Again of the online! NBC Sports activities is knee-sliding in the direction of the nook flag because the opening weekend of the 2025-26 English Premier League season was the most-watched ever within the U.S.
In accordance with knowledge from Nielsen and Adobe Analytics, the Premier League opening weekend averaged 850,000 viewers throughout six matches aired reside on NBC/Peacock, USA Community and NBC Sports activities‘ digital platforms (within the interval Aug. 15-17). The determine is up 4 p.c from the 820,000 viewers from the 2024-25 seeason.
Sunday’s huge match between Manchester United and London-based powerhouse Arsenal, which aired on NBC, Peacock and NBC Sports activities’ digital platforms, averaged a wholesome 2 million viewers, making it the most-watched opening weekend match on document within the U.S., in addition to the second most-watched match within the U.S. ever, simply behind the two.1 million viewers who watch Manchester Metropolis-Arsenal on March 31, 2024.
As soon as Telemundo’s Spanish-language protection is included, the United-Arsenal recreation boasted an viewers of two.3 million, simply behind the two.6 million Spanish-language inclusive viewers for that March 2024 Metropolis-Arsenal recreation.
Since securing a $2.7 billion six-year extension to its U.S. rights deal, the Premier League continues to be an enormous success for NBCUniversal, driving subscriptions to Peacock, and seeing strong and rising audiences for the corporate throughout broadcast, streaming and digital.