The second month of the Premier League season has already started, and things regarding audience numbers in the United States have not changed a bit. The English top-flight continues to gather a large amount of followers in this country, and not even some of the most winning teams in Europe have been able to challenge its dominance.
This time, eight different Premier League matches were among the most viewed in the country, with the clash between Aston Villa and Manchester City gathering over one million average viewers. It is the highest number of viewers a single game has accomplished since the beginning of the season.
The second spot in this ranking goes to Manchester United and Arsenal, who delivered one of the most exciting games of the week this past Sunday. The Red Devils ended Arsenal's unbeaten run, and over 850,000 average viewers witnessed Erik Ten Hag's men doing so.
The podium was completed with a Major Leagu Soccer clash, where Portland Timbers claimed a key win against Atlanta in the playoff race. The winning side seems to keep their playoff hopes alive, but Atlanta United seem to have been eliminated from the final round with this defeat.
Let us have a look at the numbers last week brought us in terms of football games.
beIN Sports
Saturday, September 3
Ligue 1: Nantes 0-3 PSG at 2:51 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 45,000
Viewership rating: 0.02
Fox
Saturday, September 3
International Friendly: USWNT 4-0 Nigeria at 1:20 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 474,000
Viewership rating: 0.29
Sunday, September 4
Major League Soccer: Portland 2-1 Atlanta at 5:30 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 492,000
Viewership rating: 0.30
Fox Sports 1
Wednesday, August 31
Major League Soccer: Philadelphia Union 4-1 Atlanta at 7:00 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 118,000
Viewership rating: 0.03
Fox Deportes
Friday, September 2
Liga MX: Juárez 2-2 Cruz Azul at 9:44 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 180,000
Viewership rating: 0.06
NBC
Saturday, August 27
Premier League: Aston Villa 1-1 Manchester City at 12:30 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 914,000
Viewership rating: 0.49
TUDN
Wednesday, August 31
International Friendly: Mexico 1-2 Paraguay at 8:30 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 278,000
Viewership rating: 0.11
Thursday, September 1
Liga MX: Atlético San Luis 0-0 Tijuana at 7:30 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 159,000
Viewership rating: 0.05
Saturday, September 3
Major League Soccer: Minnesota 0-3 Dallas at 3:30 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 78,000
Viewership rating: 0.02
Liga MX: Pachuca 2-0 Santos Laguna at 5:50 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 179,000
Viewership rating: 0.06
Liga MX: Atlas 0-0 Pumas UNAM at 8:04 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 219,000
Viewership rating: 0.06
Liga MX: America 2-1 Tigres UANL at 10:06 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 374,000
Viewership rating: 0.14
Sunday, September 4
Major League Soccer: LA Galaxy 2-2 Sporting KC at 8:00 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 155,000
Viewership rating: 0.06
Universo
Saturday, September 3
Premier League: Aston Villa 1-1 Manchester City at 12:25 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 114,000
Viewership rating: 0.03
USA Network
Tuesday, August 30
Premier League: Leeds United 1-1 Everton at 2:54 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 220,000
Viewership rating: 0.13
Wednesday, August 31
Premier League: Liverpool 2-1 Newcastle United at 2:54 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 356,000
Viewership rating: 0.20
Thursday, September 1
Premier League: Leicester 0-1 Manchester United at 2:54 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 295,000
Viewership rating: 0.17
Saturday, September 3
Premier League: Everton 0-0 Liverpool at 7:24 a.m. ET
Average viewers: 422,000
Viewership rating: 0.23
Premier League: Brentford 5-2 Leeds United at 9:58 a.m. ET
Average viewers: 387,000
Viewership rating: 0.21
Sunday, September 4
Premier League: Brighton 5-2 Leicester at 8:52 a.m. ET
Average viewers: 397,000
Viewership rating: 0.22
Premier League: Manchester United 3-1 Arsenal at 11:27 a.m. ET
Average viewers: 875,000
Viewership rating: 0.45
