Viewership for EPL Championship Sunday pulled even with last year’s record performance. In other news, ESPN had a substantial drop for the Yankees’ latest Sunday night appearance, and an Liga MX Clausura semifinal hit an eight-year viewership high.
EPL Championship Sunday Finishes On Par With Last Year’s Record
- English Premier League Championship Sunday earned a combined 1.8 million viewers across ten NBC networks, even with last year on the same number of outlets and the largest audience ever for EPL coverage in the United States. Compared to 2012, when coverage aired on four FOX networks and ESPN2, viewership increased 109% from 869,000. Numbers were not available for coverage in 2013, which aired only on Fox Soccer and ESPN2. (NBC Sports)
Big Drop For Rangers/Yankees on Sunday Night Baseball
- The Rangers/Yankees Sunday Night Baseball game drew 1.4 million viewers on ESPN, down 37% from Tigers/Red Sox last year (2.2M), down 34% from Tigers/Rangers in 2013 (2.1M) and the least-watched Sunday night game of the season (eight telecasts). The Yankees’ previous three Sunday Night Baseball appearances each topped the two million mark. On Monday, ESPN earned 905,000 for Royals/Yankees and 1.0 million for Tigers/Athletics as part of a Memorial Day doubleheader; last year’s comparable numbers were not available. (via ShowBuzz Daily [1], [2])
Eight-Year High For Liga MX Clausura Semi
- The Chivas/Santos Liga MX Clausura semifinal earned a 0.9 final rating and 1.9 million viewers on Univision Sunday night, the most-watched semifinal during the Clausura season since 2007. The match also earned a 0.3 and 677,000 on Univision Deportes Network, bringing the combined viewership up to approximately 2.6 million. (via Univision, TV Media Insights)
