The Premier League drew its best season audience ever in 2023-24, which was NBC Sports’ 11th with the top tier of U.K. soccer (and second under a renewed media rights deal).
Games across NBC and USA Network (also with Peacock streaming) averaged 546,000 viewers this past season, which passes the previous mark of 541,000 set during the 2015-16 season. This season also is up 4% from last year.
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Championship Sunday last weekend was the best final day of the season ever on U.S. airwaves, passing the record seeing in 2022. Six of the seven best EPL audiences on record in the U.S. occurred this past season (all NBC-led matches), led by Manchester City-Arsenal on March 31, which was the first game to pass 2 million viewers (2.12 million to be exact).
For Peacock alone this season, exclusive matches on the platform now make up the three most-streamed EPL matches ever in the U.S. Additionally, viewers of EPL matches on Peacock streamed 28% more live minutes this season compared to the 2022-23 season.
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