Season Concludes with Most-Watched Championship Sunday Ever with Coverage Across Peacock and Networks of NBCUniversal

Peacock’s Second Season with Extensive Premier League Content Features More Than 200 Live Matches, Studio Shows, On Demand Replays and Premier League TV Channel

USA Network Becomes U.S. Cable Home of the Premier League

NBC Sports’ Premier League Mornings Studio Show Visits Iconic Venues Throughout Season

Washington, D.C. Tops Local Market Ratings for Full Season

STAMFORD, Conn. — May 24, 2022 – NBC Sports’ 2021-22 presentation of the Premier League – culminating on “Championship Sunday” with down-to-the-wire competition for the league title, top four positioning, and relegation – registered the second-most watched season in U.S. TV history (behind only 2015-16) and set big-game viewership records.

NBC Sports averaged a Total Audience Delivery of 507,000 viewers per TV match window (includes NBC, USA Network, CNBC, and NBCSN) for the 2021-22 season – second-best ever and up 21% from last season (414,000) (does not include exclusive Peacock streaming or Spanish-language telecasts).

In addition, a record 12 matches this season averaged a TAD of at least 1 million viewers – 50% above the prior record (eight in 2020-21 and 2015-16).

For the ninth consecutive year, all 10 Premier League matches on the season’s final Sunday were presented live, simultaneously (11 a.m.-1 p.m. ET) across Peacock and the networks of NBCUniversal – matching 2019 as the most-watched Championship Sunday ever with a TAD of 2.2 million viewers across all platforms.

Sunday’s Manchester City-Aston Villa match on NBC and Peacock posted a TAD of 955,000 viewers – marking the most-watched Championship Sunday match on record – while Liverpool-Wolverhampton Wolves on USA Network was the most-watched Championship Sunday cable match on record (681,000).

In addition, NBC Sports presented extensive final Sunday pre-match and post-game shows on Peacock and USA Network, with extra, exclusive coverage on Peacock. The post-match shows highlighted champions Manchester City once again lifting the trophy, interviews, and final thoughts and analysis on the 2021-22 season.

NBC SPORTS’ PREMIER LEAGUE LIVE TOURS ICONIC VENUES AND EVENTS

On Championship Sunday, NBC Sports’ commentary teams were onsite at both The Etihad and at Anfield with both Manchester City and Liverpool in title contention. Sunday’s trip culminated a season of visits to iconic venues and events for NBC Sports’ Premier League Live studio show:

Date	Venue	Event
Oct. 23-24	Los Angeles Coliseum	Premier League Mornings Live Fan Fest
Feb. 8-13	SoFi Stadium	Home of Super Bowl LVI
April 8	St. James’ Park	Newcastle v. Wolverhampton Wanderers
April 9	Villa Park	Aston Villa v. Tottenham
April 10	Etihad Stadium	Manchester City v. Liverpool
May 7	Churchill Downs	148th Kentucky Derby
May 22	Anfield*	Liverpool v. Wolverhampton Wanderers

*live coverage also presented from The Etihad

 

PREMIER LEAGUE 2021-22 VIEWERSHIP HIGHLIGHTS

• • Since kicking off its Premier League coverage in August 2013, NBC Sports has presented 28 of the 30 most-watched live Premier League matches ever in the U.S. across all platforms.

• • NBC Sports kicked off the season with its most-watched Opening Weekend since 2015, posting a Total Audience Delivery average of 640,000 viewers (across five Saturday-Sunday match windows).
    • NBCSN’s opening Sunday Tottenham-Manchester City match posted a Total Audience Delivery average of 836,000 viewers to rank No. 2 all-time among opening weekend cable matches (behind only Christian Pulisic’s PL debut, Manchester United-Chelsea, 8/11/19, 1.01 million).

• • The Liverpool-Chelsea match on NBC and Peacock on August 28 delivered a TAD of more than 1.4 million viewers to rank as the most watched live Premier League match in U.S. history.

• • USA Network’s Manchester City-Liverpool game on April 10 registered a TAD of 1.1 million viewers to rank as the second most watched cable match in U.S. history.

• • A record 1.3 billion minutes of NBC Sports’ Premier League coverage was consumed on the NBC Sports YouTube channel.

• • Video viewership across NBC Sports Soccer’s handles on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram increased by 63 percent over the 2020-21 season, while overall engagement on those platforms was up 58%.

• • The 2 Robbies and Premier League on NBC podcasts delivered record highs in monthly downloads in each of the final three months of the season.

• • The free-to-play game Premier League Pick ‘Em continued to help grow the NBC Sports Predictor app userbase to more than 1.73 million fans, who have made nearly 45 million contest entries since the platform’s launch in December 2018.

 

Throughout the season, NBC Sports’ Premier League coverage featured a wide range of innovations and milestones.  Among the highlights:

• • PEACOCK COMPLETES SECOND FULL SEASON OF NBC SPORTS’ PREMIER LEAGUE COVERAGE: Peacock featured more than 200 live matches, studio shows and replays, as well as the Premier League TV channel (PLTV). Throughout the season, Peacock presented matches live in both English and Spanish, as well as Premier League Goal Rush, featuring live whip-around coverage. For the first time, Telemundo Deportes’ Andres Cantor called Premier League matches in English – exclusively on Peacock.

• • USA NETWORK BECOMES U.S. CABLE HOME OF PREMIER LEAGUE: On January 1, USA Network became the cable home of the Premier League with a New Year’s Day tripleheader. As noted above, USA Network’s Manchester City-Liverpool on April 10 is the second most watched cable match in U.S. history and this past Sunday’s Liverpool-Wolverhampton Wanderers is the most-watched Championship Sunday cable game on record.

• • EXTENSIVE COVERAGE ON PODCASTS & NBC SPORTS YOUTUBE CHANNEL: NBC Sports continued Premier League discussion across all platforms, with a wide range of digital programming, highlighted by The 2 Robbies and The Lowe Down podcasts, which delivered season-ending editions from on the pitch at Anfield. In March, as part of NBC Sports’ celebration of women’s history, The 2 Robbies released a series of episodes featuring interviews with Sky Sports’ Karen Carney, the Women of Watford hosted by Hornets defender, Christian Kabasele, Norwich City’s Head of Emerging Talent, Mariela Nisotaki, Premier League referee, Sian Massey-Ellis, and Tottenham performance psychologist, Helen Richardson-Walsh.

• • SEASON #8 OF THE MEN IN BLAZERS SHOW: Hosted by popular soccer personalities Roger Bennett and Michael Davies, THE MEN IN BLAZERS SHOW returned for an eighth season with big-name guests including John Oliver, Matthew McConaughey, Will Ferrell, Mark Cuban, Tottenham’s Heung-min Son, Manchester City’s Phil Foden, Brentford’s Christian Eriksen, USMNT and RB Leipzig midfielder Tyler Adams, Leeds United head coach Jesse Marsch, Chelsea Women’s Super League Club manager Emma Hayes, Joe Seaward and Dave Bayley of the Band ‘Glass Animals,’ musician Fatboy Slim, and more.

 

• • MORE SPANISH-LANGUAGE COVERAGE THAN EVER: Miami-based Telemundo Deportes – the exclusive Spanish language home of the Premier League in the U.S. – presented more live matches than ever before across Telemundo, Universo and Peacock.
• • NBC SPORTS ENHANCED CONTENT WITH POINTSBET INTEGRATION: PointsBet, the official sports betting partner of NBC Sports, was integrated into this season’s Premier League coverage in various ways, including pre- and post-match odds features and ticker rotations with main betting markets throughout studio show programming.
• • NBC SPORTS SUPPORTS ZERO CARBON INITIATIVE OF SKY SPORTS AND TOTTENHAM: NBC Sports’ on-site production of the Sept. 19 Tottenham-Chelsea match supported the zero carbon (#GameZero) initiative by Sky Sports and Tottenham, streamlining production personnel at the grounds, and utilizing electrical and bicycle transport to the match for on-air and production staff.

 

Local TV Ratings

Following are the U.S. TV markets with the highest average season-long ratings on Premier League telecasts on NBC/USA Network/NBCSN:

Top 15 Local Market Ratings, NBC/USA/NBCSN

1. Washington, D.C.

2. Norfolk

3. Cincinnati

T4. Philadelphia

T4. Raleigh

T6. New York

T6. Richmond

8. Buffalo

9. Ft. Myers

T10. Hartford

T10. Miami

T10. San Francisco

T10. Baltimore

14. Sacramento

15. Providence

The 2022-23 Premier League season kicks off on the weekend of August 6-7.

–NBC SPORTS–

Season-Ending Matches on NBC, USA Network, Peacock, CNBC, SYFY, GOLF Channel, Telemundo & Universo at 11 a.m. ET; Pregame Coverage Begins at 9 a.m. ET on Peacock

Nine Matches on Peacock at 11 a.m. ET, with Five Exclusive Matches; Special Goal Rush Whip-Around Show Available on Peacock at 11 a.m. ET

For First Time on Championship Sunday NBC Sports’ Studio On-site at Anfield; Match Commentary Team On-Site at the Etihad

Telemundo Deportes to Call Both Man City-Aston Villa & Liverpool-Wolverhampton Wanderers Live On-Site in Spanish-Language

Brentford’s Christian Eriksen and Musician Fatboy Slim Featured in New Episode of THE MEN IN BLAZERS SHOW Sunday, April 24 on Peacock

STAMFORD, Conn. – May 19, 2022 – NBC Sports wraps up a massive Premier League season with “Championship Sunday,” featuring all 10 matches presented live simultaneously this Sunday, May 22 at 11 a.m. ET, across Peacock and the networks of NBCUniversal.

Peacock will have nine of the matches live, plus Goal Rush will stream on Peacock, providing viewers the most compelling action in real time and on replay so they won’t miss a single goal or key play.

The dramatic race for the Premier League title comes down to the final day as first-place Manchester City (90 points) and second-place Liverpool (89), who enter Championship Sunday separated by one point atop the table, vie to lift the Premier League trophy. City and Liverpool have combined to win the past four Premier League titles: Manchester City in 2017-18, 2018-19, and 2020-21, and Liverpool in 2019-20.

Manchester City, who drew West Ham, 2-2, last weekend, host Aston Villa this Sunday at 11 a.m. ET on NBC, Peacock, and Telemundo. Live on-site from Etihad Stadium, Arlo White, Lee Dixon, and Graeme Le Saux will call the match on NBC and Peacock, and Telemundo Deportes’ Andres Cantor and Manuel Sol will call the action in Spanish on Telemundo.

Liverpool, who defeated Southampton, 2-1, on Tuesday to move within one point of Man City, host Wolverhampton Wanderers at 11 a.m. ET on USA Network and Universo. Jim Proudfoot and Andy Townsend will call the action live on USA Network, and Telemundo Deportes’ Copan Alvarez and Eduardo Biscayart will call the match on Universo from Anfield.

This weekend, NBC Sports’ Premier League studio show will travel to the U.K. to host the Championship Sunday shows live on-site for the first time. Rebecca Lowe hosts Sunday’s shows from a pitchside desk at Anfield alongside former Jamaica National Team and Premier League player Robbie Earle, former Premier League player Robbie Mustoe, and former USMNT and Premier League player Tim Howard.

Coverage on Sunday begins with Premier League Mornings at 9 a.m. ET on Peacock, and continues at 10 a.m. ET on Peacock and USA Network leading up to the Championship Sunday matches at 11 a.m. ET. Following the matches, Goal Zone airs from 1-2 p.m. ET on Peacock and USA Network, and continues from 2-3 p.m. ET exclusively on Peacock.

Telemundo Deportes’ coverage on Sunday begins with pre-game show La Liga Premier Extra at 10 a.m. ET and wraps up with one-hour post-game show 3er Tiempo at 1 p.m. ET on Telemundo and Universo.

A new episode of THE MEN IN BLAZERS SHOW, hosted by Roger Bennett and Michael Davies, features Brentford’s Christian Eriksen and musician Fatboy Slim this Sunday on Peacock.

This season, Peacock streamed all games airing on the NBC broadcast network live. In addition, Peacock featured studio shows, full match replays and the Premier League TV channel. All matchdays and windows exclusively on Peacock feature NBC Sports’ Premier League studio coverage.

Following are the networks and announcers for “Championship Sunday,” (LIVE, Sunday at 11 a.m. ET):

Match	Platform	Commentators
Manchester City v. Aston Villa	NBC, Peacock, Telemundo	Arlo White, Lee Dixon, Graeme Le Saux
Liverpool v. Wolverhampton Wanderers	USA Network, Universo	Jim Proudfoot, Andy Townsend
Arsenal v. Everton	Peacock, CNBC	Bill Leslie, Alan Smith
Norwich City v. Tottenham	Peacock, SYFY	Tony Jones, Efan Ekoku
Burnley v. Newcastle	Peacock, GOLF Channel	Ian Crocker, Andy Walker
Brentford v. Leeds United	Peacock	Seb Hutchinson, Andy Hinchcliffe
Brighton & Hove Albion v. West Ham	Peacock	Gary Taphouse, Matt Upson
Chelsea v. Watford	Peacock	David Stowell, Leon Osman
Crystal Palace v. Manchester United	Peacock	Jacqui Oatley, Rob Green
Leicester City v. Southampton	Peacock	Phil Blacker, Gary Birtles

 

THE 2 ROBBIES PODCAST

Robbie Earle and Robbie Mustoe discuss and dissect the top Premier League storylines after every matchweek on “The 2 Robbies” podcast. On the most recent episode, Earle and Mustoe discuss Manchester City’s draw with West Ham, the PL title race, Liverpool topping Chelsea in the FA Cup, and more. The “2 Robbies” podcast is available anywhere you listen to podcasts.

PREMIER LEAGUE PICK ‘EM

NBC Sports’ Premier League Pick ‘Em returns on the free-to-play NBC Sports Predictor powered by PointsBet games app, available in the App Store and Google Play Store. Each match week, Premier League Pick ‘Em features a $50,000 jackpot prize for a “perfect score” – predicting the correct exact results of all featured matches in that contest (information on scoring, prizing, and Official Rules here).

Matches in Play for Premier League Pick ‘Em:

Date Time (ET) Match Sun., May 22 11 a.m. – NBC, Peacock, Telemundo Manchester City v. Aston Villa Sun., May 22 11 a.m. – USA Network, Universo Liverpool v. Wolverhampton Wanderers Sun., May 22 11 a.m. – Peacock, CNBC Arsenal v. Everton Sun., May 22 11 a.m. – Peacock, SYFY Norwich City v. Tottenham Sun., May 22 11 a.m. – Peacock, GOLF Channel Burnley v. Newcastle

NBC SPORTS PUB PASS

For commercial establishments looking to show Premier League, they can get the NBC Sports Pub Pass, the new customizable platform specifically for the retail pub/restaurant market in the USA. The NBC Sports Pub Pass offers Pubs, Bars, Clubs and Restaurants and commercial establishments nationwide all the Premier League matches and programming specifically for commercial establishments – Live, Commercial-Free and On-Demand. To subscribe or to find out more information about the NBC Sports Pub Pass go to https://www.nbcpubpass.com/.

STREAMING ON PEACOCK

Peacock’s expansive programming features live sports coverage including Premier League, Sunday Night Football, Notre Dame Football, NTT IndyCar Series and much more. Peacock Originals streaming now include Joe Montana: Cool Under Pressure, Meddling, Picabo and American Rock Stars. Peacock also offers daily sports programming on the NBC Sports channel which streams Peacock Original Brother from Another and staples like The Dan Patrick Show, Pro Football Talk Live, and The Rich Eisen Show.

To learn more about how to watch Premier League on Peacock and how to sign up visit peacocktv.com/sports/premier-league.

Premier League games on NBC and USA Network will be streamed on NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app — NBC Sports Group’s live streaming product for desktops, mobile devices, tablets, and connected TVs. Coverage will be streamed via “TV Everywhere,” giving consumers additional value for their subscription service, and making high quality content available to MVPD customers both in and out of the home and on multiple platforms. The NBC Sports app is available on the iTunes App Store, Google Play, Roku Channel Store, Apple TV and Amazon Fire.

–NBC SPORTS–

Three Matches Presented Live Across NBC Sports this Thursday, May 19, Including Everton v. Crystal Palace at 2:45 p.m. ET on USA Network & Universo

NBC Sports’ Premier League Studio Team to Travel to U.K. for Live On-Site Championship Sunday Shows for First Time

NBC Sports’ Championship Sunday (May 22) Schedule to be Announced Later this Week

STAMFORD, Conn. – May 17, 2022 – Second-place Liverpool visit Southampton today at 2:45 p.m. ET on USA Network and Universo in a pivotal match for Liverpool’s Premier League title hopes, highlighting PL action across NBC Sports this week ahead of Championship Sunday (May 22).

Liverpool (86 points) are four points behind PL leaders Manchester City (90) with a game in hand as the season enters its final week. With a victory today, Liverpool would sit one point behind Man City entering Championship Sunday this weekend. Last Sunday, Manchester City drew West Ham, 2-2, to tighten the race for the Premier League title. Southampton – who are already guaranteed safety from relegation – lost to Brentford, 3-0, last weekend. Arlo White, Graeme Le Saux and Lee Dixon will call the action live from Saint Mary’s Stadium.

On Thursday, May 19, NBC Sports presents three matches live: Everton v. Crystal Palace (2:45 p.m. ET on USA Network and Universo), Chelsea v. Leicester City (3 p.m. ET on Peacock), and Aston Villa v. Burnley (3 p.m. ET on Peacock).

This weekend, NBC Sports’ Premier League studio show will travel to the U.K. to host the Championship Sunday shows live on-site for the first time. Rebecca Lowe hosts Sunday’s shows alongside former Jamaica National Team and Premier League player Robbie Earle, former Premier League player Robbie Mustoe, and former USMNT and Premier League player Tim Howard.

NBC Sports’ full Championship Sunday schedule will be announced later this week.

This season, Peacock will stream all games airing on the NBC broadcast network live. In addition, Peacock will feature studio shows, full match replays and the Premier League TV channel. All matchdays and windows exclusively on Peacock will feature NBC Sports’ Premier League studio coverage.

THE 2 ROBBIES PODCAST

Robbie Earle and Robbie Mustoe discuss and dissect the top Premier League storylines after every matchweek on “The 2 Robbies” podcast. On the most recent episode, Earle and Mustoe discuss Manchester City’s draw with West Ham, the PL title race, Liverpool topping Chelsea in the FA Cup, and more. The “2 Robbies” podcast is available anywhere you listen to podcasts.

PREMIER LEAGUE PICK ‘EM

NBC Sports’ Premier League Pick ‘Em returns on the free-to-play NBC Sports Predictor powered by PointsBet games app, available in the App Store and Google Play Store. Each match week, Premier League Pick ‘Em features a $50,000 jackpot prize for a “perfect score” – predicting the correct exact results of all featured matches in that contest (information on scoring, prizing, and Official Rules here).

NBC SPORTS PUB PASS

For commercial establishments looking to show Premier League, they can get the NBC Sports Pub Pass, the new customizable platform specifically for the retail pub/restaurant market in the USA. The NBC Sports Pub Pass offers Pubs, Bars, Clubs and Restaurants and commercial establishments nationwide all the Premier League matches and programming specifically for commercial establishments – Live, Commercial-Free and On-Demand. To subscribe or to find out more information about the NBC Sports Pub Pass go to https://www.nbcpubpass.com/.

STREAMING ON PEACOCK

Peacock’s expansive programming features live sports coverage including Premier League, Sunday Night Football, Notre Dame Football, NTT IndyCar Series and much more. Peacock Originals streaming now include Joe Montana: Cool Under Pressure, Meddling, Picabo and American Rock Stars. Peacock also offers daily sports programming on the NBC Sports channel which streams Peacock Original Brother from Another and staples like The Dan Patrick Show, Pro Football Talk Live, and The Rich Eisen Show.

To learn more about how to watch Premier League on Peacock and how to sign up visit peacocktv.com/sports/premier-league.

Premier League games on NBC and USA Network will be streamed on NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app — NBC Sports Group’s live streaming product for desktops, mobile devices, tablets, and connected TVs. Coverage will be streamed via “TV Everywhere,” giving consumers additional value for their subscription service, and making high quality content available to MVPD customers both in and out of the home and on multiple platforms. The NBC Sports app is available on the iTunes App Store, Google Play, Roku Channel Store, Apple TV and Amazon Fire.

Following is NBC Sports’ schedule for the Premier League this week (all times ET, subject to change):

 

Date	Time (ET)	Match			Platform
Tue., May 17	2 p.m.		Premier League Live	USA Network
Tue., May 17	2:45 p.m.		Southampton v. Liverpool	USA Network, Universo
Tue., May 17	4:45 p.m.		Goal Zone	USA Network
Thurs., May 19	2:30 p.m.		Premier League Live	USA Network
Thurs., May 19	2:45 p.m.		Everton v. Crystal Palace	USA Network, Universo
Thurs., May 19	3 p.m.		Chelsea v. Leicester City	Peacock
Thurs., May 19	3 p.m.		Aston Villa v. Burnley	Peacock
Thurs., May 19	4:45 p.m.		Goal Zone	USA Network

–NBC SPORTS–