2023-24 UCL Final: 2.32 million viewers for Borussia Dortmund-Real Madrid on CBS in the USA

Borussia Dortmund (Bundesliga) - Real Madrid CF (LALIGA EA Sports), 2023-24 Champions League final (0-2), drew an average of 2.32 million viewers on the English-language channel CBS in the United States on Saturday 01/06/2024 (kick-off at 15:00 ET), according to data from the American institute Nielsen communicated by the CBS broadcast group (owned by Paramount Global).

The audience was 6% higher than for the 2022-23 final (2.18 million), and represents the third-best audience for a Champions League final broadcast in English-language in the United States. The match was also broadcast on the Paramount+ streaming platform, which recorded its best-ever audience for a football match, according to CBS.

Paramount Global, the parent company of US broadcasting group CBS and streaming platform Paramount+, renewed its English-language broadcasting rights to the men's European club cups (Champions League, Europa League and Europa Conference League) in the USA over the 2024-2030 cycle, for a reported $1.5bn (€1.38bn), or $250m (€230m) per season, according to the American business and…