MLS's average viewership on ESPN and ESPN2 increases 2 percent

The average viewership for MLS regular-seasonbroadcasts on ESPN and ESPN increased 2 percent in 2019 to average audience of 246,000 viewers, up from 241,000 in 2018 when the average was the lowest since the MLS’s new national television dealwent into effect in 2015.

MLS Viewers (ESPN/ESPN2):
YEAR AVG.
2015 244,000
2016 274,000
2017 272,000
2018 241,000
2019 246,000