League's Cup on UniMas is chugging along. FS1 numbers are still low. Season Pass is obviously having an impact but it is clear that Eng Lang fans are watching as much as regular season games.

• All MLS final that includes Messi should do well on Univison this weekend. 

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US TV Viewership: AUG 7 - 13
PREMIER LEAGUE
LIGA MX (Mexican Soccer)
MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER
Viewers (000)Event/GameNetworkDate
1,777FIFA WMN WC QFL: SPAIN/NETHERLANDSFOX8/10
973PREMIER LEAGUE: CHELSEA/LIVERPOOLPEACOCK8/13
815FIFA WMN WC : SPANA VS. PAISES BAJOSTEL8/10
748NBC PREMIER: ASTON VILLA AT NEWCASTLE NBCNBC8/12
579FIFA WMN WC QFL 245-8/11: AUSTRALIA/FRANCEFOX8/11
578FIFA WMN WC QFL 315-8/10: JAPAN VS SWEDENFOX8/10
544LIGA-8/12, LA: ATHLETICO VS REAL MADRID ABCABC8/12
477LEAGUES CUP FRI: I-AFC VS MONTERREY+TUniMas8/11
384LEAGUES CUP TUE: TOLUCA VS MINNESOTAUniMas8/8
361FIFA WOM WORLD CUP RD16: ENGLAND/NIGERIAFS18/7
360PREMIER LEAGUE L: MANCHESTER CITY/BURNLEYUSA8/11
350LEAGUES CUP MON: QUERETARO VS REVOLUTIONUniMas8/7
340FIFA-FEM-23-60R-: INGLATERRA VS. COLOMBIATEL8/12
329FIFA WOM WORLD CUP RD16: AUSTRALIA/DENMARKFS18/7
312FIFA WOM WORLD CUP RD16 L: FRANCE/MOROCCOFS18/8
217FIFA WOM WORLD CUP RD16: COLOMBIA/JAMAICAFS18/7
133FIFA WWC TODAY L: 74FS18/8
127PREMIER LEAGUE GOAL ZONE:USA8/11
102PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO:USA8/11
101LEAGUES CUP L:REVOLUTION/GALLOS BLANCOSFS18/7
101FIFA WWC HIGHLIGHTS: 20FS18/11
96FIFA WWC TONIGHT L: 59FS18/8

Sources: 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. Bear with me while I get my hands around providing this data. Thank you.

Friday, August 11, 2023

Premier League TV Schedule, August 2023

Here is the Premier League Schedule for the 1st few weeks including how to watch it on TV. 

Not sure if I'll keep posting all season but it's tough to find on a clean site (ad free and one that actually pops up fast). I highlighted USA games in Blue and NBC in Purple. Not much has changed from last year in terms of how many games will be shown on what over the weekend. It's a good mix of broadcast, pay-tv, and streaming.

DateTimeMatchNetworks
Friday, August 113:00 PMBurnley vs. Manchester CityUSA,Universo
Saturday, August 127:30 AMArsenal vs. Nottingham ForestPeacock,
Saturday, August 1210:00 AMBrighton & Hove Albion vs. Luton TownPeacock,
Saturday, August 1210:00 AMEverton vs. FulhamPeacock,
Saturday, August 1210:00 AMSheffield United vs. Crystal PalacePeacock,
Saturday, August 1210:00 AMAFC Bournemouth vs. West Ham UnitedPeacock,
Saturday, August 1212:30 PMNewcastle United vs. Aston VillaNBC,Universo,Peacock
Sunday, August 139:00 AMBrentford vs. Tottenham HotspurPeacock,
Sunday, August 1311:30 AMChelsea vs. LiverpoolPeacock,
Monday, August 143:00 PMManchester United vs. Wolverhampton WanderersUSA,Universo
Friday, August 182:45 PMNottingham Forest vs. Sheffield UnitedUSA,Universo
Saturday, August 1910:00 AMLuton Town vs. BurnleyPeacock,
Saturday, August 1910:00 AMWolverhampton Wanderers vs. Brighton & Hove AlbionPeacock,
Saturday, August 1910:00 AMFulham vs. BrentfordPeacock,
Saturday, August 1910:00 AMLiverpool vs. AFC BournemouthPeacock,
Saturday, August 1912:30 PMTottenham Hotspur vs. Manchester UnitedNBC,Telemundo,Peacock
Saturday, August 193:00 PMManchester City vs. Newcastle UnitedUSA,Universo
Sunday, August 209:00 AMAston Villa vs. EvertonUSA,
Sunday, August 2011:30 AMWest Ham United vs. ChelseaUSA,
Monday, August 213:00 PMCrystal Palace vs. ArsenalUSA,
Friday, August 253:00 PMChelsea vs. Luton TownUSA,Universo
Saturday, August 267:30 AMAFC Bournemouth vs. Tottenham HotspurUSA,Universo
Saturday, August 2610:00 AMManchester United vs. Nottingham ForestPeacock,
Saturday, August 2610:00 AMArsenal vs. FulhamPeacock,
Saturday, August 2610:00 AMBrentford vs. Crystal PalacePeacock,
Saturday, August 2610:00 AMEverton vs. Wolverhampton WanderersPeacock,
Saturday, August 2612:30 PMBrighton & Hove Albion vs. West Ham UnitedNBC,Telemundo, Peacock
Sunday, August 279:00 AMSheffield United vs. Manchester CityPeacock,
Sunday, August 279:00 AMBurnley vs. Aston VillaPeacock,
Sunday, August 2711:30 AMNewcastle United vs. LiverpoolUSA,Universo