OSC Weekly Ratings Wrapup

by David Carlson
Published on May 29, 2019 under Major League Soccer (MLS)

WNBA Makes its Debut

The WNBA began its season on ABC this past weekend. Below are the numbers for their debut, and for the MLS on FS1.

The WNBA had 452k viewers on a holiday Saturday afternoon on ABC. This is about what the Alliance of American Football averaged for their games this past winter. One difference though is that the AAF was doing considerably better in the 18-49 demo. For example, the March 31st AAF game on TNT pulled 469k viewers, very similar to the WNBA game, but the demo rating came in at 0.16, over 50% better than the WNBA.

MLS saw a slight uptick from last week, but for the most part it remained right in the same 140-180k wheelhouse of viewers on FS1.

Last Week's OSC Leagues Ratings Summary:

In the next few weeks "alternative" leagues start heating up for the summer on U.S. TV. The new touring Professional Lacrosse League starts next weekend on NBCSN, and gets a broadcast on NBC the following weekend. Then on the weekend of June 15, the CFL starts up with 3 games on ESPN2. MLS will be on a break with international competitions for a few weeks, but by the weekend of June 28, all four leagues will be on national cable display on the same weekend (CFL, WNBA, MLS and PLL).

NOTE: Don't know what the "demo" is? Unsure of why the different ratings numbers don't match up? Read our explanation of TV ratings in our first article here.

Major League Soccer Stories from May 29, 2019

• Chicago Fire Soccer Club Draws D.C. United 3-3 at Audi Field - Chicago Fire FC
• Sergio Santos scores third goal of the season; Union earn point at home - Philadelphia Union
• Impact Defeats Real Salt Lake 2-1 at Stade Saputo - Club de Foot Montreal
• Atlanta United Defeats Minnesota United 2-0 - Atlanta United FC
• Loons Drop Road Result in Atlanta - Minnesota United FC
• Real Salt Lake Comeback Falls Short in 2-1 Loss in Montreal - Real Salt Lake
• FC Cincinnati Recall Midfielder Tommy McCabe; Loan Midfielder Nazmi Albadawi to North Carolina FC - FC Cincinnati
• Rapids Postgame Notes - Colorado Rapids
• LAFC's Carlos Vela on Track for Greatest MLS Season Ever: Week 14 MLS News & Notes - MLS
• Sounders FC Named Green Sports Alliance 2019 Environmental Innovator of the Year - Seattle Sounders FC
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• Chicago Fire Midfielder Aleksandar Katai Called up to Serbia Men's National Team - Chicago Fire FC
• Cruz Azul vs. Atlas Match at Avaya Stadium Rescheduled to September 4 - San Jose Earthquakes
• Orlando City Development Academy Set to Make Osceola Heritage Park Official Training Grounds - Orlando City SC
• Real Salt Lake to Host Reigning Liga MX Champions Tigres in Inaugural Leagues Cup - Real Salt Lake
• LA Galaxy Set to Participate in Inaugural Leagues Cup, An Annual Competition Between MLS and Liga MX - LA Galaxy
• Chicago Fire Soccer Club to Host Cruz Azul in 2019 Leagues Cup on July 23 - Chicago Fire FC
• Orlando City SC Hires Marcelo Neveleff as New Academy Director - Orlando City SC
• Houston Dynamo to Host Leagues Cup Showdown with Club America on July 24 - Houston Dynamo FC
• Leagues Cup Launches New Era of MLS-Liga MX Rivalry - MLS
• Celebrate "Americana" with FC Cincinnati on July 6 - FC Cincinnati

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