Liverpool has been the team of choice for Premier League TV audiences this season.
An average of 1,662,801 people in Britain tuned in to watch each of Jurgen Klopp’s side’s televised league games in 2019/20, exclusive research by Reach PLC has revealed.
It puts them comfortably ahead of Manchester United, whose games have drawn an average of 1,520,948 viewers.
It’s a predictable top two given that Liverpool and United have the two largest fan bases in the country.
It’s a predictable top six as well, seeing as it’s made up of the clubs routinely called “the big six” – Tottenham (1,286,847 viewers per game), Chelsea (1,143,175), Manchester City (1,136,054) and Arsenal (1,117,644).
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All 20 Premier League clubs have larger averages than every EFL club.
Leeds United have the Championship’s largest average at 423,229 viewers per game.
Nottingham Forest are next with an average of 360,098 per game, while West Brom draw audiences of 329,364 per game.
However, given the fact that the smallest Premier League clubs are most likely to be televised playing the biggest, their averages are skewed by having drawn a lot of fans from the likes of Liverpool and Manchester United.
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The most watched Championship game, for example, had a bigger audience than at least 26 Premier League matches.
The most watched game in all divisions this season is Liverpool v Manchester United.
A massive 2,642,336 people tuned in to watch the two sides on January 19 according to the figures.
Liverpool v Manchester City was the next most watched game with 2,548,651 viewers on November 10.
Norwich City v Manchester United had 2,217,576 viewers on October 27.
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Manchester United v Chelsea was watched by 2,183,019 people, Manchester United v Liverpool by 2,139,490 people, and Tottenham v Liverpool by 2,063,426 people.
The most watched game outside of the top flight was West Bromwich Albion v Leeds United.
A total of 660,436 people tuned in to that game.
That’s compared to 656,400 for Southampton v Tottenham Hotspur, 645,467 for Bournemouth v Everton and 641,800 for Southampton v Manchester United.
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Viewing figures for this research have been calculated using the figures published by BARB on their website.
BARB’s available figures run from the start of the season until February 9 and do not include games shown on Amazon Prime.
Figures were also unavailable for a total of 11 Premier League games shown on Sky or BT.
Most watched team by average viewers
- Liverpool – 1,662,801
- Manchester United – 1,520,948
- Tottenham Hotspur – 1,286,847
- Chelsea – 1,143,175
- Manchester City – 1,136,054
- Arsenal – 1,117,644
- Wolverhampton Wanderers – 1,108,265
- Everton – 1,064,044
- Norwich City – 987,411
- Newcastle United – 955,915
- Sheffield United – 944,188
- Leicester City – 869,820
- Aston Villa – 865,251
- Watford – 814,270
- Southampton – 760,833
- Brighton & Hove Albion – 739,313
- Burnley – 703,005
- Crystal Palace – 658,897
- West Ham United – 636,296
- Bournemouth – 625,427
- Leeds United – 423,229
- Nottingham Forest – 360,098
- West Bromwich Albion – 329,364
- Stoke City – 313,962
- Preston North End – 301,709
- Cardiff City – 291,994
- Barnsley – 280,534
- Fulham – 273,870
- Derby County – 268,752
- Swansea City – 265,392
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Most watched matches this season
- 19/01/2020 – Liverpool v Manchester United – 2,642,336
- 10/11/2019 – Liverpool v Manchester City – 2,548,651
- 27/10/2019 – Norwich City v Manchester United – 2,217,576
- 11/08/2019 – Manchester United v Chelsea – 2,183,019
- 20/10/2019 – Manchester United v Liverpool – 2,139,490
- 11/01/2020 – Tottenham Hotspur v Liverpool – 2,063,426
- 29/12/2019 – Liverpool v Wolverhampton Wanderers – 2,029,366
- 22/12/2019 – Tottenham Hotspur v Chelsea – 1,995,025
- 24/11/2019 – Sheffield United v Manchester United – 1,969,035
- 01/09/2019 – Arsenal v Tottenham Hotspur – 1,946,365
- 06/10/2019 – Newcastle United v Manchester United – 1,911,703
- 03/11/2019 – Everton v Tottenham Hotspur – 1,773,696
- 22/09/2019 – Chelsea v Liverpool – 1,770,593
- 07/12/2019 – Manchester City v Manchester United – 1,762,000
- 02/02/2020 – Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester City – 1,660,015
- 15/12/2019 – Arsenal v Manchester City – 1,636,000
- 01/12/2019 – Leicester City v Everton – 1,617,665
- 30/09/2019 – Manchester United v Arsenal – 1,563,580
- 15/12/2019 – Manchester United v Everton – 1,495,500
- 22/12/2019 – Watford v Manchester United – 1,483,220
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