That's the flip side. Getting more eyeballs on TNT is still the primary objective, where they can sell ad time at HT/pre/post for a good amount. Splitting 40k viewers off to FS2 did next to nothing for FOX.
Except give much needed content on FS2, which they desperately needed in order to get it in more homes.
True. And I guess that worked to an extent, FS2 households went up a bit over the first few years after the switch from Fuel TV. Though they've flatlined at 50 million.
UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: MANCHESTER UNITED VS VALENCIA TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 2:58 PM 130 0.09 234k UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: HOFFENHEIM VS MANCHESTER CITY TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 12:42 PM 136 0.05 143k UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: PFC CSK MOSKVA / REAL MADRID CF UNIVISION DEPORTES 2:50 PM 135 0.08 185k (a last season mw2 comp UCL GROUP STAGE L: DORTMUND/REAL MADRID FOX SPORTS 1 2:30 PM 150 0.09 243k)
Man Utd vs Valencia: 234 k on TNT. CSKA Moscow vs Real Madrid: 185 k on Univisión Deportes. Hoffenheim vs Man City: 143 k on TNT. Tottnham vs Barcelona; 272 k on TNT, 216 k on Univisión Deportes. PSG vs Red Star: 128 k on TNT, 94 k on Univisión Deportes.
I know I was watching. Although I did switch to FS1 near the end because Univision did a split screen with the Mexico-Costa Rica match.
UEFA NL: Netherlands - Germany: 141 k on Univisión Deportes. UEFA NL: Poland - Italy: 170 k on ESPN, 146 k on Univisión Deportes. UEFA NL: Spain - England: 106 k on Univisión Deportes. Concacaf women's: USA - Jamaica: 299 k on Fox Sports 1. Concacaf men's: El Salvador - Barbados: 118 k on Univisión Deportes.
There are over 2 million Salvadoran-Americans. Heck, there are more Salvadorans in the best soccer market in America (DC) than in El Salvador Also evening vs weekday afternoon.
Concacaf men's: USA vs Perú: 322 k on Univisión Deportes UEFA NL: France - Germany: 152 k on Univisión Deportes.
Liverpool vs Huddersfield: 784 k ion NBC Tottenham vs West Ham: 491 k on NBCSN Manchester United vs Chelsea: 485 k on NBCSN Crystal Palace - Everton: 284 k on NBCSN Morelia - Puebla: 325 k on Univisión Deportes Querétaro - Cruz Azul: 298 k on Univisión Deportes Pumas UNAM - Tigres UANL: 236 k on Univisón Deportes Pachuca - Santos Laguna: 193 k on Univisión Deportes Monterrey - Toluca: 145 k on Fox Deportes Atlanta United - Chicago Fire: 163 k on ESPN Minnesota United vs LA Galaxy: 136 k on ESPN
UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: AEK ATHENS VS. FC BAYERN MUNICH TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 12:35 PM 142 0.05 138k UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: MANCHESTER VS JUVENTUS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 2:57 PM 125 0.13 316k UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: MANCHESTER UNITED FC / JUVENTUS FC UNIVISION DEPORTES 2:50 PM 131 0.07 159k
Barcelona - Internazionale: 216 k on TNT, 212 k on Univisión Deportes PSV Eindhoven - Tottenham: 138 k on TNT, 115 k on Univisión Deportes. Pachuca - Rayados Monterrey: 232 k on Univisión Deportes. Cruz Azul - León: 336 k on Univisión Deportes.
Cruz Azul - América: 549 k on Univisión Deportes Guadalajara - Morelia: 432 k on Univisión Deportes Necaxa - Atlas: 274 k on Univisión Deportes León - Puebla: 178 k on Univisión Deportes Toluca - Querétaro: 134 k on Univisión Deportes Cardiff - Liverpool: 416 k on NBCSN Arsenal - Crystal Palace: 353 k on NBCSN Manchester City - Tottenham: 300 k on NBCSN
ITALIAN SERIE A FTBLL L: AC MILAN/SAMPDORIA ESPN 1:00 PM 120 0.05 122k Sunday Serie A match showed up in the cable ratings top 150 but MLS finale (Minn-LAG) later in the afternoon did not. Not ideal for a big match on the flagship channel.
And TNT's viewership for MUFC-Juve on Tuesday was up to 316k. Over 500k on Univision, but that's an improved number for Turner and generally better than many of the similar matches on FS1 in the group stages of the past. Good signs in a good week for #UCLonTNT— Kartik Krishnaiyer 🇺🇦🌻⚽️ (@kkfla737) October 26, 2018 So Man Utd-Juve ended up over 800k viewers across Univision, TNT and UDN. That's a very good return for a weekday sporting event. Many more eyeballs on the Champs League this season with the Univision deal.
Kind of surprised it wasn't down more Barcelona-Real Madrid Clásico TV rating down 35% on beIN SPORTS -https://t.co/cVX0s4Y3Xj via @worldsoccertalk— soccertvblog.com (@soccertvblog) November 5, 2018
And not to spoil anything for anyone but the game itself was not that entertaining for long stretches of time.
No Messi and Ronaldo probably turned off a number of people also. The game itself looses a lot of appeal with both of them not there.
América - Toluca: 451 k on Univisión Deportes. Puebla - Chivas Guadalajara: 405 k on Univisión Deportes. Monarcas Morelia - Tigres UANL: 328 k on Univisión Deportes. Pahuca - Necaxa: 248 k on Univisión Deportes. Atlas - León: 232 k on Univisión Deportes. Querétaro - Santos: 217 k on Univisión Deportes. Lobos BUAP - Tijuana: 187 k on Univisión Deportes. Liverpool - Arsenal: 874 k on NBC Machester United - Bournemouth: 402 k on NBC Sports Crystal palace - Chelsea: 370 k on NBC Sports Leicester - Cardiff: 338 k on NBC Sports Tottenham - Wolverhamption: 170 k on CNBC Southamption - Manchester City: 310 k on NBC Sports Portalnd Timbers - Seattle Sounders: 323 k on ESPN Columbus Crew - NY Red Bulls: 257 k on ESPN NY City - Atanta United: 225 k on Fox Sports 1 Real Salt Lake - Sporting Kansas City: 145 k on Fox Sports 1