Once again, a Premier League clash emerged as the most-watched game of the week, but contrary to other editions of this countdown, the English competition had to deal with some stiff competition by Liga MX matches who fought toe-to-toe for the top spot.
Without a doubt, the most anticipated game of the week had to be the most watched, and Liverpool's win over Manchester City earned the top honors this time around with over 800,000 average viewers. Another Premier League games, this time the one featuring Tottenham and Everton, earned the runner-up spot with a few thousand average viewers short of 700,000.
And what about Liga MX games? Well, the presence of the match between Tigres and Pachuca, with over 620,000 average viewers, should serve as testament of a job well done in the Mexican top-flight, a league that recorded five games with over 500,000 average viewers last week.
Let us have a look at the numbers last week brought us in terms of football games.
ABC
Sunday, October 16
Major League Soccer: Austin 2(3)-(1)2 Real Salt Lake at 3:00 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 452,000
Viewership rating: 0.28
beIN Sports
Sunday, October 16
Ligue 1: PSG vs Marseille at 2:38 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 47,000
Viewership rating: 0.02
beIN Sports en Español
Sunday, October 16
Ligue 1: PSG vs Marseille at 2:38 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 59,000
Viewership rating: 0.02
ESPN
Sunday, October 16
Major League Soccer:Montreal 2-0 Orlando City at 8:00 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 173,000
Viewership rating: 0.07
ESPN Deportes
Sunday, October 16
La Liga: Real Madrid 3-1 Barcelona at 10:00 a.m. ET
Average viewers: 370,000
Viewership rating: 0.15
La Liga: Espanyol 1-0 Valladolid at 12:15 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 83,000
Viewership rating: 0.03
Major League Soccer: Austin 2(3)-(1)2 Real Salt Lake at 3:00 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 35,000
Viewership rating: 0.03
La Liga: Montreal 2-0 Orlando City at 8:00 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 45,000
Viewership rating: 0.02
ESPN 2
Tuesday, October 11
International Friendly: Spain 2-0 USWNT at 2:30 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 183,000
Viewership rating: 0.05
Fox Deportes
Saturday, October 15
Liga MX: Monterrey 3-0 Cruz Azul at 6:47 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 420,000
Viewership rating: 0.17
Sunday, October 16
Liga MX: Santos 1-2 Toluca at 7:44 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 486,000
Viewership rating: 0.19
Fox Sports 1
Sunday, October 16
Liga MX: Santos 1-2 Toluca at 8:00 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 59,000
Viewership rating: 0.03
NBC
Saturday, October 15
English Premier League: Tottenham 2-0 Everton at 12:30 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 696,000
Viewership rating: 0.41
TUDN
Tuesday, October 11
UEFA Champions League: Shakhtar 1-1 Real Madrid at 2:50 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 182,000
Viewership rating: 0.07
CONCACAF League: Alajuelense 2-2 Real España at 8:00 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 50,000
Viewership rating: 0.02
CONCACAF League: Olimpia 1-0 Motagua at 10:01 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 50,000
Viewership rating: 0.03
Wednesday, October 12
UEFA Champions League: Ajax 4-2 Napoli at 12:30 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 103,000
Viewership rating: 0.03
UEFA Champions League: Barcelona 3-3 Inter at 2:50 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 258,000
Viewership rating: 0.11
Liga MX: Puebla 1-6 América at 7:38 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 572,000
Viewership rating: 0.22
Liga MX: Cruz Azul 0-0 Monterrey at 10:27 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 537,000
Viewership rating: 0.23
Thursday, October 13
UEFA Europa League: Bodo/Glimt 0-1 Arsenal at 12:30 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 61,000
Viewership rating: 0.03
UEFA Europa League: Manchester United 1-0 Omonia Nicosia at 2:50 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 109,000
Viewership rating: 0.04
Liga MX: Toluca 4-3 Santos at 7:30 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 514,000
Viewership rating: 0.20
Liga MX: Tigres UANL 1-0 Pachuca at 10:00 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 625,000
Viewership rating: 0.26
Saturday, October 15
Major League Soccer: LA Galaxy 1-0 Nashville at 3:00 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 118,000
Viewership rating: 0.03
Liga MX: América 5-1 Puebla at 8:30 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 372,000
Viewership rating: 0.17
Sunday, October 16
Liga MX: Pachuca 2-1 Tigres UANL at 9:30 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 588,000
Viewership rating: 0.25
USA Network
Monday, October 10
Premier League: Aston Villa 1-1 Nottingham at 2:54 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 120,000
Viewership rating: 0.04
Friday, October 14
Premier League: Brentford 2-0 Brighton at 2:54 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 136,000
Viewership rating: 0.04
Saturday, October 15
Premier League: Leicester 0-0 Crystal Palace at 7:25 a.m. ET
Average viewers: 219,000
Viewership rating: 0.08
Premier League: Wolves 1-0 Nottingham at 9:56 a.m. ET
Average viewers: 301,000
Viewership rating: 0.10
Sunday, October 9
Premier League: Manchester United 0-0 Newcastle at 8:52 a.m. ET
Average viewers: 385,000
Viewership rating: 0.14
Premier League: Liverpool 1-0 Manchester City at 11:27 a.m. ET
Average viewers: 831,000
Viewership rating: 0.33