NBC's Arsenal-Manchester Broadcast is Most-Watched Premier League Game Ever
By: Tyler Peterson Dec. 01, 2014
NBC's broadcast of Manchester United's 2-1 victory over Arsenal on Saturday, November 22, averaged 1.4 million viewers to rank as the most-watched live Premier League match in U.S. history. The match between the top-tier clubs featured a decisive 85th-minute goal from Manchester United captain Wayne Rooney.
Since kicking off its Premier League coverage in August 2013, NBC Sports Group has aired seven of the 10 most-watched live PL telecasts ever in the U.S.
In addition, the match ranks as the fifth-most streamed Premier League match in history, with 63,000 uniques on NBC Sports Live Extra.
NBC Sports Group's live soccer coverage continues tomorrow with the first mid-week match days of the season, including 10 live matches on NBCSN and Premier League Extra Time. NBCSN presents coverage of Manchester United v. Stoke City tomorrow at 2:45 p.m. ET, and Chelsea v. Tottenham this Wednesday, December 3, at 2:45 p.m. ET.
The five additional matches tomorrow kicking off at 2:45 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. ET, and the three additional matches Wednesday in the 2:45 p.m. slot will be available on Premier League Extra Time, a bonus television package available to MVPDs at no extra cost for customers who receive NBCSN.
Below is the schedule for NBCUniversal's soccer coverage through Wednesday, December 3 (all times ET):
| Date | Time | Match | Network |
| Mon., Dec. 1 | 10 p.m. | THE MEN IN BLAZERS SHOW | NBCSN |
| Mon., Dec. 1 | 10:30 p.m. | Barclays Premier League Review | NBCSN |
| Tues., Dec. 2 | 12:30 a.m. | Premier League Encore | NBCSN |
| Tues., Dec. 2 | 2 p.m. | Premier League Live | NBCSN |
| Tues., Dec. 2 | 2:45 p.m. | Manchester United v. Stoke City | NBCSN |
| Tues., Dec. 2 | 2:45 p.m. | Leicester v. Liverpool | Extra Time |
| Tues., Dec. 2 | 2:45 p.m. | Burnley v. Newcastle | Extra Time |
| Tues., Dec. 2 | 2:45 p.m. | Swansea City v. Queens Park Rangers | Extra Time |
| Tues., Dec. 2 | 3 p.m. | Crystal Palace v. Aston Villa | Extra Time |
| Tues., Dec. 2 | 3 p.m. | West Brom v. West Ham | Extra Time |
| Tues., Dec. 2 | 5 p.m. | Goal Zone | NBCSN |
| Wed., Dec. 3 | 1 a.m. | Premier League Encore | NBCSN |
| Wed., Dec. 3 | 1:30 p.m. | Barclays Premier League News | NBCSN |
| Wed., Dec. 3 | 2 p.m. | Premier League Live | NBCSN |
| Wed., Dec. 3 | 2:45 p.m. | Chelsea v. Tottenham | NBCSN |
| Wed., Dec. 3 | 2:45 p.m. | Arsenal v. Southampton | Extra Time |
| Wed., Dec. 3 | 2:45 p.m. | Sunderland v. Manchester City | Extra Time |
| Wed., Dec. 3 | 2:45 p.m. | Everton v. Hull City | Extra Time |
| Wed., Dec. 3 | 5 p.m. | Goal Zone | NBCSN |
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