Sunday's Manchester United-Arsenal Match Scores Huge Ratings for NBCSN

Sunday's NBCSN telecast of defending champions Manchester United's 1-0 victory over first-place Arsenal averaged 803,000 viewers to rank as the third most-watched Premier League match on cable in the U.S. on record. Robin van Persie scored the game's only goal on a 27th-minute header to lift Manchester United to their third straight league win and hand his former club their first Premier League loss in 10 matches.

This fall, NBCSN has televised two of the three most-watched Premier League matches in U.S. cable history (chart below).

Five Most-Viewed Premier League Matches on Cable:
ESPN 4/30/2012 Manchester United Manchester City 1,033,000
NBCSN 9/22/2013 Manchester City Manchester United 852,000
NBCSN 11/10/13 Manchester United Arsenal 803,000
ESPN 4/8/2013 Manchester United Manchester City 611,000
ESPN2 12/27/2010 Chelsea Arsenal 610,000

Most Minutes Streamed For a Sunday Match: Fans live streamed 1,630,201 minutes of Manchester United v. Arsenal, the most ever for a Sunday match, via NBC Sports Live Extra, NBC Sports Group's live streaming product for desktops, mobile devices and tablets.

NBC Sports Group presents the most ambitious, extensive and comprehensive coverage of the Premier League available anywhere in the world with all 380 Premier League matches available live in the United States on the networks of NBCUniversal, on the Premier League Extra Time bonus TV package, and streamed live on NBC Sports Live Extra. In total, NBC Sports Group will present more than 1,600 hours of Premier League programming this season.

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