The viewership numbers for soccer matches aired in the USA between April 10-16, 2023 are in, and once again, Liga MX has beaten out competition from the Premier League and UEFA Champions League. In fact, last week, only two matches garnered over a million viewers and both were Mexican top-flight showdowns.
The first was none other than Club America's trip to Cruz Azul, with the Eagles triumphing 3-1. Just under two million people tuned in to Univision to catch the action live as the visitors kept up pace with league leaders Monterrey. The other fixture was Guadalajara's clash with Leon, with 1.04 million people tuning in to Univision to catch Chivas' 2-0 victory their rivals.
Wrapping up the top three was the exciting UEFA Champions League quarterfinals showdown between Real Madrid and Chelsea, with Los Blancos triumphing 2-0 at the Bernabeu. This first-leg fixture was caught live by 887,000 people on CBS. Here is the full list of games that made this ranking (only matches with an audience of over 100,000 average viewers are listed).
Univision
Tuesday, April 11
UEFA Champions League: Manchester City 3-0 Bayern Munich at 2:30 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 552,000
Viewership rating: 0.25
Wednesday, April 12
UEFA Champions League: Real Madrid 2-0 Chelsea at 2:30 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 651,000
Viewership rating: 0.32
Saturday, April 15
Liga MX: Cruz Azul 1-3 Club America at 11:14 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 1,157,000
Viewership rating: 0.56
Liga MX: Leon 0-2 Guadalajara at 9 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 1,044,000
Viewership rating: 0.50
Liga MX: Atlas 4-1 Pachuca at 6:55 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 570,000
Viewership rating: 0.29
Liga MX: Pumas UNAM 3-1 Toluca at 1:30 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 439,000
Viewership rating: 0.26
CBS
Tuesday, April 11
UEFA Champions League: Manchester City 3-0 Bayern Munich at 2:50 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 763,000
Viewership rating: 0.43
Wednesday, April 12
UEFA Champions League: Real Madrid 2-0 Chelsea at 2:49 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 887,000
Viewership rating: 0.49
NBC
Saturday, April 15
English Premier League: Manchester City 3-1 Leicester at 12:30 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 675,000
Viewership rating: 0.36
USA Network
Saturday, April 15
English Premier League: Aston Villa 3-0 Newcastle at 7:24 a.m. ET
Average viewers: 309,000
Viewership rating: 0.19
English Premier League: Tottenham 2-3 Bournemouth at 9:56 a.m. ET
Average viewers: 476,000
Viewership rating: 0.26
Sunday, April 16
English Premier League: West Ham 2-2 Arsenal at 8:54 a.m. ET
Average viewers: 515,000
Viewership rating: 0.29
English Premier League: Nottingham Forest 0-2 Manchester United at 11:27 a.m. ET
Average viewers: 596,000
Viewership rating: 0.32
FOX
Sunday, April 16
MLS: LA Galaxy 2-3 LAFC at 4:30 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 328,000
Viewership rating: 0.17
Telemundo
Sunday, April 16
English Premier League: Nottingham Forest 0-2 Manchester United
Average viewers: 302,000
Viewership rating: 0.17
English Premier League: West Ham 2-2 Arsenal at 8:56 a.m. ET
Average viewers: 146,000
Viewership rating: 0.09
TUDN
Tuesday, April 11
CONCACAF Champions League: LAFC 3-0 Vancouver Whitecaps at 10:01 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 128,000
Viewership rating: 0.05
CONCACAF Champions League: Violette 2-1 Leon at 8 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 107,000
Viewership rating: 0.05
UEFA Champions League: Manchester City 3-0 Bayern Munich at 2:30 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 108,000
Viewership rating: 0.04
Wednesday, April 12
CONCACAF Champions League: Atlas 2-2 Philadelphia Union at 10 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 200,000
Viewership rating: 0.07
UEFA Champions League: Real Madrid 2-0 Chelsea at 2:30 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 121,000
Viewership rating: 0.04
Thursday, April 13
CONCACAF Champions League: Tigres UANL 5-0 Motagua at 10 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 196,000
Viewership rating: 0.07
UEFA Europa League: Manchester United 2-2 Sevilla at 2:50 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 106,000
Viewership rating: 0.04
Friday, April 14
Liga MX: Necaxa 1-1 Puebla at 8:30 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 115,000
Viewership rating: 0.04
Saturday, April 15
Liga MX: Cruz Azul 1-3 Club America at 11:13 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 378,000
Viewership rating: 0.13
Liga MX: Leon 0-2 Guadalajara at 9 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 313,000
Viewership rating: 0.12
Liga MX: Atlas 4-1 Pachuca at 6:55 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 178,000
Viewership rating: 0.05
Sunday, April 16
Liga MX: Queretaro 0-0 Tigres UANL at 6:30 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 178,000
Viewership rating: 0.05
Liga MX: Pumas UNAM 3-1 Toluca at 1:30 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 123,000
Viewership rating: 0.04
ESPN Deportes
Saturday, April 15
La Liga: Cadiz 0-2 Real Madrid at 2:55 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 134,000
Viewership rating: 0.05
Sunday, April 16
La Liga: Getafe 0-0 Barcelona at 9:58 a.m. ET
Average viewers: 108,000
Viewership rating: 0.04
Fox Deportes
Sunday, April 16
Liga MX: Monterrey 1-2 Santos Laguna at 9:01 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 222,000
Viewership rating: 0.08
