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The least viewed MLS Championship ever
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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, 05:11 PM | #31 |
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12-10-2013, 05:14 PM | #32 |
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It probably doesn't from an average fan perspective. It absolutely does matter for the health of their league through. TV matters.
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12-10-2013, 05:18 PM | #33 |
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12-10-2013, 05:20 PM | #34 |
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Probably because kids now watch on streams in their dorm rooms instead of on tv.
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12-10-2013, 05:20 PM | #35 |
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Mexicans can't afford ESPN.
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12-10-2013, 05:21 PM | #36 |
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I think MLS has a very specific, narrow fan base who are very die hard. the league does a great job catering t them. moost of them probably attend the games in person instead of watching on TV.
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On against a ton of good college football games, not a surprise. But the people who like soccer and didnt watch that game really missed out.
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12-10-2013, 05:27 PM | #38 |
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I'd like to know the ratings in the KC viewing area and Salt Lake.
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12-10-2013, 05:31 PM | #39 |
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Their loss. It was an awesome game to watch.
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Something I've been wondering about of late: Is the MLS REALLY doing that much better and growing in the U.S.? Or is it just doing a better job of marketing itself to its hardcore fanbase?
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12-10-2013, 05:46 PM | #41 |
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They should've put it off for one more week, could've had next Saturday all to themselves.
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12-10-2013, 05:46 PM | #42 |
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That's the million dollar question. My guess is the later, but it's done a tremendous job marketing to the Milennials.
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12-10-2013, 05:59 PM | #43 |
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Soccer is on the verge of a windfall.
I live in rural America and even here, in towns of 1000-4000 people, kids are playing soccer 2:1 over all the other youth sports combined. It won't be long before it's an official HS sport. |
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12-10-2013, 06:04 PM | #44 |
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They stupidly scheduled it on championship weekend. Why not this coming weekend?
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12-10-2013, 06:07 PM | #45 |
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It won't ever pass football, baseball or basketbal in the US for popularity....or it will take decades and a major cultural shift. But it's proven it has a dedicated niche. It's here to stay.
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