Chivas vs America TV raitings

Discussion in 'Mexico: Clubs' started by joebloe888, Dec 7, 2006.

  1. joebloe888

    joebloe888 BigSoccer Yellow Card

    Aug 1, 2005
    Fuyutu Island
    Re: Apertura 2006 TV schedule

    As posted on soccerTV.com:

    Club America-Chivas Guadalajara on Univision drew highest U.S. TV
    viewership for a professional club soccer match in 12 years
    -----------------------------------------------------------

    The 2nd Leg of the Mexican First Division "Torneo Apertura"
    semifinal series between Club America of Mexico City
    and Chivas Guadalajara recorded the highest U.S. television viewership
    for a professional club soccer match (a soccer match NOT involving
    national teams) in the past 12 years, according to data
    collected by Nielsen Media Research as part of the
    Nielsen Television Index (NTI) national general market
    television rating system.

    The Club America-Chivas Guadalajara match, dubbed the
    "superclasico" because the match pits the two biggest professional
    soccer clubs in Mexico, drew 2.048 million U.S. TV households (1.8% rating),
    and 3.956 million U.S. TV viewers age 2 and over when it
    aired live in the U.S. on Univision on Sunday December 10
    at 9pm Eastern Time/6pm Pacific Time.

    Not only did the viewership of the "superclasico" surpass the viewership
    of any other professional club soccer match on US television (including both
    Major League Soccer and the Mexican First Division) in the past 12 years,
    the US TV viewership of the match surpassed the US TV viewership of every
    National Hockey League (NHL) telecast on both NBC Sports
    and OLN (now Versus) during the 2005-2006 NHL season
    with the exception of Games 3-7 of the 2006 Stanley Cup Final series
    on NBC Sports.

    The viewership of the "superclasico" serves as a reminder of the effect
    of immigration of Mexicans to the U.S. primarily in search of economic
    opportunities, and also serves as a reminder to Major League Soccer (MLS)
    officials how much work the 11-year-old MLS still
    has left to do in order to catch up to the Mexican First Division
    as the most popular televised professional club soccer
    entertainment product in the U.S.

    The defunct North American Soccer League (NASL), which folded
    in 1984, averaged about 2 million households on ABC Sports
    during the 1979 season, before the launch of cable sports TV
    powerhouse ESPN.
     
  2. sidspaceman

    sidspaceman Moderator
    Staff Member

    Feb 20, 2002
    AMÉRICA DE CALI
    Club:
    America de Cali
    Nat'l Team:
    Colombia
    Damn I think the MLS cup on ABC drew like a .8 or something.:D
     
  3. el-choul

    el-choul Member+

    Apr 17, 2006
    DC
  4. Jabinho

    Jabinho New Member

    May 29, 2004
    Chivas/America is usually on top when the Friday LA Times list of most watched sporting events of the last week comes out, though this time, perhaps the USC/UCLA game will top it.. Maybe not though..;)
     
  5. sidspaceman

    sidspaceman Moderator
    Staff Member

    Feb 20, 2002
    AMÉRICA DE CALI
    Club:
    America de Cali
    Nat'l Team:
    Colombia
  6. el-choul

    el-choul Member+

    Apr 17, 2006
    DC
    Absolutely. I am actually very excited about this. What happened 12 years ago? (1994? Does the world cup count, or just club soccer?)
     
  7. humstein

    humstein New Member

    Jun 2, 2003
    More power to the Mexican viewers. Their football is improving every year as evidenced by the play of Toluca and Pachuca in the Copa Sudamericana.
    MLS is moving in the right direction- we must be patient.

    The real problem is the amatuers at US soccer. With them at the helm we are in big trouble. Hopefully the MLS guys will guide soccer in this country over the coming years, not the pencil pushers at the USSF.

    Perry Stein
     
  8. sidspaceman

    sidspaceman Moderator
    Staff Member

    Feb 20, 2002
    AMÉRICA DE CALI
    Club:
    America de Cali
    Nat'l Team:
    Colombia
    It's just club futbol so it isn't the WC, my guess is that they started tracking Mexican futbol 12 years ago.
     
  9. fdp

    fdp Red Card

    Oct 24, 2001
    sig material. :D
     
  10. Piedraias

    Piedraias Member+

    Feb 27, 2005
    Califas
    Nat'l Team:
    Mexico

    lol. ******** the nhl.
     
  11. fdp

    fdp Red Card

    Oct 24, 2001
    *Note to Mods*

    Can we get this thread unstuck?

    Gracias.
     
  12. sidspaceman

    sidspaceman Moderator
    Staff Member

    Feb 20, 2002
    AMÉRICA DE CALI
    Club:
    America de Cali
    Nat'l Team:
    Colombia
  13. fdp

    fdp Red Card

    Oct 24, 2001
    *Note to Mods*

    Unstick this thread now!

    [​IMG]

    I said now damn it!

    :D
     
  14. puromorelia

    puromorelia Member

    Mar 1, 2005
    L.@. california
    AFTER such good rating this coming-up clasico COULD have one of the Lowest ratings in a while, im only saying this because America comes into this game looking pretty bad meanwhile chivas is playing better than ever so it doesnt generate the excitement of other clasicos for many of us who are neither chivas or america fans. I usually dont miss a clasico because its filled with so much hype usually and can be very entertaining but this one is lacking a bit of that, probably has to do with the fact that chivas has been dominating the series as of late. Oh well im not crazy about it, if i have nothing better to do, ill probably tune in, after all last weekds chivas-pumas and america-cruz azul dissapointed big time! If most none america and chivas fans feel the way i do about this game then you can expect lower ratings then usuall.

    I was also watching super estadio earlier tonight and according to them theres still alot of tickets available for the game, which is unusual for a clasico specially one being played at Azteca on a sunday evening. My guess is the americanistas are stARTING to get fed up with the mediocrity of their team and are not responding and its showing on the stands as well! This could well be an overwhelmingly home crowd away from home for chivas!!!!
     
  15. PasionPorElTri

    PasionPorElTri New Member

    Jun 27, 2005
    Guadalajara, Mexico
    Club:
    CD Chivas de Guadalajara
    Nat'l Team:
    Mexico

    Tus puntos son muy validos, y es la ::::neta::: ... segun lei quedan 20,000 boletos, y esperan se vendan 10,000 entre hoy y mañana, tmbn dicen que Chivas seria local,algo que ya es costumbre en el Azteca
     
  16. puromorelia

    puromorelia Member

    Mar 1, 2005
    L.@. california
    iMAGINATE eso !!!! :eek: yo creo que primero regalan esos boletos a cualquier americanista que se les pare enfrente a que todavia mas gente de las chivas tengan acceso a eyos:D

    yo se que chivas es local en el azteca por lo regular pero no me imagino un clasico en el azteca con mas del 60 o 70% chivistas y creo que eso se puede dar este domingo!!!
     
  17. sidspaceman

    sidspaceman Moderator
    Staff Member

    Feb 20, 2002
    AMÉRICA DE CALI
    Club:
    America de Cali
    Nat'l Team:
    Colombia
    Damn the ratings just keep getting bigger and bigger.
     
  18. el-choul

    el-choul Member+

    Apr 17, 2006
    DC
    I like the comparison to hockey ratings.

    I'm impressed it surpassed the December semifinal match.
     
  19. DaNi FiLtH

    DaNi FiLtH New Member

    Sep 27, 2001
    Huntington Park, CA
    I know this might be somewhat off topic but....

    Chivas new jersey looks fu#*ing horrible. Crooked stripes and a crooked neck. WTF were they thinking? LMAO....:rolleyes:
     
  20. el-choul

    el-choul Member+

    Apr 17, 2006
    DC
  21. Naui_Ocelotl

    Naui_Ocelotl Member

    Apr 3, 2008
  22. el-choul

    el-choul Member+

    Apr 17, 2006
    DC
  23. Luislb10

    Luislb10 New Member

    Feb 2, 2007
    Portugal
    Telemundo Top Spanish-Language Net On Sunday Night With Soccer Coverage

    For its game presentation from 6:55 p.m. to 9:15 p.m., the Apertura 2010 Championship now stands as the network's best ever Futbol Liga Mexicana match, not involving Chivas, among persons 18 to 49 (1.65 million); males 18 to 49 (1.18 million); persons 18 to 34 (1 million); guys 18 to 34 (729,000); and viewers (2.4 million).
    On cume basis, the match was seen by nearly 4.7 million viewers that watched for at least six minutes, including 3.1 million18-to-49 watchers.

    http://www.multichannel.com/article..._Net_On_Sunday_Night_With_Soccer_Coverage.php
     

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