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[10/30/14 - 09:16 AM]
NBC Posts Record-Setting Soccer Weekend with Most-Watched Premier League & MLS Matches
NBC spins the numbers for the weekend of October 25-26.

[via press release from NBC]

NBC POSTS RECORD-SETTING SOCCER WEEKEND WITH MOST-WATCHED PREMIER LEAGUE & MLS MATCHES

Sunday's Manchester United-Chelsea Match Averages 1.29 Million Viewers

Landon Donovan's Final Regular-Season Game on Saturday (Seattle Sounders-LA Galaxy) Averages 699,000 Viewers

NBC Sports Group Has Televised 7 of Premier League's 10 Most-Watched Live Matches in U.S.

STAMFORD, Conn. - October 30, 2014 - NBC set Premier League and MLS viewership records with a pair of match telecasts last weekend.

Last Sunday's Manchester United-Chelsea match - a 1-1 tie at Old Trafford - averaged 1.29 million viewers on NBC to rank as the most-watched Premier League game since NBC Sports Group kicked off its BPL coverage in August 2013.

In its 15 months televising the Premier League, NBC Sports Group has aired 7 of the league's 10 most-watched live games on U.S. television.

Sunday's game, which was NBC's first BPL match on a Sunday afternoon (and had competition from live NFL games), is the second-most watched live game in the U.S. in Premier League history (Manchester United-Chelsea, 2/5/12 on Fox, 1.38 million).

Saturday's Seattle Sounders-LA Galaxy game on NBC, a 2-0 Sounders victory that was Landon Donovan's final regular-season MLS game and decided the Supporters' Shield (most regular-season points), averaged 699,000 viewers to rank as NBC Sports Group's most-watched MLS game ever (including playoffs).

NBC Sports Group's soccer coverage continues this weekend with six live matches.

Below is the schedule for NBCUniversal's soccer coverage this week (all times ET):

Date Time Match Network
Sat., Nov. 1 7 a.m. Barclays Premier League Preview NBCSN
Sat., Nov. 1 8 a.m. Premier League Live NBCSN
Sat., Nov. 1 8:45 a.m. Newcastle v. Liverpool NBCSN, mun2
Sat., Nov. 1 11 a.m. Chelsea v. Queens Park Rangers NBCSN, mun2
Sat., Nov. 1 11 a.m. Arsenal v. Burnley Extra Time
Sat., Nov. 1 11 a.m. Everton v. Swansea City Extra Time
Sat., Nov. 1 11 a.m. Hull City v. Southampton Extra Time
Sat., Nov. 1 11 a.m. Stoke City v. West Ham Extra Time
Sat., Nov. 1 11 a.m. Leicester City v. West Brom Extra Time
Sat., Nov. 1 1 p.m. Goal Zone NBCSN
Sat., Nov. 1 1:30 p.m. Match of the Day NBCSN
Sat., Nov. 1 8 p.m. MLS Playoffs: Real Salt Lake vs. LA Galaxy NBCSN
Sun., Nov. 2 6:30 a.m. Match of the Day NBCSN
Sun., Nov. 2 7:30 a.m. Premier League Live NBCSN
Sun., Nov. 2 8:30 a.m. Manchester City v. Manchester United NBCSN, mun2
Sun., Nov. 2 11 a.m. Aston Villa v. Tottenham NBCSN
Sun., Nov. 2 1 p.m. Goal Zone NBCSN
Sun., Nov. 2 10:30 p.m. Match of the Day II NBCSN
Mon., Nov. 3 12:30 a.m. Match of the Week NBCSN
Mon., Nov. 3 Noon Barclays Premier League World NBCSN
Mon., Nov. 3 1:30 p.m. Barclays Premier League News NBCSN
Mon., Nov. 3 2 p.m. Premier League Live NBCSN
Mon., Nov. 3 3 p.m. Crystal Palace v. Sunderland NBCSN, mun2
Mon., Nov. 3 5 p.m. Goal Zone NBCSN
Mon., Nov. 3 10:30 p.m. Barclays Premier League Review NBCSN

All matches will be streamed on NBC Sports Live Extra, NBC Sports Group's live streaming product for desktops, mobile devices and tablets.





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