NBCSN Scores Most-Watched Premier League Sunday Doubleheader on Cable Ever
NBCSN's Premier League coverage on Sunday, March 16, featuring a blockbuster doubleheader of Manchester United v. Liverpool, and Tottenham Hotspur v. Arsenal, averaged 725,000 viewers to rank as the most-watched Premier League Sunday doubleheader on cable ever.
NBCSN's telecast of Liverpool's 3-0 win over Manchester United averaged 779,000 viewers to rank as the most-watched early-morning Sunday match this season, the fourth most-watched Premier League match on NBCSN this season, and fifth most-watched ever on cable.
Since the start of the 2013-2014 Premier League season, NBCSN has posted four of the five most-watched Premier League cable telecasts on record (see chart below).
Five Most-Viewed Premier League Matches on Cable (on record):
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|Date |Home v. Away |Network|Viewers |
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|Mon., Apr. 30, 2012 |Manchester United v. Manchester City|ESPN |1.0 million|
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|Sun., Jan. 19, 2014 |Chelsea v. Manchester United |NBCSN |1.0 million|
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|Sun., Sept. 22, 2013|Manchester United v. Manchester City|NBCSN |852,000 |
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|Sun., Nov. 10, 2013 |Arsenal v. Manchester United |NBCSN |803,000 |
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|Sun., March 16, 2014|Manchester United v. Liverpool |NBCSN |779,000 |
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Most Minutes Streamed for a Sunday Match: Fans live streamed 1,968,974 minutes of Manchester United v. Liverpool, the most ever for a Sunday match, via NBC Sports Live Extra, NBC Sports Group's live streaming product for desktops, mobile devices and tablets. Live Extra users streamed 3.4 million minutes of Sunday's Premier League doubleheader action - the second-most minutes for a Premier League Sunday this season (The four matches on December, 29, 2013, totaled 3.6 million minutes).
