The viewership numbers for soccer games aired in the USA from March 11 to March 17, 2024, are in, with El Súper Clásico unsurprisingly taking the number one spot. This fixture, a showdown between Liga MX's two biggest teams Guadalajara and Club America, took place on Saturday and racked in fantastic viewership for Telemundo.
NBCUniversal's Spanish-language network garnered over a million average viewers — 1,338,000, to be precise — and a rating of 0.53. Unfortunately, it was not the most exciting edition of this derby, with the showdown ending in a goalless draw, leaving Chivas mid-table as a result while the Eagles lost ground on Liga MX leaders Monterrey.
This was not the only Mexican top-flight fixture to make the list, with Tigres UANL's 5-1 thrashing of Mazatlan coming in at second. This game was aired live on Univision, earning TelevisaUnivision's Spanish-language channel just over 700,000 average viewers.
Wrapping the top three is KC Current's nine-goal thriller against Portland Thorns, with the latter losing 5-4 at CPKC Stadium. Just over 600,000 average viewers tuned in to ABC to catch this showdown in what was the opening round of the new NWSL season.
Inter Miami also made the cut, albeit not the top three, thanks to their 3-1 victory over Nashville in the CONCACAF Champions Cup. The Herons progressed to the quarterfinals thanks to this result, with 159,000 average viewers catching Lionel Messi grab a goal and an assist on FS1.
Check out the most-watched soccer games in the USA for the week of March 11-17, 2024 below.
USA Network
Monday, March 11
English Premier League: Chelsea 3-2 Newcastle at 3:57 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 334,000
Rating: 0.19
Saturday, March 16
English Premier League: Fulham 3-0 Tottenham at 1:27 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 394,000
Rating: 0.22
English Premier League: Luton Town 1-1 Nottingham Forest at 10:57 a.m. ET
Average viewers: 361,000
Rating: 0.20
Sunday, March 17
English Premier League: West Ham 1-1 Aston Villa at 9:57 a.m. ET
Average viewers: 427,000
Rating: 0.26
Univision
Tuesday, March 12
UEFA Champions League: Barcelona 3-1 Napoli at 3:30 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 588,000
Rating: 0.28
Wednesday, March 13
UEFA Champions League: Dortmund 2-0 PSV at 3:30 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 450,000
Rating: 0.23
Saturday, March 16
Liga MX: Tigres UANL 5-1 Mazatlan at 8:59 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 704,000
Rating: 0.34
Liga MX: Cruz Azul 1-2 Necaxa at 6:29 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 496,000
Rating: 0.24
TUDN
Tuesday, March 12
CONCACAF Champions Cup: Tigres UANL 4-2 Orlando City at 10:01 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 139,000
Rating: 0.07
Wednesday, March 13
CONCACAF Champions Cup: Club America 2-3 Guadalajara at 10 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 348,000
Rating: 0.16
FS1
Tuesday, March 12
CONCACAF Champions Cup: Pachuca 6-0 Philadelphia Union at 8:02 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 105,000
Rating: 0.06
FS2
Wednesday, March 13
CONCACAF Champions Cup: Inter Miami 3-1 Nashville at 8:05 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 159,000
Rating: 0.07
TUDN
Tuesday, March 12
UEFA Champions League: Barcelona 3-1 Napoli at 3:30 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 102,000
Rating: 0.04
Friday, March 15
Liga MX: Club Tijuana 2-2 Santos Laguna at 11:03 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 103,000
Rating: 0.06
Saturday, March 16
Liga MX: Tigres UANL 5-1 Mazatlan at 8:59 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 148,000
Rating: 0.06
Liga MX: Cruz Azul 1-2 Necaxa at 6:29 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 108,000
Rating: 0.05
Sunday, March 17
Liga MX: San Luis 2-1 Pachuca at 9:03 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 144,000
Rating: 0.08
Liga MX: Atlas 1-2 Monterrey at 6:29 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 122,000
Rating: 0.06
UniMas
Thursday, March 14
UEFA Europa League: Leverkusen 3-2 Qarabag at 3:50 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 244,000
Rating: 0.12
Telemundo
Saturday, March 16
Liga MX: Guadalajara 0-0 Club America at 10:31 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 1,338,000
Rating: 0.53
English Premier League: Luton Town 1-1 Nottingham Forest at 1 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 230,000
Rating: 0.11
Sunday, March 17
English Premier League: West Ham 1-1 Aston Villa at 9:35 a.m. ET
Average viewers: 252,000
Rating: 0.13
ABC
Saturday, March 16
NWSL: KC Current 5-4 Portland Thorns at 12:30 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 614,000
Rating: 0.37
ION
Saturday, March 16
NWSL: Utah Royals 0-2 Chicago Red Stars at 7:28 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 218,000
Rating: 0.12
Universo
Saturday, March 16
Liga MX: Guadalajara 0-0 Club America at 10:31 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 164,000
Rating: 0.08
ESPN Deportes
Saturday, March 16
La Liga: Osasuna 2-4 Real Madrid at 10:58 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 124,000
Rating: 0.08
Sunday, March 17
La Liga: Atletico Madrid 0-3 Barcelona at 3:31 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 245,000
Rating: 0.13
