The Liga MX Apertura 2023 came to a wrap last weekend, and to no one's surprise, the two-legged final dominated the viewership numbers for soccer matches in the USA.
Tigres UANL and Club America locked horns in the ultimate match-up, with the Eagles triumphing 4-1 on aggregate. The second leg, which André Jardine's side won 3-0, grabbed the top spot on last week's list of most-watched games in the USA, with Univision garnering a whopping 2.2 million average viewers with their coverage of this tie.
This tie ultimately went to extra time, with three Tigres UANL players getting sent off en route to defeat. The Tigres put up a better showing in the first leg, which was the second-most watched game between December 11 and December 17, with this tie earning just over 1.5 million viewers for — surprise, surprise — Univision.
Wrapping up the top three is Manchester United's trip to Liverpool in the Premier League over the weekend. A goal fest in favor of the Merseyside giants was expected but this Anfield encounter ended in a goalless draw, with nearly 1.3 million average viewers tuning in to NBC.
Erik ten Hag's men left this game the happier of the two sides while Salah and Co. surrendered their lead at the top of the table to Arsenal. This was thanks to the Gunners' 2-0 home win over Brighton, with USA Network securing almost half a million average viewers with this tie. Check out the most-watched soccer games in the USA for the week of December 11-17, 2023, below.
Univision
Tuesday, December 12
UEFA Champions League: Manchester United 0-1 Bayern Munich at 2:50 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 445,000
Rating: 0.24
Wednesday, December 13
UEFA Champions League: Dortmund 1-1 PSG at 2:50 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 487,000
Rating: 0.27
Thursday, December 14
Liga MX Apertura Final (1st leg): Tigres UANL 1-1 Club America at 9:32 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 1,590,000
Rating: 0.7
Sunday, December 17
Liga MX Apertura Final (2nd leg): Club America 3-0 Tigres UANL at 7:59 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 2,214,000
Rating: 0.9
UniMas
Tuesday, December 12
UEFA Champions League: PSV 1-1 Arsenal at 12:26 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 158,000
Rating: 0.10
Wednesday, December 13
UEFA Champions League: Crvena Zvezda 2-3 Man City at 12:27 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 152,000
Rating: 0.09
Thursday, December 14
UEFA Europa League: West Ham 2-0 Freiburg at 2:50 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 217,000
Rating: 0.10
Saturday, December 16
Friendly: Mexico 2-3 Colombia at 6:26 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 645,000
Rating: 0.28
TUDN
Thursday, December 14
Liga MX: Tigres UANL 1-1 Club America at 9:30 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 404,000
Rating: 0.21
Saturday, December 16
Friendly: Mexico 2-3 Colombia at 6:26 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 171,000
Rating: 0.08
Sunday, December 17
Liga MX Apertura Final (2nd leg): Club America 3-0 Tigres UANL at 8 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 0.24
Rating: 576,000
USA Network
Friday, December 15
English Premier League: Nottingham Forest 0-2 Tottenham at 2:57 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 281,000
Rating: 0.15
Saturday, December 16
English Premier League: Man City 2-2 Crystal Palace at 9:57 a.m. ET
Average viewers: 479,000
Rating: 0.29
Sunday, December 17
English Premier League: Arsenal 2-0 Brighton at 8:57 a.m. ET
Average viewers: 476,000
Rating: 0.27
NBC
Saturday, December 16
English Premier League: Burnley 0-2 Everton at 12:30 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 827,000
Rating: 0.49
Sunday, December 17
English Premier League: Liverpool 0-0 Man United at 11:30 a.m. ET
Average viewers: 1,258,000
Rating: 0.7
Telemundo
Saturday, December 16
English Premier League: Man City 2-2 Crystal Palace at 9:30 a.m. ET
Average viewers: 280,000
Rating: 0.17
Sunday, December 17
English Premier League: Liverpool 0-0 Man United at 11:04 a.m. ET
Average viewers: 451,000
Rating: 0.23
English Premier League: Arsenal 2-0 Brighton at 8:56 a.m. ET
Average viewers: 191,000
Rating: 0.12
ESPN Deportes
Saturday, December 16
La Liga: Valencia 1-1 Barcelona at 2:55 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 270,000
Rating: 0.13
Sunday, December 17
La Liga: Real Madrid 4-1 Villarreal at 2:55 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 202,000
Rating: 0.11
