Liga MX wraps up their Apertura season with Pachuca blowing out Toluca 8-2 over two legs last week. 1.7m and 1.9m on Univision are impressive numbers.
Highlights/Lowlights:
• The two-legged Liga MX final matches finish up 3rd and 6th overall in calendar year 2022 most watched games.
Top 3, 2022
2.8m UEFA Champions League Final (CBS)
1.96m Seleccion Mexicana v Colombia (UNI)
1.94m Liga MX Final (2nd leg - UNI)
• The NWSL finished the year strong with a primetime Championship on CBS. Nearly 1m tuned in to watch Saturday evening. NWSL will be happy with that number, but I think that more or less the ceiling for the league ("MLS-Like" setup brings similar numbers being the reason).
• The Premier League had a strong weekend with 5 games finishing over 400k. Leeds finally doing a little better, although with a little help. Add in the Universo number and the match against Liverpool topped 500k.
• Major League Soccer's ABC conference final pulled a solid 519k (+107k on ESPN Deportes). LAFC reaching the final is a "win" for the league. I don't have a prediction for the final on FOX but look for it to do near what it always does (~1m on Eng-lang). Univision will carry it on Span-lang).
• MLS ends 2022 on ESPN down -6% and down -11% on FS1 YOY. I'll have final ABC and FOX numbers once the season wraps up this weekend.
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| US TV Viewership: Soccer Programs Oct 25-31 |
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| PREMIER LEAGUE | | |
| LIGA MX | | |
| MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER | | |
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| Viewers (000) | Event/Game | Network | Date |
| 1,940 | LIGA MX PT SUN: FINAL: PACHUCA / TOLUCA | UNIVISION | 10/30 |
| 1,676 | LIGA MX THU: FINAL: TOLUCA / PACHUCA | UNIVISION | 10/27 |
| 915 | NWSL CHAMPIONSHIP: DC V PDX | CBS | 10/29 |
| 886 | FUTBOL CENTRAL | UNIVISION | 10/30 |
| 619 | NBC PREMIER LEAGUE: EVERTON/FULHAM | NBC | 10/29 |
| 555 | LIGA MX PT SUN: FINAL: PACHUCA / TOLUCA | TUDN | 10/30 |
| 543 | PREMIER LEAGUE L: WEST HAM/MAN UNITED | USA | 10/30 |
| 519 | MLS PLAYOFFS: LAFC/AUSTIN | ABC | 10/30 |
| 461 | LIGA MX THU: FINAL: TOLUCA / PACHUCA | TUDN | 10/27 |
| 444 | PREMIER LEAGUE L: CHELSEA/BRIGHTON | USA | 10/29 |
| 418 | PREMIER LEAGUE L: NOTTINGHAM/ARSENAL | USA | 10/30 |
| 410 | PREMIER LEAGUE L: LEEDS/LIVERPOOL | USA | 10/29 |
| 293 | PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO | USA | 10/29 |
| 285 | MLS PLAYOFFS L: CONF FINAL:PHIL/NYCFC | FS1 | 10/30 |
| 260 | PREMIER LEAGUE L: MANCHESTER CITY/LEICESTER | USA | 10/29 |
| 233 | PREMIER LEAGUE GOAL ZONE | USA | 10/29 |
| 227 | UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: BARCNA / BAYERN | TUDN | 10/26 |
| 224 | PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO | USA | 10/29 |
| 211 | PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO | USA | 10/29 |
| 190 | PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO | USA | 10/30 |
| 184 | FUTBOL CENTRAL | TUDN | 10/30 |
| 168 | PREMIER LEAGUE GOAL ZONE | USA | 10/30 |
| 153 | LA LIGA L: REAL MADRID/GIRONA | ESPND | 10/30 |
| 143 | LA LIGA L: VALENCIA/FC BARCELONA | ESPND | 10/29 |
| 125 | FUTBOL CENTRAL L | TUDN | 10/27 |
| 125 | MISION EUROPA L | TUDN | 10/26 |
| 111 | UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2: PSG / MACCABI | TUDN | 10/25 |
| 107 | MLS PLAYOFFS: LAFC/AUSTIN FC | ESPND | 10/30 |
| 106 | UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE 1: MAN UNITED/FC SHERIFF | TUDN | 10/27 |
| 98 | CONCACAF LEAGUE FINAL: OLIMPIA/ALAJUELENSE | TUDN | 10/26 |
| 91 | PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO | USA | 10/29 |
| 89 | LIGA PREMIER: LIVERPOOL VS LEEDS UNITED | UNIVERSO | 10/29 |
| 67 | LIGA PREMIER EXTRA | UNIVERSO | 10/29 |
| 57 | UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE L: PSV / ARSENAL FC | TUDN | 10/27 |
| 53 | UCL MAGAZINE SHOW | TUDN | 10/30 |
| 38 | MLS CONF FINAL: PHIL VS NEW YORK CITY | FOXD | 10/30 |
sources: showbuzzdaily, spoilertv, helltown (analysis)
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Here's a look at the updated English Language Broadcast TV leaderboard:
Average 000s Program Count
964k UEFA Champions League 14
829 Premier League 19
546 USWNT Friendly 3
490 La Liga 2
489 NWSL 6
484 FA Women's Super League 1
474 Bundesliga 2
464 MLS 18
