OSC Weekly Ratings Wrapup
by David Carlson
October 31, 2019 - National Women's Soccer League (NWSL)
Strong West Coast MLS playoff game, NWSL Championship barely ripples
The National Women's Soccer League held its championship game Sunday, and like many other sporting events, they got a fairly poor rating going up against the buzz-saw of NFL football. While it did make the Top 150 Cable Originals for Sunday, the 166,000 viewers are likely less than it could have drawn holding its championship sometime in August, instead of September and October as it has the past two years.
Major League Soccer had a good doubleheader on ESPN networks on Thursday, starting with slightly over 300,000 watching the Atlanta vs. Philly contest, followed with a growing audience that exploded up to 586,000 once the second game switched over to ESPN.
Last Week's OSC Leagues Ratings Summary:
| 10/23 | 7pm | FS1 | MLS | .04/111k | |
| 10/23 | 10pm | FS1 | MLS | .07/159k | |
| 10/24 | 8pm | ESPN2 | MLS (ATL/PHI) | .12/303k | |
| 10/24 | 10:30pm | MLS | |||
| ESPN2 | (1st 30 min) | .15/320k | |||
| ESPN | (Rest of game) | .29/586k | |||
| 10/27 | 4pm | ESPN | NWSL Champ. | .05/166k |
OSC Leagues on TV in the coming week:
MLS Playoffs
| 10/29 | 10pm | ESPN | LAFC vs. Seattle |
| 10/30 | 8pm | FS1 | Atlanta vs. Toronto |
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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.
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National Women's Soccer League Stories from October 31, 2019
- Thorns FC Sign Defender Ellie Carpenter to Multi-Year Contract Extension - Portland Thorns FC
- Allie Long Called in for U.S. WNT November Friendlies - OL Reign
- Four Chicago Red Stars Named to U.S. WNT Camp - Chicago Red Stars
- Utah Royals FC Duo Named to USWNT Roster - Utah Royals FC
- Four Spirit Players Called up to Andonovski's First USWNT Camp - Washington Spirit
- Andonovski Names Four NC Courage Players to Training Camp Roster for Friendlies against Sweden and Costa Rica - North Carolina Courage
- Imani Dorsey Earns First U.S. Women's National Team Call-Up - Sky Blue FC
- OSC Weekly Ratings Wrapup - OSC Original by David Carlson
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