It was one more interesting weekend in the battle for the top audience in football matches for fans living in the United States, but things pretty much stayed the same as last week when considering which games and leagues were the most seen by the beautiful game's enthusiasts.
Liga MX games once again claimed the top spot in this ranking after last week's games, but in an interesting turn of events, the highest rating for this week belonged to the runner-up. The clash between Pumas and Guadalajara had over 940,000 average viewers, but the highest rating of the week went to the Newcastle-Liverpool game, where the Reds' win ended with a 0.51 rating.
To make things more interesting, the return of the UEFA Champions League had PSG and Bayern with the third highest audience of the week, with over 850,000 average fans keeping an eye on this game. We will have to keep a close eye on this competition, as one of the most-watched club games from last year came in this tournament.
Here is the full list of games that made this ranking. Only football games with an audience over 90,000 average viewers are listed.
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CBS
Tuesday, February 14
UEFA Champions League: PSG 0-1 Bayern at 2:48 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 851,000
Rating: 0.48
Wednesday, February 15
UEFA Champions League: Borussia Dortmund 1-0 Chelsea at 2:48 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 673,000
Rating: 0.43
ESPN Deportes
Saturday, February 18
La Liga: Osasuna 0-2 Real Madrid at 2:55 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 183,000
Rating: 0.08
Sunday, February 19
La Liga: Barcelona 2-0 Cádiz at 2:55 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 673,000
Rating: 0.43
NBC
Saturday, February 18
Premier League: Newcastle 0-2 Liverpool at 12:30 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 856,000
Rating: 0.51
Telemundo
Sunday, February 19
Premier League: Tottenham 2-0 West Ham at 11:02 a.m. ET
Average viewers: 301,000
Rating: 0.15
TNT
Sunday, February 19
International Friendly: USA 2-0 Japan at 3:27 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 373,000
Rating: 0.22
TUDN
Tuesday, February 14
UEFA Champions League: PSG 0-1 Bayern at 2:30 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 167,000
Rating: 0.06
Wednesday, February 15
UEFA Champions League: Borussia Dortmund 1-0 Chelsea at 3:27 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 92,000
Rating: 0.04
Liga MX: Necaxa 3-1 Pumas UNAM at 9:30 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 206,000
Rating: 0.07
Thursday, February 16
UEFA Europa League: Barcelona 2-2 Manchester United at 12:30 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 234,000
Rating: 0.11
UEFA Europa League: Nantes 1-1 Juventus at 2:50 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 165,000
Rating: 0.07
Liga MX: Mazatlán 2-3 Pachuca at 9:30 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 142,000
Rating: 0.06
Friday, February 17
Liga MX: Puebla 1-3 Cruz Azul at 9:30 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 187,000
Rating: 0.07
Saturday, February 18
Liga MX: San Luis 1-1 Santos Laguna at 5:30 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 123,000
Rating: 0.04
Liga MX: Atlas 0-1 Tigres UANL at 8:04 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 303,000
Rating: 0.08
Liga MX: Pumas UNAM 1-2 Guadalajara at 10:12 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 276,000
Rating: 0.10
Sunday, February 19
Liga MX: Querétaro 1-1 Mazatlán at 5:30 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 148,000
Rating: 0.04
Liga MX: América 2-1 Tijuana at 8:00 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 478,000
Rating: 0.16
Universo
Wednesday, February 15
Liga MX: Guadalajara 2-1 Tijuana at 8:00 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 153,000
Rating: 0.06
Saturday, February 18
Premier League: Newcastle 0-2 Liverpool at 12:25 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 90,000
Rating: 0.05
Univisión
Tuesday, February 14
UEFA Champions League: PSG 0-1 Bayern at 2:30 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 605,000
Rating: 0.31
Saturday, February 18
Liga MX: Atlas 0-1 Tigres UANL at 8:00 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 822,000
Rating: 0.42
Liga MX: Pumas UNAM 1-2 Guadalajara at 10:12 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 942,000
Rating: 0.47
USA Network
Monday, February 13
Premier League: Liverpool 2-0 Everton at 2:54 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 360,000
Rating: 0.22
Saturday, February 18
Premier League: Aston Villa 2-4 Arsenal at 7:24 a.m. ET
Average viewers: 446,000
Rating: 0.24
Premier League: Everton 1-0 Leeds United at 9:57 a.m. ET
Average viewers: 415,000
Rating: 0.26
Sunday, February 19
Premier League: Manchester United 3-0 Leicester City at 8:54 a.m. ET
Average viewers: 543,000
Rating: 0.31
Premier League: Tottenham 2-0 West Ham at 11:27 a.m. ET
Average viewers: 620,000
Rating: 0.36
