A record one million people tuned in on Univision to watch the LA Galaxy’s California Clásico clash with the San Jose Earthquakes last Saturday.
The first Major League Soccer match broadcast live on Univision since 1999 drew significant viewers at home as one million people tuned in, including a whopping 548,000 between the ages of 18 and 49. Last weekend’s match was broadcast immediately following the United States’ third-place game with Colombia.
An assist from USA-Colombia Copa match but San Jose-LA Galaxy MLS match averaged 1 million viewers on Univision/UDN pic.twitter.com/SWgAUbbeGC
— Sports TV Ratings (@SportsTVRatings) June 29, 2016
Not only is the match the most watched game this season, but it is also the most viewed regular season or postseason game in Spanish in league history.