Canada’s TSN drew almost as many MLS Cup viewers as the U.S. broadcast on ABC, despite Canada having 1/10th the people
TSN averaged 748,000 MLS Cup viewers, while ABC averaged 823,000.
TSN averaged 748,000 MLS Cup viewers, while ABC averaged 823,000.
The MLS Cup was previously held in December on Saturdays without much sports competition. But moving it up a month meant that it had to shift to Sunday to not conflict with ESPN college football coverage, and that saw it go head-to-head with the NFL.
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