NBC Sports had its second-best season yet for Premier League games, averaging 507,000 viewers across NBC, NBCSN, USA Network and CNBC. That’s behind only the 516,000 viewers that NBC Sports averaged in '15-16 (NBC picked up rights to the league before the '13-14 season). The '21-22 campaign is up 21% from 414,000 viewers last season. The gains came amid a switch halfway through the season for the bulk of cable TV games to USA after NBCSN was shut down at the end of ’21. There were 12 games that topped 1 million viewers on NBC outlets this season -- a record for NBC Sports. Manchester City secured its EPL championship over the weekend against Aston Villa, with NBC averaging 955,000 viewers. That figure is the best game yet for Championship Sunday.
See more on this story in today's SBJ Daily.
| Premier League viewership trend for NBC Sports | |
| SEASON | AVG. VIEWERS (000) |
| 2021-22 | 507 |
| 2020-21 | 414 |
| 2019-20 | 462 |
| 2018-19 | 457 |
| 2017-18 | 449 |
| 2016-17 | 447 |
| 2015-16 | 514 |
| 2014-15 | 479 |
| 2013-14 | 438 |
