The numbers are in for the most-watched soccer games in the USA for May 6-12, 2024, and to little surprise, the Liga MX Clausura quarterfinals took center stage.
The top spot on this list went to Guadalajara's showdown with Toluca, with Chivas playing out a goalless draw on Saturday live on Univision to the crowd of 1,127,000 average viewers. This result was enough to see the Liga MX powerhouse move on to the semifinals, where they face bitter rivals Club America for a spot in the final.
The second spot on this list went to another Liga MX tie on Univision, with Cruz Azul's 2-2 draw with Pumas UNAM taking this honor. Just over one million average viewers – 1,003,000, to be precise – tuned in to the TelevisaUnivision-owned television network as La Máquina secured progression to the penultimate stage thanks to a 4-2 aggregate victory.
And wrapping up the top three is a Premier League showdown. However, in a week that saw English giants Manchester United and Arsenal battle it out, Chelsea surprisingly beat that heavyweight tie thanks to their dramatic 3-2 win at Nottingham Forest. Nicolas Jackson scored the decisive goal in this fixture as 898,000 average viewers caught what was a thrilling 90 minutes of soccer on NBC.
Unfortunately, CBS' viewership numbers for the second leg of the UEFA Champions League semifinals were not immediately available. Dortmund beat PSG 1-0 at the Parc des Princes in the first of those two fixtures, with Real Madrid remarkably pulling off a late comeback against Bayern Munich in the standout tie. Los Blancos will now face BVB in the final at Wembley.
Check out the most-watched soccer games in the USA for the week of May 6-12, 2024 below.
USA Network
Monday, May 6
English Premier League: Crystal Palace 4-0 Manchester United at 2:57 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 259,000
Saturday, May 11
English Premier League: West Ham 3-1 Luton Town at 9:57 a.m. ET
Average viewers: 405,000
Rating: 0.21
English Premier League: Fulham 0-4 Manchester City at 7:26 a.m. ET
Average viewers: 341,000
Rating: 0.20
TUDN
Tuesday, May 7
UEFA Champions League: PSG 0-1 Dortmund at 2:31 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 104,000
Wednesday, May 8
UEFA Champions League: Real Madrid 2-1 Bayern Munich at 2:36 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 161,000
Thursday, May 9
Liga MX: Tigres UANL 1-2 Monterrey at 11:04 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 227,000
Liga MX: Pumas UNAM 0-2 Cruz Azul at 8:28 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 202,000
Saturday, May 11
Liga MX: Toluca 0-0 Guadalajara at 10:09 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 273,000
Rating: 0.13
Liga MX: Club America 1-1 Pachuca at 7:24 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 196,000
Rating: 0.09
Sunday, May 12
Liga MX: Monterrey 1-1 Tigres UANL at 11:05 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 298,000
Rating: 0.13
Liga MX: Cruz Azul 2-2 Pumas UNAM at 8:27 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 280,000
Rating: 0.12
Universo
Wednesday, May 8
Liga MX: Guadalajara 1-0 Toluca at 9 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 321,000
Liga MX: Pachuca 1-1 Club America at 10:33 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 246,000
Univision
Saturday, May 11
Liga MX: Toluca 0-0 Guadalajara at 10:09 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 1,127,000
Rating: 0.50
Liga MX: Club America 1-1 Pachuca at 7:24 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 831,000
Rating: 0.36
Sunday, May 12
Liga MX: Cruz Azul 2-2 Pumas UNAM at 8:27 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 1,003,000
Rating: 0.42
NBC
Saturday, May 11
English Premier League: Nottingham Forest 2-3 Chelsea at 12:30 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 898,000
Rating: 0.50
ION
Saturday, May 11
NWSL: Portland Thorns 4-0 Seattle Reign at 10:03 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 141,000
Rating: 0.09
ESPN Deportes
Saturday, May 11
La Liga: Granada 0-4 Real Madrid at 12:17 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 118,000
Rating: 0.06
FS1
Saturday, May 11
MLS: Columbus Crew 1-2 Cincinnati at 7:30 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 100,000
Rating: 0.06
Telemundo
Sunday, May 12
English Premier League: Manchester United 0-1 Arsenal at 11:02 a.m. ET
Average viewers: 459,000
Rating: 0.24
FOX
Sunday, May 12
MLS: Portland Timbers 1-2 Seattle Sounders at 4:30 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 300,000
Rating: 0.15