Wednesday, May 19, 2021

Highest Rated Soccer Programs on Cable YTD

My weekly cable soccer viewership table will be delayed a bit this week. In its place, I have the top-rated soccer games (/programs) on cable so far this year (Jan 1 - May 10). 

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Highest Rated Soccer Programs on Cable, Jan 1 - May 10, 2021
Rating000sNetworkMatchDate
0.38862TUDNLIGA MX: PACHUCA/CHIVAS5/9
0.34973NBCSNPREMIER LEAGUE: MAN CITY/LIVERPOOL2/7
0.31760NBCSNPREMIER LEAGUE: MAN UNITED/MAN CITY3/7
0.30758NBCSNPREMIER LEAGUE: MAN UNITED/CHELSEA2/28
0.28657FOX DEPLIGA MX: MONTERREY/AMERICA1/16
0.27673TUDNU23 OLYMPIC QUAL: HONDURAS/MEXICO3/30
0.27612TUDNU23 OLYMPIC QUAL: MEXICO/USA3/24
0.26573TUDNU23 OLYMPIC QUAL: MEXICO/CANADA3/28
0.25680NBCSNPREMIER LEAGUE: MAN CITY/CHELSEA1/3
0.24603NBCSNPREMIER LEAGUE: ASTON VILLA/MAN UNITED1/1
0.21524NBCSNPREMIER LEAGUE: WEST HAM/MAN UNITED3/14
0.21441TUDNCONCACAF CHAMP: AMERICA/PORTLAND5/5
0.20592NBCSNPREMIER LEAGUE: EVERTON/MAN UNITED2/6
0.20576NBCSNPREMIER LEAGUE: TOTTENHAM/ARSENAL3/14
0.20552NBCSNPREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO5/2
0.20430TUDNLIGA MX: AMERICA/CRUZ AZUL4/17
0.20426NBCSNPREMIER LEAGUE: LIVERPOOL/TOTTENHAM1/28
0.20390TUDNLIGA MX: AMERICA/SAN LUIS1/9
0.19594NBCSNPREMIER LEAGUE: LEEDS/ARSENAL2/14
0.19530FS1SHE BELIEVES CUP: USA/ARGENTINA2/24
0.19498ESPNMLS: LAFC/Seattle4/24
0.19494NBCSNPREMIER LEAGUE: BRIGHTON/MAN UNITED4/4
0.19456TUDNLIGA MX: LEON/ TOLUCA5/9
0.19433TUDNLIGA MX: UNAM VS AMERICA5/2
0.19420TUDNLIGA MX: TIGRES / TIJUANA2/21


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Sunday, May 16, 2021

What We Could Have Been

What We Could Have Been


by: Vidda Grubin

 Are there still soccer fans in North America who believe in McFranchise League Soccer?

Seriously?!? Who are the mouth breathers hanging out in stadiums and jersey/scarf adorned soccer dens watching the latest rich guy, marketing genius version of…


WE (a handful of greedy, ego-maniacs) TOOK OVER YOUR (generational & wide-eyed newbie soccer players, fans, parents, kids, coaches, referees) GROWING AND BEAUTIFUL SPORT AT THE PRECISE MOMENT WE REALIZED IT (soccer in North America) WAS ON THE VERGE OF ORGANICALLY, FROM THE ROOTS UP, BECOMING A BEHEMOTH POPULATED BY HUNDREDS/THOUSANDS OF UNIQUE CLUBS SUPPORTED BY MILLIONS OF PASSIONATE PARTICIPANTS AND SUPPORTERS.


WE (a handful of greedy ego-maniacs) HAVE OVERSEEN THE REVERSAL OF GRASS-ROOTS TRENDS, A REDUCTION IN YOUTH PARTICIPATION, THE CHOKING-OFF (soccer don’s version of erotic asphyxiation) OF WHAT SO OBVIOUSLY WOULD HAVE BECOME, IN TIME, A NORTH AMERICA-WIDE MULTI-TIERED OPEN PYRAMID OF AMATEUR AND PROFESSIONAL SOCCER CLUBS, THEIR PLAYERS AND FANS COMPETING YEAR ROUND FOR GLORY AND THE DREAM OF GREATNESS BASED ON SUCCESS ON THE FIELD, BETWEEN THE LINES.


As all of us (soccer fans here in North America) recently watched millions of UK and European football fans tell their greedy, egotistical owners to fuck-all-the-way-off to Toledo and then to fuck-off more to the left or right, depending on your travel direction, and jump the fuck into Lake Fucking Erie, some of us (soccer fans here in North America) continue to swallow the impotent ejaculate of well paid marketing pricks and red-haired, goatee wearing McFranchise lackeys.


I miss my sport. I miss the beautiful game and what it was quickly becoming in North America: millions of us as the creators of thousands of unique clubs in competition, but as one, united in the energy, beauty and unfolding mystery of shared glory and agony every Saturday afternoon.


I would gladly trade the last 25 years and McFranchise soccer for the promise of what we were quickly becoming not long ago. 

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Wednesday, May 12, 2021

Cable Soccer Viewership, May 4-10

Liga MX hits a big number on TUDN with Pachuca v Chivas. It pulled a 0.38 rating (862k viewers) which is the top cable match of the year (the Premier League on NBCSN has spots 2-4).

Major League Soccer's expansion team Austin helped FS1 get 346k on Sunday which is good for the network. It makes it the most viewed MLS game on FS1 since the beginning of last year. 8th overall behind 5 USWNT games and 2 Bundesliga games (on FS1). It's a good number for an expansion side that felt more like a Nashville than an Atlanta out of the gate. We'll see if it holds.

Making a surprise appearance this week was Concacaf Futsal on TUDN (62k). Liga MX women also jumped up to 81k this week.

It was a big weekend for soccer on traditional broadcast TV. 

1. The big winner on the weekend was the NWSL. Their Challenge Cup game between Portland and Gotham had a 0.35 rating (534k) on CBS which edged out all three MLS games on ABC and FOX (English language: 0.34, 0.32, 0.30).

2. The Premier League match between Chelsea and Manchester City "won" the weekend with 970k viewers and a 0.57 rating on NBC. 

3. MLS's LA v LA marque matchup pulled 483k on FOX and 206k on Fox Deportes. It's the most viewership for a MLS game on Fox Deportes since the beginning of last year, but 23rd most viewed soccer match. MLS only has 4 games register a rating in this time frame. The other 65 are Liga MX and the FIFA Club World Cup.

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US Cable Viewership: Soccer Programs May 4 - 10
Viewers (000)Event/GameNetworkDate
862LIGA MX L: REPECHAJE: PACHUCA /CHIVASTUDN5/9
456LIGA MX L: REPECHAJE: LEON/ TOLUCATUDN5/9
441CONCACAF CHAMPIONS L: AMERICA / PORTLANDTUDN5/5
376UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: CHELSEA VS REALTUDN5/5
346MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER L: SKC/AUSTINFS15/9
324CONCACAF CHAMPIONS L: TORONTO / CRUZ AZULTUDN5/4
305PREMIER LEAGUE L: EVERTON/WEST HAMNBCSN5/9
299MLS REGULAR SEASON      L: Orlando/NYCFCESPN5/8
273GERMAN BUNDESLIGA  L: DORTMUND/RB LEIPZIGESPN5/8
266UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: MAN CITY VS PARISTUDN5/4
248LIGA MX SAT: ATLAS VS. TIGRES UANLTUDN5/8
237PREMIER LEAGUE L: CRYSTAL PALACE/SHEFFIELDNBCSN5/8
235PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIONBCSN5/8
206MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER: GALAXY VS LAFCFOX DEP5/8
204CONCACAF CHAMPIONS L: MONTERREY VS CREWTUDN5/5
201LALIGA SANTANDER MRQ-L: BARCA VS. ATLETICOBEIN ESP5/8
201LALIGA SANTANDER MRQ-L: REAL VS. SEVILLABEIN ESP5/9
200PREMIER LEAGUE L: TOTTENHAM/LEEDSNBCSN5/8
199PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIONBCSN5/9
174PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIONBCSN5/8
164PREMIER LEAGUE L: NEWCASTLE/LEICESTERNBCSN5/7
163CONCACAF CHAMP LEAGUE L: QF2:PHI/ATLFS15/4
162MISION EUROPA LTUDN5/4
154LIGA MX PLAYOFFS: WC:SANTOS VS QUERETAROFOX DEP5/8
139MISION EUROPA LTUDN5/5
127CONCACAF CHAMPIONS L: PHI/ATLANTATUDN5/4
105LIGA DE EXPAN MX L: ATLETICO MORELIA/ATLANTETUDN5/7
103FUTBOL CENTRAL LTUDN5/9
100LIGA MX EN 60TUDN5/9
94SOCCER XTRABEIN ESP5/9
81CONCACAF CHAMP LEAGUE L: QF2:AMERICA/PDXFS15/5
81LIGA MX FEMENIL L: TIGRES / AMERICATUDN5/10
79FUTBOL CLUB LTUDN5/4
78LALIGA SANTANDER MRQ-L: BARCA VS. ATLETICOBEIN ESP5/8
76PREMIER LEAGUE GOAL ZONENBCSN5/7
73LIGA PREMIER: MANCHESTER CITY VS CHELSEAUNIVERSO5/8
70LIGA DE EXPAN MX L: TEPATITLAN/ MINEROSTUDN5/5
62CONCACAF FUTSAL LTUDN5/4
62UEFA CL MAGAZINE PROGRAMTUDN5/4
56FUTBOL PICANTE      LESPN DEP5/4

source: ShowBuzzDaily

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