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The weekend’s viewership ratings are out.
The NWSL Challenge Cup final was the fourth-highest watched program of the weekend behind two MLS games and Chelsea-Manchester City.
English-language TV soccer viewership over the weekend:
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Chelsea-Manchester City: 970,000 (NBC)
Portland-Seattle: 620 (ABC)
Miami-Atlanta: 557 (ABC)
NWSL Challenge Cup final: 534 (CBS)
MLS L.A. derby: 489 (Fox)
West Brom-Arsenal: 483 (NBC)
KC-Austin: 346 (FS1)
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In total the broadcast on CBS brought in 534,000 viewers, a little less than the 653,000 viewers that watched the 2020 Cup Final between Houston and Chicago.
Additionally, the NWSL Challenge Cup Final finished ahead of an NHL game that aired on NBC.
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