Most-watched soccer games on US TV for October 28-November 3, 2019
Toronto FC’s victory over Atlanta United in the Eastern Conference Final was FOX Sports 1’s most-watched MLS match in over two years, and only the second match in 2019 to average more than 300,000 viewers on the network. Over on ESPN’s networks, the Western Conference final averaged a combined 661,000 viewers across ESPN and ESPN Deportes. After ten broadcasts, the 2019 Major League Soccer playoffs averaged 260,900 viewers on English-language cable.
Telemundo’s coverage of the 2019 FIFA U17 World Cup is scoring impressive numbers, averaging 255,000 viewers through the broadcast networks first 6 group stage matches. Mexico’s 8-0 demolition of the Solomon Islands averaged a very impressive 430,000 viewers on Telemundo, the largest audience for a match on Telemundo since the Copa América.
Univision’s broadcast of Santos Laguna’s 2-1 victory over Club América averaged 1.2 million viewers, becoming the eighth Liga MX broadcast on Univision to break 1 million viewers in the 2019 Apertura and the 26th in calendar year 2019.
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| Rank | Date | Competition | Teams | Network | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11/2 | Liga MX Apertura | América / Santos | Univision: 1200000 | 1,200,000 |
| 2 | 11/2 | Liga MX Apertura | Querétaro / Tigres | Univision: 776000 | 776,000 |
| 3 | 10/29 | MLS Conference Final | Los Angeles FC / Seattle Sounders | ESPN: 389000 / ESPND: 272000 | 661,000 |
| 4 | 11/3 | Premier League | Everton / Spurs | NBCSN: 466000 / Telemundo: 166000 | 632,000 |
| 5 | 11/3 | Liga MX Apertura | Toluca / Chivas | Univision: 564000 | 564,000 |
| 6 | 11/3 | FIFA U17 World Cup | Mexico U17 / Solomon Islands U17 | Telemundo: 430000 | 430,000 |
| 7 | 11/2 | Premier League | Man City / Southampton | NBCSN: 409000 | 409,000 |
| 8 | 11/2 | Premier League | Watford / Chelsea | NBCSN: 361000 / Universo: 47000 | 408,000 |
| 9 | 10/30 | MLS Conference Final | Atlanta United / Toronto FC | FS1: 359000 | 359,000 |
| 10 | 11/2 | Premier League | Bournemouth / Man Utd | NBCSN: 323000 / Universo: 32000 | 355,000 |
| 11 | 11/3 | Premier League | Crystal Palace / Leicester City | NBCSN: 329000 | 329,000 |
| 12 | 10/31 | Liga MX Apertura | Cruz Azul / León | TUDN: 268000 | 268,000 |
| 13 | 10/28 | FIFA U17 World Cup | Spain U17 / Argentina U17 | Telemundo: 265000 | 265,000 |
| 14 | 11/3 | Liga MX Apertura | León / Morelia | TUDN: 249000 | 249,000 |
| 15 | 11/2 | Liga MX Apertura | Necaxa / Pachuca | TUDN: 226000 | 226,000 |
| 16 | 11/3 | FIFA U17 World Cup | Argentina U17 / Tajikistan U17 | Telemundo: 207000 | 207,000 |
| 17 | 11/1 | Liga MX Apertura | Pubela / Pumas | TUDN: 202000 | 202,000 |
| 18 | 11/2 | Premier League | Arsenal / Wolves | CNBC: 160000 / Universo: 41000 | 201,000 |
| 19 | 11/1 | Liga MX Apertura | Atlas / Atlético San Luis | TUDN: 195000 | 195,000 |
| 20 | 11/2 | FIFA U17 World Cup | Chile U17 / Korea Republic U17 | Telemundo: 169000 | 169,000 |
| 21 | 10/30 | Liga MX Apertura | Tigres / Toluca | TUDN: 136000 | 136,000 |
| 22 | 10/29 | Liga MX Apertura | Veracruz / Puebla | TUDN: 133000 | 133,000 |
| 23 | 10/29 | Liga MX Apertura | Pumas / Atlas | TUDN: 131000 | 131,000 |
| 24 | 10/31 | Liga MX Apertura | Morelia / Juárez | TUDN: 131000 | 131,000 |
| 25 | 10/30 | Liga MX Apertura | Pachuca / Monterrey | TUDN: 126000 | 126,000 |
| 26 | 11/2 | Liga MX Apertura | Monterrey / Veracruz | FOXD: 122000 | 122,000 |
| 27 | 11/2 | Bundesliga | Frankfurt / Bayern | TUDN: 116000 | 116,000 |
| 28 | 10/31 | FIFA U17 World Cup | Mexico U17 / Italy U17 | Universo: 72000 | 72,000 |
| 29 | 10/29 | FIFA U17 World Cup | Brazil U17 / New Zealand U17 | Universo: 52000 | 52,000 |
| 30 | 11/3 | FIFA U17 World Cup | Cameroon U17 / Spain U17 | Universo: 41000 | 41,000 |
| 31 | 10/28 | FIFA U17 World Cup | Paraguay U17 / Mexico U17 | Universo: 35000 | 35,000 |
| 32 | 11/1 | FIFA U17 World Cup | Angola U17 / Brazil U17 | Universo: 25000 | 25,000 |
| 33 | 11/2 | FIFA U17 World Cup | Netherlands U17 / USA U17 | Universo: 25000 | 25,000 |
| 34 | 10/30 | FIFA U17 World Cup | USA U17 / Japan U17 | Universo: 21000 | 21,000 |
| 35 | 11/2 | Bundesliga | Union Berlin / Hertha Berlin | TUDN: 21000 | 21,000 |
| 36 | 11/1 | FIFA U17 World Cup | Hungary U17 / Ecuador U17 | Universo: 18000 | 18,000 |
| 37 | 10/31 | FIFA U17 World Cup | Spain U17 / Tajikistan U17 | Universo: 17000 | 17,000 |
| 38 | 11/3 | Bundesliga | Düsseldorf / Köln | TUDN: 14000 | 14,000 |
| 39 | 10/29 | FIFA U17 World Cup | Nigeria U17 / Ecuador U17 | Universo: 10000 | 10,000 |