UEFA Champions League on Univision Deportes delivers most-watched season ever in the US

Univision Deportes has announced that nearly 22.2 million Total Viewers 2+ tuned in to all or part of its 91 UEFA Champions League (UCL) telecasts, making it the most-watched season on any network or in any language during Univision Deportes’ inaugural season as the exclusive Spanish-language television partner. 

In total, Univision delivered 60% of the UCL television audience in the U.S. The performance marks the first time since 2013-14 that the league’s Spanish-language telecasts attracted a higher audience share than English-language.

For the season, matches airing on Univision and simulcast on Univision Deportes Network (UDN) averaged 631,000 Total Viewers 2+ and 314,000 Adults 18-49. Meanwhile, across the Univision Deportes linear portfolio – including Univision, UniMás, Univision Deportes Network (UDN) and Galavisión – UCL contests generated an average of 231,000 Total Viewers 2+ and 120,000 Adults 18-49. This season’s matches out-delivered the previous season’s Spanish-language telecasts by +32% among Total Viewers 2+ and +9% with Adults 18-49.

“We are proud of the success UEFA matches have had for Univision Deportes, and equally proud that we have helped to expose some of the most exciting soccer in the world to a larger audience. This is further proof of the power and reach of Univision’s networks among fans of the beautiful game,” said Juan Carlos Rodríguez, president of Univision Deportes.