The lowest viewership for a home game in the
semifinal round leading up to the World Cup 2018 qualifying was 730,000 on ESPN2 for the final match against Guatemala.
2015 U.S. Men's National Team
English-Language Viewers:
AVG. MATCH (DATE), NETWORK
1,561,000 Concacaf Cup: USA-Mexico (Oct. 10), Fox Sports 1
1,500,000 Gold Cup:
USA-Cuba (July 18), Fox
1,231,000 Gold Cup: USA-Jamaica (July 24), Fox Sports 1
1,085,000 Gold Cup: USA-Panama (July 13), Fox Sports 1
1,035,000 Gold Cup: USA-Haiti (July 10), Fox
Sports 1
1,012,000 Friendly: USA-Brazil (Sept. 8), ESPN
986,000 Gold Cup: USA-Honduras (July 7), Fox Sports 1
806,000 Friendly: USA-Mexico (April 15), Fox Sports 1
680,000
Friendly: Netherlands-USA (June 5), ESPN
668,000 Friendly: Germany-USA (June 10), Fox Sports 1
674,000 Friendly: USA-Panama (Feb. 8), ESPN
491,000
World Cup qualifying: USA-St. Vincent & Gren. (Nov. 13), ESPN2
469,000 Friendly: USA-Guatemala (July 3), Fox Sports 1
445,000 Friendly: USA-Peru (Sept. 4), Fox Sports 1
400,000 Friendly: Denmark-USA (March 25), ESPN2
290,000 Gold Cup: USA-Panama (July 25), Fox Sports 2
261,000 Friendly: Switzerland-USA (March 29), Fox Sports 1
254,000 Friendly:
Chile-USA (Jan. 28), Fox Sports 1
182,000 World Cup qualifying: Trinidad & Tobago-USA (Nov. 17), BeIN Sports
The BeIn v NBC Universo difference in viewership is not surprising since the local AT&T cable package has BeIn in a more premium tier. I imagine that would be the case in many markets