Pay-TV YOY Change by Network

Thank you to Robert Seidman for posting these figures.

Below is a look at changes in Pay-TV over the last 12 months. 

The 2023 number includes live streaming services like YouTubeTV. 2022 does not include YTTV for the following networks ESPN Deportes, ESPNU, TBS, TNT, truTV, TUDN and USA, meaning their losses are greater than reported here.

I'll tease out the soccer networks first (in 000s)...

% Change	Network	Dec. 2022	Dec. 2023	Change
-18%	belN Sport	10,985	8,970	-2,015
-17%	belN Sport Espanol	7,455	6,152	-1,303
-15%	ESPN Deportes	12,068	10,223	-1,845
-8%	Fox Deportes	13,511	12,426	-1,085
-7%	TUDN	32,817	30,580	-2,237
-6%	USA	75,238	71,059	-4,179
-5%	FS2	53,748	51,008	-2,740
-5%	FS1	73,748	70,404	-3,344
-7%	Total Change	279,570	260,822	-18,748

Here are the rest of the sports-related channels.

% Change	Network	Dec. 2022	Dec. 2023	Change
-26%	MLB Network	42,278	31,163	-11,115
-18%	belN Sport	10,985	8,970	-2,015
-17%	belN Sport Espanol	7,455	6,152	-1,303
-15%	ESPN Deportes	12,068	10,223	-1,845
-9%	Tennis Channel	41,750	37,836	-3,914
-8%	Fox Deportes	13,511	12,426	-1,085
-7%	TUDN	32,817	30,580	-2,237
-6%	Golf Channel	62,715	59,001	-3,714
-6%	TBS	75,406	71,142	-4,264
-6%	Total Multichannel:	78,970	74,509	-4,461
-6%	TNT	75,262	71,037	-4,225
-6%	USA	75,238	71,059	-4,179
-6%	TruTV	72,029	68,048	-3,981
-5%	ESPN	74,233	70,234	-3,999
-5%	ESPN2	74,215	70,233	-3,982
-5%	FS2	53,748	51,008	-2,740
-5%	FS1	73,748	70,404	-3,344
-4%	Big Ten Network	49,563	47,502	-2,061
-4%	ESPNU	51,871	49,919	-1,952
-3%	NBA TV	38,372	37,319	-1,053
-1%	NFL Network	52,563	52,282	-281
1%	Total U.S. TV Homes:	123,800	125,000	1,200

Soccer Viewership: NOV 13 - 19

Light International Week. Argentina v. Uruguay tops the chart.

Highlights/Lowlights:

• One of my data sources did not update this past week (Thanksgiving) so I am probably missing a couple sub 100k events. While they might be lost to history and not matter, it's always important to capture them.

• The USMNT garnered a lot of interest on Span-lang. 869k on Telemundo and another 119k on Universo. Inches away from 1m. Why? I'm not entirely sure.

• The US team on Eng-lang didn't do all that well. 348k and next week's report will have their away match in the 300s as well. 

• Looking forward to the return of league play this week.

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US TV Viewership: NOV 13 - 19
	PREMIER LEAGUE
	LIGA MX (Mexican Soccer)
	MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER
Viewers (000)	Event/Game	Network	Date
973	RUM-MNDL-TEL-UNVSO: ARGENTINA/URUGUAY	TEL	11/16
869	NAT-LGE-TEL-UNVSO: USMNT/TRINIDAD & T	TEL	11/16
598	CONCACAF NATIONS LEAGUE: HONDURAS/MEXICO	TUDN	11/17
348	USA SOCCER MEN: USMNT/TRINIDAD & T	TNT	11/16
305	ZONA MXTA - SAT: N/A	TEL	11/18
136	FUTBOL CENTRAL: N/A	TUDN	11/17
121	RUM-MNDL-TEL-UNVSO: ARGENTINA/URUGUAY	UNIVERSO	11/16
119	NAT-LGE-TEL-UNVSO: USMNT/TRINIDAD & T	UNIVERSO	11/16
116	USA SOCCER PREGAME: N/A	TNT	11/16
112	USA SOCCER POSTGAME: N/A	TNT	11/16

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 TV Ratings, Sports Media Watch and Spoiler TV. My weekly report will be posted on Wednesdays with the exception of holidays.

Soccer Viewership: NOV 6 - 12

Club America, America's team, tops the list this week on Univision + TUDN. Manchester City vs. Chelsea was a close second when you combine USA + Telemundo.

Highlights/Lowlights:

• Liga MX finally jumps back up over 1m. The league also saw a strong number from Chivas. Positive signs for the league, but it still has a way to go to get back to last year's numbers. They need more popular teams other than these two.

• The NWSL final pulled 817k, which is down 11% from last year. NWSL does not have a Span-lang partner. CBS PR mentioned growth in streaming but did not provide any numbers.

• My data source has changed back to Sports Media Watch. Bear with me as I transition over, there could be a couple errors, or missing info. I'll clean up as a go along.

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US TV Viewership: NOV 6 - 12
	PREMIER LEAGUE
	LIGA MX (Mexican Soccer)
	MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER
Viewers (000)	Event/Game	Network	Date
1,139	LIGA MX 2 SAT: TIGRES UANL VS AMERICA+T UNI	UNI	11/11
841	LIGA MX SAT: UNAM VS GUADALAJARA +T	UNI	11/11
817	NWSL: OL REIGN VS NJ / NY	CBS	11/11
655	PREMIER LEAGUE: MANCHESTER CITY / CHELSEA	USA	11/12
600	UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: AC MILAN VS PSG +T	UNI	11/7
527	PREMIER LEAGUE: NEWCASTLE AT BOURNEMOUTH	NBC	11/11
486	PREMIER LEAGUE: LUTON / MANCHESTER	USA	11/11
448	UEFA CHAMPIONS: ARSENAL VS SEVILLA +T	UNI	11/8
401	LIGA PREMIER: CHELSEA V. MANCHESTER CITY	TEL	11/12
378	PREMIER LEAGUE L: TOTTENHAM / WOLVES	USA	11/11
359	LIGA MX 2 SAT: TIGRES / AMERICA +UNI	TUDN	11/11
327	FUTBOL CENTRAL PT SAT: LIGA MX SAT +T	UNI	11/11
299	LIGA PREMIER 3ER: N/A	TEL	11/12
298	LIGA MX SAT: UNAM / CHIVAS +UNI	TUDN	11/11
296	PREMIER LEAGUE: NOTTINGHAM /WEST HAM	USA	11/12
264	LIGA MX L: LEON / FC JUAREZ	TUDN	11/12
231	PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO: N/A	USA	11/12
220	UEFA CHAMPIONS: FC SHAKHTAR VS BARCA	UniMas	11/7
181	LIGA MX L: CRUZ AZUL / PUEBLA	TUDN	11/12
175	PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO: N/A	ESPN2	11/11
174	LA LIGA: REAL MADRID / VALENCIA	ESPND	11/11
172	UEFA EUROPA L: WEST HAM V OLYMPIACOS FC+T	UniMas	11/9
166	FIFA-SUB17-23-11 TEL: MEXICO VS. ALEMANIA	TEL	11/12
155	FIFA-SUB17-23-11 TEL: MAYRA	TEL	11/12
152	LIGA MIX L: TIJUANA / PACHUCA	TUDN	11/10

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 TV Ratings, Sports Media Watch and Spoiler TV. My weekly report will be posted on Wednesdays with the exception of holidays.