USA: three Premier League matches drew over 1 million viewers during the first 10 matchdays

Chelsea FC - Arsenal FC (3-2), Matchday 2 of the 2018-19 Premier League season, drew an average of 1.167 million viewers in the United States (1,073,000 on the free English-speaking TV channel NBC and 94,000 on the Spanish-speaking pay-TV channel NBC Universo), on Saturday 18/08/2018 (kick-off at 17:30 local time, 12:30 on the East coast, 09:30 on the West coast).

Two other games during the first 10 matchdays of the 2018-19 Premier League season drew more than one million viewers in the United States:
• Liverpool FC - Manchester City FC (0-0, Matchday 8), on Sunday 07/10/2018 (16:30 local time, 11:30 on the East coast, 08:30 on the West coast): 1,043,000 viewers.
• Arsenal FC - Manchester City FC (0-2, Matchday 1), on Sunday 12/08/2018 (16:00 local time, 11:00 on the East coast, 08:00 on the West coast): 1,024,000 viewers.

The American audiovisual group NBCUniversal acquired all Premier League broadcasting rights in the United States (380 matches per season), for the 2016-2022 cycle, on 10/08/2015, for an estimated $1bn (€890m) over six years, or nearly $167m (€148m) per season.