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The least viewed MLS Championship ever
http://worldsoccertalk.com/2013/12/1...-mls-cup-ever/
Saturday’s live broadcast of the 2013 MLS Cup on ESPN had an average viewing audience of 505,000, which is the least-viewed MLS Cup ever on English-language television. The previous record low was the 748,000 viewers who watched the 2010 MLS Cup between Colorado Rapids and FC Dallas. That game had a 0.44 TV rating, but the viewing audience was greater than the 2013 MLS Cup due to the 2010 game being shown at night instead of the 4pm ET broadcast between Sporting KC-Real Salt Lake. The 2012 MLS Cup between between LA Galaxy and Houston Dynamo had a 0.7 TV rating and was viewed by an average of 797,000 people. The 2013 MLS Cup viewership was down 44% from 2012. The disappointing 505,000 viewing audience figure for the Sporting Kansas City against Real Salt Lake game follows the 29% decline in regular season MLS TV ratings on ESPN compared to last year, as well as a 8% decline on NBCSN. The 505,000 number is the same as the viewing audience for a repeat of Everybody Loves Raymond, which was shown on TBS at the same time as the second half of the 2013 MLS Cup. In contrast, 514,000 viewers watched MLS Cup 2013 on UniMas. In comparison to Premier League matches, the 505,000 people who watched MLS Cup 2013 was fewer than the 507,000 who watched Chelsea-Southampton on Sunday, December 1 at 11am ET on NBCSN but slightly greater than the 499,000 viewers who watched Arsenal versus Everton (played on Sunday at 11am ET on NBCSN). Read: Why Major League Soccer Has Bigger Issues Than Just Poor TV Ratings TV ratings for MLS’s premier game, MLS Cup, from 1996 to 2013 are: 0.5 2013: *Sporting Kansas City-Real Salt Lake (ESPN) 0.7 2012: Los Angeles-Houston (ESPN) 0.8 2011: Los Angeles-Houston (ESPN) 0.4 2010: Colorado-FC Dallas (ESPN) 0.8 2009: Real Salt Lake-Los Angeles (ESPN) 0.6 2008: Columbus-New York (ABC) 0.8 2007: Houston-New England (ABC) 0.8 2006: Houston-New England (ABC) 0.8 2005: Los Angeles-New England (ABC) 0.8 2004: D.C. United-Kansas City (ABC) 0.6 2003: San Jose-Chicago (ABC) 0.8 2002: Los Angeles-New England (ABC) 1.0 2001: San Jose-Los Angeles (ABC) 0.7 2000: Kansas City-Chicago (ABC) 0.7 1999: D.C. United-Los Angeles (ABC) 1.0 1998: Chicago-D.C. United (ABC) 1.4 1997: D.C. United-Colorado (ABC) 1.4 1996: D.C. United-Los Angeles (ABC) Read more at http://worldsoccertalk.com/2013/12/1...ebkM75kppwd.99 |
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12-10-2013, 04:35 PM | #16 |
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I had a similar Saturday. Saturday morning I watched paint dry. After that was watching water freeze. At 3:00 I watched grass grow. Exciting!!!
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12-10-2013, 04:38 PM | #17 |
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I didn't know they televised soccer.
Since they don't have electricity in those third world countries where it's really popular, I didn't think it would be feasible... |
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12-10-2013, 04:43 PM | #18 |
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12-10-2013, 04:44 PM | #19 |
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That's actually not true, billay. You're not accounting for the Spanish language broadcast on Univision. This is the first year that MLS has partnered w/ Univision for an MLS Cup broadcast, so I don't blame you for glossing this fact over, even though it's quoted in the article.
U.S. televisions accounted for nearly a 1.2 share across ESPN and Univision. But, yeah, they need to not schedule the game opposite college football conference championship games. That much is undeniable. |
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12-10-2013, 04:45 PM | #20 |
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Where was it at on attendance?
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12-10-2013, 04:45 PM | #21 |
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it didn't help that the two fanbases in the championship game were Utah and Kansas.
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12-10-2013, 04:47 PM | #22 | |
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12-10-2013, 04:49 PM | #23 |
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it was on TV during Mizzou/Auburn, Texas/Baylor and other must-see football games.
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12-10-2013, 04:50 PM | #24 |
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I never said a lot of people watched it! Only that it wasn't actually the least-viewed MLS Cup final ever.
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12-10-2013, 04:50 PM | #25 |
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WNBA gets higher ratings.
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12-10-2013, 04:54 PM | #26 |
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I don't understand why popularity of a sport matters from a fan perspective.
I'm going to assume that billay is a huge fan of One Direction fan since he clearly feels that popularity is what's important. |
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12-10-2013, 04:57 PM | #27 |
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There were some damn good games on at the same time. They had to compete.
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12-10-2013, 05:02 PM | #28 |
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I'm going to assume he's a fan of One Direction for other reasons.
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KC has a soccer team?
I did actually know that, but what I couldn't understand was why they were playing outdoor soccer on December 7. Those poor people were already being subjected to watching soccer, do they have to freeze their asses off as well? I kid, I kid
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12-10-2013, 05:06 PM | #30 |
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I think the college slate followed by a NFL Sunday killed some of the run in the days afterward as well. Kevin Harlan mentioning it during the Chiefs game was about all I heard about it nationally.
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