Manchester United and Liverpool are the two clubs that attract the largest number of viewers at home reports Sporting Intelligence in a blog post that contains a lot of fascinating information. In the couch potato stakes, Manchester United matches attract an average of 1.4 million viewers and those of Liverpool 1.31m. No other team gets above 1.2 million.
Manchester United and Liverpool are the two clubs that attract the largest number of viewers at home reports Sporting Intelligence in a blog post that contains a lot of fascinating information. In the couch potato stakes, Manchester United matches attract an average of 1.4 million viewers and those of Liverpool 1.31m. No other team gets above 1.2 million.
The most watched matches were 2.7 million for Liverpool versus Chelsea and just under 2.5 million for United versus Arsenal. These are not huge figures, given the amount that is paid for broadcast rights, but the point is to use the premium content to attract subscriptions.
The money is currently distributed according to relatively democratic principles, but if it was based just on performance, Liverpool would get an extra £74m and United £70m.