Major League Soccer is back and with a bang, landing two games in the top three most-watched soccer games on U.S. TV from Tuesday, April 13 through Monday, April 19.

LAFC hosted Major League Soccer newcomer Austin FC at Banc of California Stadium On opening weekend. An average of 485,000 viewers tuned in to FOX to watch LAFC take down Austin 2-0, becoming the most-watched game last week. 

The second most-watched game last week was LA Galaxy's 3-2 win over Inter Miami CF at DRV PNK Stadium in South Florida on Sunday. The game was a back-and-forth battle between the Eastern and Western rivals that had fans off their seats. A total of 482,000 viewers tuned in to ABC's broadcast of the game, receiving a 0.30 viewership rating.

TUDN was able to fight off NBCSN this week, landing a Liga MX broadcast in the top three most-watched games of the week. The Spanish-language broadcaster received a 0.20 viewership rating after 430,000 people watched a 1-1 draw between Club America and Cruz Azul on Saturday.

Moreover, TUDN had the most broadcast land spots in Showbuzzdaily's top 150 cable originals and network finals last week. A mix of Liga MX, CONCACAF Champions League and UEFA Champions League games made up the 15 games screened on TUDN. The most successful of the pack other than the Club America-Cruz Azul game was the UCL quarterfinal second leg between Liverpool and Real Madrid on Wednesday, April 14. The game attracted 354,000 viewers and received a 0.15 viewership rating. Also, the best performing CCL game was Olimpia's 1-0 win over Club America on Wednesday, April 14, bringing in 294,000 average viewers.

NBCSN screened six Premier League matches last week. The most successful out of the pack was Manchester United's 3-1 home win against Burnley on Sunday, April 18. The game received a 0.26 viewership rating for the 416,000 viewers who tuned into the game.

One of the highlights from last week was the USWNT's 2-0 win over France in Le Havre on Tuesday, April 13. The game was aired on ESPN2 and drew a crowd of 288,000 viewers, and received a 0.19 viewership rating.

FOX

Saturday, April 17

Major League Soccer: LAFC 2-0 Austin FC at 5:56 p.m. ET

  • Viewership rating: 0.24
  • Average viewers: 485,000

ABC

Sunday, April 18

Major League Soccer: Inter Miami 2-3 LA Galaxy at 3 p.m. ET

  • Viewership rating: 0.30
  • Average viewers: 482,000

TUDN 

Tuesday, April 13

UEFA Champions League: PSG 0-1 Bayern Munich at 2:30 p.m. ET

  • Viewership rating: 0.11
  • Average viewers: 277,000

CONCACAF Champions League: Atlanta United 1-0 L.D. Alajuelense at 6 p.m. ET

  • Viewership rating: 0.05
  • Average viewers: 95,000

CONCACAF Champions League: Portland Timbers 5-0 Marathon at 8:00 p.m. ET

  • Viewership rating: 0.06
  • Average viewers: 124,000

CONCACAF Champions League: Cruz Azul 8-0 Arcahaie at 10:30 p.m. ET

  • Viewership rating: 0.09
  • Average viewers: 196,000

Wednesday, April 14

UEFA Champions League: Liverpool 0-0 Real Madrid at 2:30 p.m. ET

  • Viewership rating: 0.15
  • Average viewers: 354,000

CONCACAF Champions League: Toronto FC 2-1 Leon at 6 p.m. ET

  • Viewership rating: 0.05
  • Average viewers: 109,000

CONCACAF Champions League: Club America 0-1 Olimpia at 8:03 p.m. ET

  • Viewership rating: 0.14
  • Average viewers: 294,000

Liga MX: Juarez 2-3 Tigres UANL at 10:06 p.m. ET

  • Viewership rating: 0.13
  • Average viewers: 288,000

Thursday, April 15

CONCACAF Champions League: Monterrey 3-1 Atletico Pantoja at 10 p.m. ET

  • Viewership rating: 0.04
  • Average viewers: 136,000

Friday, April 16

Liga MX: Necaxa 0-0 Queretaro at 8 p.m. ET

  • Viewership rating: 0.05
  • Average viewers: 141,000

Liga MX: Mazatlan 0-0 Atlas at 10:28 p.m. ET

  • Viewership rating: 0.13
  • Average viewers: 292,000

Saturday, April 17

Liga MX: Atletico San Luis 1-4 Puebla at 5:55 p.m. ET

  • Viewership rating: 0.05
  • Average viewers: 161,000

Liga MX: Club America 1-1 Cruz Azul at 9:30 p.m. ET

  • Viewership rating: 0.20
  • Average viewers: 430,000

Sunday, April 18

Liga MX: Pumas UNAM 0-0 Tigres UANL at 12:33 p.m. ET

  • Viewership rating: 0.04
  • Average viewers: 125,000

Monday, April 19

Liga MX: Leon 2-0 Juarez at 9:30 p.m. ET

  • Viewership rating: 0.06
  • Average viewers: 129,000

NBCSN

Friday, April 16

Premier League: Everton 2-2 Tottenham at 1:53 p.m. ET

  • Viewership rating: 0.07
  • Average viewers: 195,000

Saturday, April 17

Premier League: Newcastle United 3-2 West Ham United

  • Viewership rating: 0.07
  • Average viewers: 182,000

Sunday, April 18 

Premier League: Fulham 1-1 Arsenal at 8:24 at 8:24 a.m. ET

  • Viewership rating: 0.15
  • Average viewers: 231,000

Premier League: Manchester United 3-1 Burnley at 10:56 a.m. ET

  • Viewership rating: 0.26
  • Average viewers: 416,000

Monday, April 19

Premier League: Leeds United 1-1 Liverpool at 2:55 p.m. ET

  • Viewership rating: 0.10
  • Average viewers: 250,000

ESPN2

Tuesday, April 13

Women international friendlies: France 0-2 USWNT at 3 p.m. ET

  • Viewership rating: 0.19
  • Average viewers: 288,000

Fox Deportes

Sunday, April 18

Liga MX: Santos Laguna 3-1 Toluca at 7:53 p.m. ET

  • Viewership rating: 0.08
  • Average viewers: 187,000

Liga MX: Monterrey 0-1 Pachuca at 10:01 p.m. ET

  • Viewership rating: 0.11
  • Average viewers: 244,000

FOX Sports 1 

Tuesday, April 13

CONCACAF Champions League: Atlanta United 1-0 L.D. Alajuelense at 6 p.m. ET

  • Viewership rating: 0.05
  • Average viewers: 134,000

CONCACAF Champions League: Portland Timbers 5-0 Marathon at 8 p.m. ET

  • Viewership rating: 0.05
  • Average viewers: 106,000

Wednesday, April 14

CONCACAF Champions League: Philadelphia Union 4-0 Deportivo Saprissa at 8:02 p.m. ET

  • Viewership rating: 0.05
  • Average viewers: 104,000

Friday, April 16

Major League Soccer: Seattle Sounders 4-0 Minnesota United at 9:30 p.m. ET

  • Viewership rating: 0.06
  • Average viewers: 163,000

Sunday, April 18

Major League Soccer: Columbus Crew 0-0 Philadelphia Union

  • Viewership rating: 0.05
  • Average viewers: 158,000

BeIN Sport Español

Sunday, April 18

La Liga Santander: Getafe 0-0 Real Madrid at 2:50 p.m. ET

  • Viewership rating: 0.07
  • Average viewers: 162,000

Universo

Saturday, April 17

Liga MX: Chivas Guadalajara 2-0 Club Tijuana at 7:55 p.m. ET

  • Viewership rating: 0.04
  • Average viewers: 105,000

Galavision 

Wednesday, April 14

UEFA Champions League: Borussia Dortmund 1-2 Manchester City at 2:30 p.m. ET

  • Viewership rating: 0.05
  • Average viewers: 97,000

Thursday, April 15

UEFA Europa League: Roma 1-1 Ajax at 2:30 p.m. ET

  • Viewership rating: 0.04
  • Average viewers: 66,000

ESPN Deportes

Sunday, April 18

Major League Soccer: Inter Miami 2-3 LA Galaxy at 3:01 p.m. ET

  • Viewership rating: 0.04
  • Average viewers: 75,000

BeIN Sport 

Sunday, April 18

La Liga Santander: Getafe 0-0 Real Madrid at 2:51 p.m. ET

  • Viewership rating: 0.03
  • Average viewers: 55,000

Projected top 3 audience games on U.S. TV: April 20-26

 

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April 24, 2021 12:30pmLondon Stadium (London)

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Tigres UANL 2 - 1 Monterrey

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