Riccardo Calafiori celebrates scoring the Arsenal goal with (2ndL) William Saliba and (R) Gabriel Magalhaes during the Premier League match between Manchester United and Arsenal at Old Trafford on Aug. 17, 2025. Stuart MacFarlane/Arsenal FC via Getty Images Share on Facebook Share on X Share to Flipboard Send an Email Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Print the Article Post a Comment Back of the net! NBC Sports is knee-sliding towards the corner flag as the opening weekend of the 2025-26 English Premier League season was the most-watched ever in the U.S. According to data from Nielsen and Adobe Analytics, the Premier League opening weekend averaged 850,000 viewers across six matches aired live on NBC/Peacock, USA Network and NBC Sports' digital platforms (in the period Aug. 15-17). The figure is up 4 percent from the 820,000 viewers from the 2024-25 season. Sunday's big match between Manchester United and London-based powerhouse Arsenal, which aired on NBC, Peacock and NBC Sports' digital platforms, averaged a healthy 2 million viewers, making it the most-watched opening weekend match on record in the U.S., as well as the second most-watched match in the U.S. ever, just behind the 2.1 million viewers who watch Manchester City-Arsenal on March 31, 2024. Once Telemundo's Spanish-language coverage is included, the United-Arsenal game boasted an audience of 2.3 million, just behind the 2.6 million Spanish-language inclusive audience for that March 2024 City-Arsenal game. Since securing a $2.7 billion six-year extension to its U.S. rights deal, the Premier League continues to be a huge success for NBCUniversal, driving subscriptions to Peacock, and seeing solid and growing audiences for the company across broadcast, streaming and digital. THR Newsletters Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day Subscribe Sign Up Live Feed Danny DeVito on the 'It's Always Sunny' Finale and "Crazy" Script That Almost Made Him Call His Lawyer South Park 'South Park' Spoofs Tech-Bro Culture, ChatGPT and Immigration Crisis U.S. Open When and How to Stream the Stars of the Open Charity Game with Coco Gauff, John McEnroe, Venus Williams and More Grand Slam Champs Live Feed 'Scream Queens' Co-Creator Muses About Reviving Horror Series, Talks Glen Powell's Now "Movie Star" Fame Obituaries Frank Caprio, Beloved 'Caught in Providence' Judge, Dies at 88 ESPN What's Up With App-E, ESPN's New and First-Ever Mascot Live Feed Danny DeVito on the 'It's Always Sunny' Finale and "Crazy" Script That Almost Made Him Call His Lawyer South Park 'South Park' Spoofs Tech-Bro Culture, ChatGPT and Immigration Crisis U.S. Open When and How to Stream the Stars of the Open Charity Game with Coco Gauff, John McEnroe, Venus Williams and More Grand Slam Champs Live Feed 'Scream Queens' Co-Creator Muses About Reviving Horror Series, Talks Glen Powell's Now "Movie Star" Fame Obituaries Frank Caprio, Beloved 'Caught in Providence' Judge, Dies at 88 ESPN What's Up With App-E, ESPN's New and First-Ever Mascot