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Some matches are also broadcast on television via <a href="/wiki/Fox_Sports_(United_States)" title="Fox Sports (United States)">Fox Sports</a> in the United States, and <a href="/wiki/Bell_Media" title="Bell Media">Bell Media</a> (via <a href="/wiki/The_Sports_Network" title="The Sports Network">TSN</a> and <a href="/wiki/R%C3%A9seau_des_sports" title="Réseau des sports">RDS</a>) in Canada.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="United_States_television">United States television</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Major_League_Soccer_on_television&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: United States television"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/History_of_Major_League_Soccer" title="History of Major League Soccer">History of Major League Soccer</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1990s–2006"><span id="1990s.E2.80.932006"></span>1990s–2006</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Major_League_Soccer_on_television&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: 1990s–2006"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Major League Soccer with <a href="/wiki/ESPN" title="ESPN">ESPN</a> and <a href="/wiki/ESPN_on_ABC" title="ESPN on ABC">ABC Sports</a> announced the league's first television rights deal on March 15, 1994, without any players, coaches, or teams in place. The three-year agreement covered English-language broadcasting for the 1996–1998 seasons, and committed 10 matches on ESPN, 25 on <a href="/wiki/ESPN2" title="ESPN2">ESPN2</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/MLS_Cup" title="MLS Cup">MLS Cup</a> on <a href="/wiki/American_Broadcasting_Company" title="American Broadcasting Company">ABC</a>. The deal gave MLS no rights fees, but the advertising revenue was divided between the league and networks.<sup id="cite_ref-nyt1994_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nyt1994-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>During the 1990s, <a href="/wiki/Univision" title="Univision">Univision</a> and <a href="/wiki/Galavisi%C3%B3n" title="Galavisión">Galavisión</a> broadcast matches in <a href="/wiki/Spanish_language" title="Spanish language">Spanish</a>. The original Univision deal ended in 1999.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Telemundo" title="Telemundo">Telemundo</a> picked up MLS in <a href="/wiki/2000_Major_League_Soccer_season" title="2000 Major League Soccer season">2000</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but disputes over time slots led to the network dropping MLS after the <a href="/wiki/2001_Major_League_Soccer_season" title="2001 Major League Soccer season">2001 season</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> ABC and ESPN were left as the only MLS broadcasters in 2002. </p><p>In 2003, Fox Sports World (later <a href="/wiki/Fox_Soccer" title="Fox Soccer">Fox Soccer Channel</a>) also became an English-language TV partner to MLS, while <a href="/wiki/Fox_Deportes" title="Fox Deportes">Fox Sports en Español</a> became the Spanish-language partner in the same year.<sup id="cite_ref-Rate_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rate-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2007–2014"><span id="2007.E2.80.932014"></span>2007–2014</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Major_League_Soccer_on_television&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: 2007–2014"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In August 2006, MLS and ESPN announced an eight-year contract spanning 2007–2014 giving the league its first rights-fee agreement worth US$8 million annually. The deal gave the MLS a regular primetime slot on Thursdays, televised coverage of the first round of the <a href="/wiki/MLS_SuperDraft" title="MLS SuperDraft">MLS SuperDraft</a> and an expanded presence on other ESPN properties, such as ESPN360 (now <a href="/wiki/ESPN3" title="ESPN3">ESPN3</a>) and Mobile ESPN. The agreement also placed each season's opening match, the <a href="/wiki/MLS_All-Star_Game" title="MLS All-Star Game">MLS All-Star Game</a> and the MLS Cup on ABC.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In September 2006, the media announced a deal between the Univision network and <a href="/wiki/Soccer_United_Marketing" title="Soccer United Marketing">Soccer United Marketing</a> (SUM) worth US$80 million. The network agreed to broadcast 25 MLS matches per season, ten U.S. men's national team matches and five international matches operated by SUM;<sup id="cite_ref-Univision8_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Univision8-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> although, ratings were volatile.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Disappointing ratings led to a 2008 push by ESPN to bolster its popularity through measures such as using <a href="/wiki/JP_Dellacamera" title="JP Dellacamera">JP Dellacamera</a>, a veteran play-by-play soccer commentator, instead of baseball announcer <a href="/wiki/Dave_O%27Brien_(sportscaster)" title="Dave O'Brien (sportscaster)">Dave O'Brien</a>, as well as an arrangement to simulcast MLS matches in Spanish on <a href="/wiki/ESPN_Deportes" title="ESPN Deportes">ESPN Deportes</a>, with the intention of gaining additional Hispanic viewers with a Spanish style. ESPN programming executive Scott Guglielmino explained: "From my perspective, the only question in my mind when it comes to growth is how quickly over time MLS and its management group want to spend on players ... You’re in a worldwide market. The question is how quickly the ownership group wants to push that envelope."<sup id="cite_ref-Rate_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rate-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After two years of low ratings, network executives decided to transfer all ABC matches to ESPN. The <a href="/wiki/MLS_Cup" title="MLS Cup">MLS Cup</a> had been broadcast on ABC each year from 1996 to 2008, but with ratings declining from 1.4, in 1996 and 1997, to 0.6 in 2008, the MLS Cup was moved to ESPN at the start of 2009.<sup id="cite_ref-recordlow_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-recordlow-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The network also replaced the regular Thursday night telecast with a "game of the week" on either Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, or Saturday nights, to give MLS matches better lead-in programming and more flexibility to air better matchups.<sup id="cite_ref-ESPNboot_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ESPNboot-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2011, Fox Soccer Channel and MLS agreed to a one-year extension to televise up to 31 regular-season matches and three playoff game, in a deal worth around US$7 million.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i>MLS Wrap</i> was a MLS highlight show that aired on <a href="/wiki/Fox_Soccer_Channel" class="mw-redirect" title="Fox Soccer Channel">Fox Soccer Channel</a> that was often hosted by <a href="/wiki/Sean_Wheelock" title="Sean Wheelock">Sean Wheelock</a>, with analyst <a href="/wiki/John_Harkes" title="John Harkes">John Harkes</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2012, <a href="/wiki/NBC_Sports_Group" title="NBC Sports Group">NBC Sports Group</a> replaced Fox Sports as the league's second English-language broadcaster, with matches airing on <a href="/wiki/NBCSN" title="NBCSN">NBCSN</a> (which was available in approximately twice as many homes as Fox Soccer), and selected matches on the <a href="/wiki/NBC" title="NBC">NBC</a> broadcast network. NBCSN broadcast 44 matches and NBC broadcast 5 matches—the average combined audience for NBC and NBCSN's matches in 2012 was 122 percent higher than the average audience for Fox Soccer's matches in 2011.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> ESPN ratings also increased in 2012 from the prior year, as a number of MLS matches were shown on ESPN in 2012, instead of a primary focus on ESPN2, as had been the case previously.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2015–2022"><span id="2015.E2.80.932022"></span>2015–2022</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Major_League_Soccer_on_television&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: 2015–2022"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On May 12, 2014, MLS announced an eight-year broadcasting deal between ESPN and Fox Sports in English, and Univision in Spanish, covering television, digital, and the possibility of radio rights. The biggest change under the new deal was the establishment of a consistent national window for each broadcaster; <a href="/wiki/UniMas" class="mw-redirect" title="UniMas">UniMas</a> airs matches on Friday nights, while ESPN2 and <a href="/wiki/Fox_Sports_1" title="Fox Sports 1">Fox Sports 1</a> air matches on Sunday evenings and nights respectively (jointly promoted as <i>Soccer Sunday</i>). All three broadcasters will air at least 34 regular-season matches per-season during these windows. ESPN and Fox Sports will also share in English-language coverage of the playoffs, and alternate airing the All-Star Game and MLS Cup yearly. Univision will air Spanish-language coverage of the MLS Cup and All-Star Game, and exclusively air two playoff knockout-round matches per season. Matches exclusively televised by Univision include English-language commentary via <a href="/wiki/Second_audio_program" title="Second audio program">second audio program</a>. The deal also includes options for national radio rights for <a href="/wiki/ESPN_Radio" title="ESPN Radio">ESPN Radio</a> and <a href="/wiki/Fox_Sports_Radio" title="Fox Sports Radio">Fox Sports Radio</a>, rights to <a href="/wiki/United_States_men%27s_national_soccer_team" title="United States men's national soccer team">United States men's national team</a> matches for all three broadcasters, rights for <a href="/wiki/ESPN_International" title="ESPN International">ESPN International</a>, and an option for ESPN to take over the distribution of the league's out-of-market package.<sup id="cite_ref-Land_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Land-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-sbj-bigplay_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sbj-bigplay-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>ESPN and Fox Sports pay a combined $75 million per season, and Univision pays $15 million per-season. In Canada TSN and TVA pay a combined $15m per season. Totaling at around $105 million per-season, nearly five times the value of the league's previous deal, it is the highest-valued television rights deal in MLS history.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Commissioner Garber stated at the announcement that the new contracts were "another strong indicator of the League's continued growth and the overall fan interest in our sport".<sup id="cite_ref-Land_19-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Land-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-sbj-bigplay_20-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sbj-bigplay-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In March 2017, it was announced that <a href="/wiki/Facebook" title="Facebook">Facebook</a> had reached a deal to stream English-language coverage of the nationally televised matches allotted to Univision. The streams would include interactive features, while MLS also announced that it would stream a news program known as <i>Matchday Live</i> on its Facebook page to complement the new deal.<sup id="cite_ref-ars-facebookunivision_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ars-facebookunivision-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Prior to the 2018 season, ESPN invoked its option to take over the out-of-market streaming rights to Major League Soccer. The MLS Live service was discontinued, and out-of-market matches became an overall component of the new <a href="/wiki/ESPN%2B" title="ESPN+">ESPN+</a> subscription streaming service that launched in April 2018 (with MLS Live temporarily made available for free prior to the service's official launch).<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Twitter" title="Twitter">Twitter</a> replaced Facebook as the English streaming rightsholder for Univision's matches under a three-year deal.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The 2018 season also saw significant developments in regional broadcast rights, as <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Fire_FC" title="Chicago Fire FC">Chicago Fire</a> and newly established <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_FC" title="Los Angeles FC">Los Angeles FC</a> chose to sell their regional television rights exclusively to subscription streaming services (the aforementioned ESPN+, and <a href="/wiki/YouTube_TV" title="YouTube TV">YouTube TV</a>, respectively), rather than a local broadcaster or regional sports network. Several teams (including <a href="/wiki/Real_Salt_Lake" title="Real Salt Lake">Real Salt Lake</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Seattle_Sounders_FC" title="Seattle Sounders FC">Seattle Sounders FC</a>) also reached in-market streaming deals alongside a flagship television broadcaster.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2019, <a href="/wiki/D.C._United" title="D.C. United">D.C. United</a> similarly signed with <a href="/wiki/FloSports" title="FloSports">FloSports</a> (replacing <a href="/wiki/Sinclair_Broadcast_Group" title="Sinclair Broadcast Group">Sinclair Broadcast Group</a>), however the partnership was met with criticism over the more-limited availability of the broadcasts, as well as promised supplemental coverage that never materialized. The team broke away from FloSports prior to the final game of the season,<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and re-signed Sinclair for the 2020 season.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Also in 2020, Chicago Fire FC returned to regional linear television with a multi-year deal with <a href="/wiki/WGN-TV" title="WGN-TV">WGN-TV</a>, concurrent with the final year of its agreement with ESPN+.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2023–2032"><span id="2023.E2.80.932032"></span>2023–2032</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Major_League_Soccer_on_television&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: 2023–2032"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>MLS requested that its teams not negotiate regional television rights beyond the 2022 season, suggesting that the league was considering switching to a centralized model for its broadcast rights (more akin to the NFL and European club leagues).<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On June 14, 2022, MLS announced a 10-year broadcasting deal with <a href="/wiki/Apple_Inc." title="Apple Inc.">Apple Inc.</a> taking effect in the 2023 season, under which the company will hold the global over-the-top streaming rights to all MLS and <a href="/wiki/Leagues_Cup" title="Leagues Cup">Leagues Cup</a> matches, and selected <a href="/wiki/MLS_Next" title="MLS Next">MLS Next</a> and <a href="/wiki/MLS_Next_Pro" title="MLS Next Pro">MLS Next Pro</a> matches.<sup id="cite_ref-:16_33-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:16-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They will stream on a new subscription service called <a href="/wiki/MLS_Season_Pass" title="MLS Season Pass">MLS Season Pass</a> which will be offered exclusively through the <a href="/wiki/Apple_TV_app" title="Apple TV app">Apple TV app</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-athletic-2022-11-16_34-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-athletic-2022-11-16-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Season Pass will be a separate offering from Apple's main streaming service <a href="/wiki/Apple_TV%2B" title="Apple TV+">Apple TV+</a>, but a package of MLS and Leagues Cup matches will stream for Apple TV+ subscribers, and a subset of these matches (potentially over 40%)<sup id="cite_ref-athletic-2022-10-27_35-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-athletic-2022-10-27-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> will be available for free.<sup id="cite_ref-:16_33-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:16-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Season ticket holders for MLS teams will also receive free access to the service. The acquisition is Apple's second major foray into sports broadcast rights, after having acquired a package of <a href="/wiki/Friday_Night_Baseball" title="Friday Night Baseball">Friday-night Major League Baseball</a> games for Apple TV+ in 2022.<sup id="cite_ref-:14_36-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:14-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:15_37-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:15-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Under the deal, MLS will assume the production of all match telecasts, teams will no longer be allowed to sell regional broadcast rights, and no match will be subject to <a href="/wiki/Blackout_(broadcasting)" title="Blackout (broadcasting)">blackouts</a>. Commentary will be available in English and Spanish, as well as French for matches involving Canadian teams. The majority of matches will be played on Wednesday and Saturday nights, with scheduled kickoffs potentially occurring at 7:30 p.m. local time.<sup id="cite_ref-athletic-2022-10-27_35-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-athletic-2022-10-27-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Although Apple will hold the rights to all MLS matches, the league stated that it was still exploring a linear television package.<sup id="cite_ref-:14_36-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:14-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:15_37-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:15-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Every match will be called on-site,<sup id="cite_ref-athletic-2022-10-27_35-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-athletic-2022-10-27-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and it was reported that <a href="/wiki/IMG_(company)" title="IMG (company)">IMG</a> will handle the production for all match telecasts.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Fox Sports and Fox Deportes will air matches in English and Spanish, respectively, on linear U.S. TV: 34 matches in the regular season, eight in the postseason, and each MLS Cup until 2026.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> ESPN and Univision will no longer be involved in the televising of MLS matches, with ESPN severing ties after being the primary partner for the league's entire history and Univision having done so in the 1990s and from 2007 to 2022. Univision, however, will televise select <a href="/wiki/Leagues_Cup" title="Leagues Cup">Leagues Cup</a> matches, including exclusive linear coverage of the final.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Both ESPN and Univision are believed to have left negotiations due to conflicts over the Apple contract; in addition to both companies operating streaming platforms of their own (<a href="/wiki/ESPN%2B" title="ESPN+">ESPN+</a> and <a href="/wiki/Vix_(streaming_service)" title="Vix (streaming service)">Vix</a> respectively), Jonathan Tannenwald of <i><a href="/wiki/The_Philadelphia_Inquirer" title="The Philadelphia Inquirer">The Philadelphia Inquirer</a></i> reported that ESPN disagreed with Apple putting the games which would have been part of an ESPN sublicense deal outside of the MLS Season Pass paywall, while Josh Sim of SportsPro Media speculated that Univision disapproved of Apple presenting Spanish-language coverage of MLS games.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Canadian_television">Canadian television</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Major_League_Soccer_on_television&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Canadian television"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/MLS_on_TSN" title="MLS on TSN">MLS on TSN</a></div> <p>Coverage of MLS expanded into Canada in 2007 with the addition of Toronto FC. From 2007 to 2010, <a href="/wiki/CBC_Sports" title="CBC Sports">CBC</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sportsnet" title="Sportsnet">Sportsnet</a>, and later <a href="/wiki/GolTV_Canada" class="mw-redirect" title="GolTV Canada">GolTV Canada</a> (owned by team parent company <a href="/wiki/Maple_Leaf_Sports_%26_Entertainment" title="Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment">Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment</a>), broadcast Toronto FC matches nationwide, and GolTV carried broadcasts of selected regular-season matches not involving Toronto FC. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Bell_Media" title="Bell Media">Bell Media</a> has held national English-language rights to Major League Soccer in Canada since 2011, and reached a 5-year extension for English-language rights only beginning in the 2017 season. Matches primarily air on the <a href="/wiki/The_Sports_Network" title="The Sports Network">TSN networks</a>, and beginning in 2017, selected matches are simulcast on the terrestrial <a href="/wiki/CTV_Television_Network" title="CTV Television Network">CTV</a> network.<sup id="cite_ref-mls-canadiantv17_44-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mls-canadiantv17-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As of the 2017 season, <a href="/wiki/TVA_Sports" title="TVA Sports">TVA Sports</a> holds the national French-language rights to Major League Soccer in Canada.<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As in the United States, the individual Canadian clubs have also negotiated separate broadcast deals for matches not aired under the Bell Media national contract (although there are no <a href="/wiki/Blackout_(broadcasting)" title="Blackout (broadcasting)">blackouts</a> of these "regional" broadcasts outside of the team's territory). TSN and <a href="/wiki/Sportsnet" title="Sportsnet">Sportsnet</a> formerly split coverage of Toronto FC regional matches (their parent companies hold a joint majority stake in MLSE), TVA Sports airs Montreal Impact matches in a separate deal,<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and TSN broadcasts the Vancouver Whitecaps in a separate deal.<sup id="cite_ref-bell-mlsprwhitecaps_47-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bell-mlsprwhitecaps-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-tsn-whitecapsdeal_48-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tsn-whitecapsdeal-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the 2017 season, Sportsnet discontinued its TFC coverage, and its matches moved exclusively to TSN.<sup id="cite_ref-mls-canadiantv17_44-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mls-canadiantv17-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the 2018 season, <a href="/wiki/DAZN" title="DAZN">DAZN</a> took over rights to out-of-market streaming of matches as part of its overall service, with live and on-demand coverage of all-U.S., matches, and on-demand streaming of matches featuring Canadian clubs 48 hours after their original broadcast.<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Canadian television rights were included in the global rights deal between MLS and Apple Inc. which will begin with the 2023 season. All games involving Canadian teams will feature French language commentary, in addition to commentary feeds in English and Spanish.<sup id="cite_ref-athletic-2022-10-27_35-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-athletic-2022-10-27-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The league will simulcast some games on traditional linear television networks such as TSN and RDS.<sup id="cite_ref-athletic-2022-11-16_34-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-athletic-2022-11-16-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Current_broadcasting_contracts">Current broadcasting contracts</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Major_League_Soccer_on_television&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Current broadcasting contracts"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/List_of_current_Major_League_Soccer_broadcasters" title="List of current Major League Soccer broadcasters">List of current Major League Soccer broadcasters</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Global">Global</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Major_League_Soccer_on_television&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Global"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th>Network </th> <th>Current contract </th> <th>Annual rights fee </th> <th>Regular season <br /> games </th> <th>Playoff games </th> <th>Language </th> <th>Ref </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/MLS_Season_Pass" title="MLS Season Pass">MLS Season Pass</a> </td> <td>2023–2032 </td> <td>$250 million </td> <td>All matches </td> <td>All matches </td> <td>English, Spanish, French </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-:16_33-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:16-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="United_States">United States</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Major_League_Soccer_on_television&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: United States"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th>Network </th> <th>Current contract </th> <th>Annual rights fee </th> <th>Regular season <br /> games </th> <th>Playoff games </th> <th>Language </th> <th>Ref </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Fox_Sports_(United_States)" title="Fox Sports (United States)">Fox</a>/<a href="/wiki/Fox_Sports_1" title="Fox Sports 1">FS1</a> </td> <td>2023–2026 </td> <td>TBA </td> <td>34<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>8 </td> <td>English </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-linear-2022_51-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-linear-2022-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Fox_Deportes" title="Fox Deportes">Fox Deportes</a> </td> <td>2023–2026 </td> <td>TBA </td> <td>34 </td> <td>8 </td> <td>Spanish </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-linear-2022_51-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-linear-2022-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Canada">Canada</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Major_League_Soccer_on_television&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Canada"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th>Network </th> <th>Current contract </th> <th>Annual rights fee </th> <th>Regular season games </th> <th>Playoff games </th> <th>Language </th> <th>Ref </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Sports_Network" title="The Sports Network">TSN</a> </td> <td>2023–2026 </td> <td>TBA </td> <td>~68<sup id="cite_ref-CA_52-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CA-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>8 </td> <td>English </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-linear-2022_51-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-linear-2022-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/R%C3%A9seau_des_sports" title="Réseau des sports">RDS</a> </td> <td>2023–2026 </td> <td>TBA </td> <td>~68<sup id="cite_ref-CA_52-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CA-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>8 </td> <td>French </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-linear-2022_51-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-linear-2022-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-lower-alpha"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-50"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-50">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">At least 15 matches on Fox and the remainder on FS1</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-CA-52"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-CA_52-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-CA_52-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">TSN and RDS will average two matches per week including at least one match featuring a Canadian team</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Ratings_and_viewers">Ratings and viewers</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Major_League_Soccer_on_television&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Ratings and viewers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Regular_season">Regular season</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Major_League_Soccer_on_television&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Regular season"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2" style="width:10%">Year </th> <th colspan="3">English language </th> <th colspan="3">Spanish language </th></tr> <tr> <th style="width:15%">Channel </th> <th style="width:10%">Telecasts </th> <th style="width:15%">Viewers (Ratings) </th> <th style="width:15%">Channel </th> <th style="width:10%">Telecasts </th> <th style="width:15%">Viewers (Ratings) </th></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="2">2006<sup id="cite_ref-sportsbusinessdaily1_54-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sportsbusinessdaily1-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/ESPN2" title="ESPN2">ESPN2</a> </td> <td>21 </td> <td>263,000 (0.2) </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Fox_Soccer" title="Fox Soccer">Fox Soccer</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="center"> </td> <td align="center"> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="2">2007<sup id="cite_ref-sportsbusinessdaily1_54-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sportsbusinessdaily1-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-MLSSpanishTVRating_55-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MLSSpanishTVRating-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/ESPN2" title="ESPN2">ESPN2</a> </td> <td>25 </td> <td>289,000 (0.2) </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/UniM%C3%A1s" title="UniMás">TeleFutura</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">24 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><b>282,000</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Fox Soccer </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="center"> </td> <td align="center"> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="2">2008<sup id="cite_ref-MLSSpanishTVRating_55-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MLSSpanishTVRating-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td>ESPN2 </td> <td>26 </td> <td>253,000 (0.2) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">TeleFutura </td> <td style="text-align:center;">26 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">254,000 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Fox Soccer* </td> <td> </td> <td>30,000 (0.1) </td> <td align="center"> </td> <td align="center"> </td> <td align="center"> </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="2">2009<sup id="cite_ref-MLSSpanishTVRating_55-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MLSSpanishTVRating-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-sportsbusinessdaily2_57-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sportsbusinessdaily2-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td>ESPN2 </td> <td>26 </td> <td>299,000 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">TeleFutura </td> <td style="text-align:center;">24 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">229,000 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Fox Soccer </td> <td>34 </td> <td>53,000 </td> <td align="center"> </td> <td align="center"> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="2">2010<sup id="cite_ref-MLSSpanishTVRating_55-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MLSSpanishTVRating-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td>ESPN2 </td> <td>25 </td> <td>253,000 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">TeleFutura </td> <td style="text-align:center;">23 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">211,000 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Fox Soccer </td> <td>31 </td> <td>53,000 </td> <td align="center"> </td> <td align="center"> </td> <td align="center"> </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="2">2011<sup id="cite_ref-MLSSpanishTVRating_55-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MLSSpanishTVRating-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-sportsbusinessdaily2_57-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sportsbusinessdaily2-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td>ESPN2 </td> <td>20 </td> <td>290,000 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Galavisi%C3%B3n" title="Galavisión">Galavisión</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">18 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">72,000 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Fox Soccer </td> <td>27 </td> <td>70,000 </td> <td align="center">TeleFutura </td> <td align="center">12 </td> <td align="center">233,000 </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="2">2012<sup id="cite_ref-MLSSpanishTVRating_55-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MLSSpanishTVRating-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:2_59-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/ESPN" title="ESPN">ESPN</a> / ESPN2 </td> <td>20 </td> <td>311,000 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">Galavisión </td> <td style="text-align:center;">20 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">57,000 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/NBCSN" title="NBCSN">NBCSN</a> </td> <td>40 </td> <td>125,000 </td> <td align="center"> </td> <td align="center"> </td> <td align="center"> </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="2">2013<sup id="cite_ref-MLSSpanishTVRating_55-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MLSSpanishTVRating-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:3_60-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td>ESPN / ESPN2 </td> <td>20 </td> <td>220,000 (0.1) </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/UniM%C3%A1s" title="UniMás">UniMás</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">23 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">223,000 </td></tr> <tr> <td>NBCSN </td> <td>37 </td> <td>112,000 (0.1) </td> <td align="center"> </td> <td align="center"> </td> <td align="center"> </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="2">2014<sup id="cite_ref-MLSSpanishTVRating_55-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MLSSpanishTVRating-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:4_61-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:4-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td>ESPN2 </td> <td>20 </td> <td>240,000 (0.2) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">UniMás </td> <td style="text-align:center;">23 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">218,000 </td></tr> <tr> <td>NBCSN </td> <td>38 </td> <td>142,000 (0.1) </td> <td align="center"> </td> <td align="center"> </td> <td align="center"> </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="2">2015<sup id="cite_ref-MLSSpanishTVRating_55-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MLSSpanishTVRating-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:5_62-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:5-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td>ESPN (8) / ESPN2 (26) </td> <td>34 </td> <td>245,000 </td> <td align="center">UniMás/UDN </td> <td align="center">42 </td> <td align="center">244,000 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Fox_Sports_1" title="Fox Sports 1">FS1</a> </td> <td>34 </td> <td>197,000 </td> <td align="center"> </td> <td align="center"> </td> <td align="center"> </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="3">2016<br /><sup id="cite_ref-mlssoccer.com_63-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mlssoccer.com-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:6_64-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:6-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:7_65-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:7-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:0_66-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:1_67-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td>ESPN (29) / ESPN2 (5) </td> <td>34 </td> <td>274,000 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">UniMás/<a href="/wiki/Univision_Deportes_Network" class="mw-redirect" title="Univision Deportes Network">UDN</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">34+ </td> <td style="text-align:center;">245,000 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Fox_Broadcasting_Company" title="Fox Broadcasting Company">Fox</a> (5) / FS1 (29) </td> <td>34 </td> <td>224,000 </td> <td align="center"> </td> <td align="center"> </td> <td align="center"> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Fox_Broadcasting_Company" title="Fox Broadcasting Company">Fox</a> </td> <td>5 </td> <td>696,000 </td> <td align="center"> </td> <td align="center"> </td> <td align="center"> </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="3"><b>2017</b><sup id="cite_ref-:8_68-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:8-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:0_66-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:1_67-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td>ESPN(26) / ESPN2(3) </td> <td>29 </td> <td>272,000 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Univision_Deportes_Network" class="mw-redirect" title="Univision Deportes Network">UniMás(18) / UDN</a> (6) </td> <td>24 </td> <td>265,000 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Fox_Broadcasting_Company" title="Fox Broadcasting Company">Fox</a> (7) / FS1 (27) </td> <td>34 </td> <td>236,000 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Fox_Broadcasting_Company" title="Fox Broadcasting Company">Fox</a> </td> <td>7 </td> <td>644,000 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="3">2018<sup id="cite_ref-:9_69-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:9-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:10_70-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:10-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:11_71-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:11-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td>ESPN(28) / ESPN2(3) </td> <td>31 </td> <td><b>241,000</b> </td> <td>Univision(13) <a href="/wiki/Univision" title="Univision">UniMás/UDN (12)</a> </td> <td>25 </td> <td>292,000 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Fox_Broadcasting_Company" title="Fox Broadcasting Company">Fox</a> (6) / FS1 (27) </td> <td>33 </td> <td>296,000 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Fox </td> <td>6 </td> <td>988,000 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <p>Notes: </p> <ul><li>Although the viewing numbers on ESPN2 declined by 36,000 from 2007 to 2008, ESPN began simulcasting MLS matches on ESPN Deportes in 2008, attracting an average of 40,000 viewers.<sup id="cite_ref-sportsbusinessdaily1_54-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sportsbusinessdaily1-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Fox Soccer began getting ratings in October 2008. The Fox Soccer numbers for 2008 represent only the last four matches of the season. Viewership numbers prior to October 2008 are unavailable.<sup id="cite_ref-sportsbusinessdaily1_54-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sportsbusinessdaily1-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>FOX OTA- (Over-The-Air) average viewing numbers includes the FOX Deportes Spanish language Simulcast average viewing number for the 2016–2017 seasons.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_66-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>In 2019 MLS averaged 277,000 viewers for the regular season across ESPN networks per ESPN Press Room Press Release.<sup id="cite_ref-:13_72-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:13-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>In 2020 COVID affected season MLS averaged 257,000 viewers across ESPN networks, viewership average for Fox Sports and Univision networks were unavailable for the 2020 season.<sup id="cite_ref-:12_73-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:12-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="MLS_cable_viewership_average">MLS cable viewership average</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Major_League_Soccer_on_television&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: MLS cable viewership average"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Season</th> <th>Avg. viewers</th> <th>Change</th> <th>Ref </th></tr> <tr> <td>2012</td> <td>164,000</td> <td>—</td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-MLSSpanishTVRating_55-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MLSSpanishTVRating-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:2_59-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2013</td> <td>185,000</td> <td>+13%</td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-MLSSpanishTVRating_55-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MLSSpanishTVRating-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:3_60-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2014</td> <td>200,000</td> <td>+8%</td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-MLSSpanishTVRating_55-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MLSSpanishTVRating-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:4_61-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:4-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2015</td> <td>229,000</td> <td>+15%</td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-MLSSpanishTVRating_55-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MLSSpanishTVRating-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:5_62-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:5-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2016</td> <td>248,000</td> <td>+8%</td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-mlssoccer.com_63-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mlssoccer.com-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:6_64-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:6-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:7_65-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:7-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:0_66-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:1_67-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2017</td> <td>258,000</td> <td>+4%</td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-:0_66-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:1_67-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:8_68-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:8-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2018</td> <td>276,000</td> <td>+6%</td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-:10_70-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:10-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:9_69-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:9-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:11_71-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:11-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2019</td> <td>268,000</td> <td>−3% </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-:13_72-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:13-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-74" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-74"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-75" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-75"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2020</td> <td>257,000</td> <td>−4% </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-:12_73-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:12-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2021</td> <td>285,000</td> <td>+11% </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-76" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-76"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-77" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-77"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Notes: </p> <ul><li>Cable viewership average includes MLS average Television Viewing Audience across the National Broadcast Networks in which matches air.</li> <li>Numbers do not include streaming viewership.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="MLS_Cup_Finals">MLS Cup Finals</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Major_League_Soccer_on_television&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: MLS Cup 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.col-break{padding-left:0!important}}</style><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break"> <p><b>1996–2008</b><sup id="cite_ref-recordlow_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-recordlow-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year</th> <th>Network</th> <th>Rating</th> <th>Viewers <br /> (millions) </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/MLS_Cup_%2796" class="mw-redirect" title="MLS Cup '96">1996</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/American_Broadcasting_Company" title="American Broadcasting Company">ABC</a></td> <td>1.4</td> <td>3.1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/MLS_Cup_%2797" class="mw-redirect" title="MLS Cup '97">1997</a></td> <td>ABC</td> <td>1.4</td> <td>2.6 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/MLS_Cup_%2798" class="mw-redirect" title="MLS Cup '98">1998</a></td> <td>ABC</td> <td>1.0</td> <td>2.2 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/MLS_Cup_%2799" class="mw-redirect" title="MLS Cup '99">1999</a></td> <td>ABC</td> <td>0.7</td> <td>1.3 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/MLS_Cup_2000" title="MLS Cup 2000">2000</a></td> <td>ABC</td> <td>0.7</td> <td>1.2 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/MLS_Cup_2001" title="MLS Cup 2001">2001</a></td> <td>ABC</td> <td>1.0</td> <td>2.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/MLS_Cup_2002" title="MLS Cup 2002">2002</a></td> <td>ABC</td> <td>0.8</td> <td>1.2 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/MLS_Cup_2003" title="MLS Cup 2003">2003</a></td> <td>ABC</td> <td>0.6</td> <td>0.9 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/MLS_Cup_2004" title="MLS Cup 2004">2004</a></td> <td>ABC</td> <td>0.8</td> <td>1.3 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/MLS_Cup_2005" title="MLS Cup 2005">2005</a></td> <td>ABC</td> <td>0.8</td> <td>1.1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/MLS_Cup_2006" title="MLS Cup 2006">2006</a></td> <td>ABC</td> <td>0.8</td> <td>1.2 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/MLS_Cup_2007" title="MLS Cup 2007">2007</a></td> <td>ABC/TeleFutura</td> <td>0.8</td> <td>1.1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/MLS_Cup_2008" title="MLS Cup 2008">2008</a></td> <td>ABC/TeleFutura</td> <td>0.6</td> <td>0.9 </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><br /> </p> </td> <td class="col-break"> <p><b>2009–2022</b> </p> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year</th> <th>Network</th> <th>Rating</th> <th>Viewers <br /> (millions)<sup id="cite_ref-Inquirer-Ratings_78-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Inquirer-Ratings-78"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/MLS_Cup_2009" title="MLS Cup 2009">2009</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/ESPN" title="ESPN">ESPN</a>/Galavision</td> <td>0.7</td> <td>1.1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/MLS_Cup_2010" title="MLS Cup 2010">2010</a><sup id="cite_ref-recordlow_11-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-recordlow-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>ESPN/Galavision</td> <td>0.4</td> <td>0.7 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/MLS_Cup_2011" title="MLS Cup 2011">2011</a><sup id="cite_ref-79" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-79"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>ESPN/Galavision</td> <td>0.8</td> <td>1.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/MLS_Cup_2012" title="MLS Cup 2012">2012</a></td> <td>ESPN/UniMás</td> <td>0.7</td> <td>0.8 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/MLS_Cup_2013" title="MLS Cup 2013">2013</a></td> <td>ESPN/UniMás</td> <td>0.5</td> <td>1.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/MLS_Cup_2014" title="MLS Cup 2014">2014</a></td> <td>ESPN/UniMás</td> <td>0.6</td> <td>1.9 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/MLS_Cup_2015" title="MLS Cup 2015">2015</a></td> <td>ESPN/UniMás</td> <td>0.4</td> <td>1.2 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/MLS_Cup_2016" title="MLS Cup 2016">2016</a><sup id="cite_ref-80" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-80"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>Fox/UniMás</td> <td>0.9</td> <td>2.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/MLS_Cup_2017" title="MLS Cup 2017">2017</a><sup id="cite_ref-81" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-81"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>79<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>ESPN/UniMás/Univision Deportes</td> <td>0.5</td> <td>1.1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/MLS_Cup_2018" title="MLS Cup 2018">2018</a><sup id="cite_ref-82" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-82"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>80<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>Fox/UniMás/Univision Deportes</td> <td>0.9</td> <td>1.8 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/MLS_Cup_2019" title="MLS Cup 2019">2019</a><sup id="cite_ref-83" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-83"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>81<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>ABC/Univision/TUDN</td> <td>0.7</td> <td>1.3 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/MLS_Cup_2020" title="MLS Cup 2020">2020</a><sup id="cite_ref-84" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-84"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>82<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-85" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-85"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>83<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>Fox/UniMás/TUDN</td> <td>0.8</td> <td>1.7 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/MLS_Cup_2021" title="MLS Cup 2021">2021</a><sup id="cite_ref-86" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-86"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>84<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>ABC/UniMás/TUDN</td> <td>0.8</td> <td>1.5 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/MLS_Cup_2022" title="MLS Cup 2022">2022</a><sup id="cite_ref-87" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-87"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>85<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>Fox/Univision/TUDN</td> <td>TBD</td> <td>2.2 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <p><br /> </p> </td> <td class="col-break"> <p><b>2023–present</b> <br /><i>MLS Season Pass viewership is not available</i> </p> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year</th> <th>Network</th> <th>Rating</th> <th>Viewers <br /> (millions)<sup id="cite_ref-Inquirer-Ratings_78-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Inquirer-Ratings-78"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/MLS_Cup_2023" title="MLS Cup 2023">2023</a><sup id="cite_ref-88" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-88"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>86<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>Fox/Fox Deportes/Season Pass<sup id="cite_ref-apple-nielsen_89-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-apple-nielsen-89"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>0.4</td> <td>0.9 </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <ul><li>The MLS Cup Final has also been aired on Spanish-language networks <a href="/wiki/TeleFutura" class="mw-redirect" title="TeleFutura">TeleFutura</a> in 2007 and 2008,<sup id="cite_ref-90" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-90"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>87<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-91" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-91"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>88<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Galavision" class="mw-redirect" title="Galavision">Galavision</a> from 2009 to 2011,<sup id="cite_ref-92" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-92"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>89<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-93" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-93"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>90<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> TeleFutura / <a href="/wiki/UniM%C3%A1s" title="UniMás">UniMás</a> from 2012 to 2018, and Univision in 2019. The 2020 MLS Cup had 1.677 million viewers. Simulcast audiences were listed as FOX with 1.071 million viewers, UniMas with 459,000 and TUDN with 147,000 <sup id="cite_ref-94" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-94"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>91<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-95" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-95"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>92<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Single-game_records">Single-game records</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Major_League_Soccer_on_television&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Single-game records"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"> <caption>Regular season </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>No.</th> <th>Viewers</th> <th>Date</th> <th>Network</th> <th>Matchup </th></tr> <tr> <td>1 </td> <td><b>1,894,000</b> </td> <td>November 25, 2021 </td> <td>FOX </td> <td>Portland Timbers vs. Colorado Rapids<sup id="cite_ref-96" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-96"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>93<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td><b>1,609,000</b></td> <td>July 7, 2019</td> <td>FOX</td> <td>Atlanta United vs New York Red Bulls<sup id="cite_ref-97" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-97"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>94<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>3 </td> <td><b>1,558,000</b> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000002018-07-15-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">July 15, 2018</span> </td> <td>FOX </td> <td>Atlanta United vs Seattle Sounders FC<sup id="cite_ref-98" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-98"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>95<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>4 </td> <td><b>1,159,000</b> </td> <td>June 30, 2018 </td> <td>FOX </td> <td>Seattle Sounders FC vs Portland Timbers<sup id="cite_ref-auto_99-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-99"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>96<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>5 </td> <td><b>1,109,000</b> </td> <td>July 1, 2018 </td> <td>FOX </td> <td>Toronto FC vs New York Red Bulls<sup id="cite_ref-auto_99-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-99"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>96<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Previous_national_broadcasting_networks">Previous national broadcasting networks</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Major_League_Soccer_on_television&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Previous national broadcasting networks"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Univision" title="Univision">Univision</a>, 1996–1999, 2015–2022</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Telemundo" title="Telemundo">Telemundo</a>, 2000–2001</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fox_Soccer" title="Fox Soccer">Fox Soccer</a>, 2003–2011</li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_Broadcasting_Company" title="American Broadcasting Company">ABC</a>, 1996–2008, 2019–2022</li> <li><a href="/wiki/AXS_TV" title="AXS TV">HDNet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/TeleFutura" class="mw-redirect" title="TeleFutura">TeleFutura</a>/<a href="/wiki/UniM%C3%A1s" title="UniMás">UniMás</a>, 2007–2022</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Canadian_Broadcasting_Corporation" title="Canadian Broadcasting Corporation">CBC</a>, 2007–2009</li> <li><a href="/wiki/MLS_on_NBC" title="MLS on NBC">NBC Sports</a>, 2012–2014</li> <li><a href="/wiki/MLS_on_ESPN" title="MLS on ESPN">ESPN/ESPN2</a>, 1996–2022</li> <li><a href="/wiki/TUDN_(United_States_TV_channel)" class="mw-redirect" title="TUDN (United States TV channel)">TUDN</a>, 2015–2022</li> <li><a href="/wiki/TVA_Sports" title="TVA Sports">TVA Sports</a>, 2017–2022</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Previous_regional_broadcasting_networks">Previous regional broadcasting networks</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Major_League_Soccer_on_television&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Previous regional broadcasting networks"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th style="width=10%">Team </th> <th style="width=15%">Network </th> <th style="width:2%;"> </th> <th style="width=10%">Team </th> <th style="width=15%">Network </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Atlanta_United_FC" title="Atlanta United FC">Atlanta United FC</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bally_Sports_South" class="mw-redirect" title="Bally Sports South">Bally Sports South</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Bally_Sports_Southeast" class="mw-redirect" title="Bally Sports Southeast">Bally Sports Southeast</a> </td> <th> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/CF_Montr%C3%A9al" title="CF Montréal">CF Montréal</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/TVA_Sports" title="TVA Sports">TVA Sports</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Austin_FC" title="Austin FC">Austin FC</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/KNVA" title="KNVA">KNVA</a><br /><a href="/wiki/KXAN-TV" title="KXAN-TV">KXAN-TV</a><br /><a href="/wiki/KBVO_(TV)" class="mw-redirect" title="KBVO (TV)">KBVO</a> </td> <th> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Nashville_SC" title="Nashville SC">Nashville SC</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/WZTV" title="WZTV">WZTV</a><br /><a href="/wiki/WUXP" class="mw-redirect" title="WUXP">WUXP</a><br /><a href="/wiki/WNAB" title="WNAB">WNAB</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Charlotte_FC" title="Charlotte FC">Charlotte FC</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/WAXN-TV" title="WAXN-TV">WAXN</a><br /><a href="/wiki/WSOC-TV" title="WSOC-TV">WSOC</a><sup id="cite_ref-100" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-100"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>97<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <th> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/New_England_Revolution" title="New England Revolution">New England Revolution</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/WSBK-TV" title="WSBK-TV">WSBK-TV</a><br /><a href="/wiki/WBZ-TV" title="WBZ-TV">WBZ-TV</a><sup id="cite_ref-101" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-101"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>98<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Chicago_Fire_Soccer_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Chicago Fire Soccer Club">Chicago Fire</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/WGN_Sports" title="WGN Sports">WGN Sports</a> </td> <th> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_City_FC" title="New York City FC">New York City FC</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/YES_Network" title="YES Network">YES Network</a><br /><a href="/wiki/WPIX" title="WPIX">WPIX</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Colorado_Rapids" title="Colorado Rapids">Colorado Rapids</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Altitude_Sports_and_Entertainment" title="Altitude Sports and Entertainment">Altitude</a> </td> <th> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_Red_Bulls" title="New York Red Bulls">New York Red Bulls</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/MSG_Network" title="MSG Network">MSG Network</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Columbus_Crew" title="Columbus Crew">Columbus Crew</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bally_Sports_Ohio" class="mw-redirect" title="Bally Sports Ohio">Bally Sports Ohio</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Bally_Sports_Great_Lakes" class="mw-redirect" title="Bally Sports Great Lakes">Bally Sports Great Lakes</a> </td> <th> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Orlando_City_SC" title="Orlando City SC">Orlando City SC</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/WRBW" title="WRBW">WRBW</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/D.C._United" title="D.C. United">D.C. United</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/NBC_Sports_Washington" class="mw-redirect" title="NBC Sports Washington">NBC Sports Washington</a> </td> <th> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Union" title="Philadelphia Union">Philadelphia Union</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/WPHL-TV" title="WPHL-TV">WPHL-TV</a><br /><a href="/wiki/WPVI-TV" title="WPVI-TV">WPVI-TV</a><br /><a href="/wiki/NBC_Sports_Philadelphia" title="NBC Sports Philadelphia">NBC Sports Philadelphia</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/FC_Cincinnati" title="FC Cincinnati">FC Cincinnati</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/WSTR-TV" title="WSTR-TV">WSTR-TV</a> </td> <th> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Portland_Timbers" title="Portland Timbers">Portland Timbers</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Root_Sports_Northwest" title="Root Sports Northwest">Root Sports Northwest</a><br /><a href="/wiki/KPTV" title="KPTV">KPTV</a><br /><a href="/wiki/KPDX" title="KPDX">KPDX</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/FC_Dallas" title="FC Dallas">FC Dallas</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/KTXA" title="KTXA">KTXA</a> </td> <th> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Real_Salt_Lake" title="Real Salt Lake">Real Salt Lake</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/KMYU" title="KMYU">KMYU</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Houston_Dynamo" class="mw-redirect" title="Houston Dynamo">Houston Dynamo</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/AT%26T_SportsNet_Southwest" class="mw-redirect" title="AT&T SportsNet Southwest">AT&T SportsNet Southwest</a> </td> <th> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Jose_Earthquakes" title="San Jose Earthquakes">San Jose Earthquakes</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/NBC_Sports_California" title="NBC Sports California">NBC Sports California</a><br /><a href="/wiki/NBC_Sports_Bay_Area" title="NBC Sports Bay Area">NBC Sports Bay Area</a><br /><a href="/wiki/KSTS" title="KSTS">KSTS</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Inter_Miami_CF" title="Inter Miami CF">Inter Miami CF</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/WBFS-TV" title="WBFS-TV">WBFS</a><br /><a href="/wiki/WFOR-TV" title="WFOR-TV">WFOR</a> </td> <th> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Seattle_Sounders_FC" title="Seattle Sounders FC">Seattle Sounders FC</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Root_Sports_Northwest" title="Root Sports Northwest">Root Sports Northwest</a><br /><a href="/wiki/KCPQ" title="KCPQ">KCPQ</a><br /><a href="/wiki/KZJO" title="KZJO">KZJO</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Amazon_Prime_Video" title="Amazon Prime Video">Amazon Prime Video</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_FC" title="Los Angeles FC">Los Angeles FC</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/KCOP-TV" title="KCOP-TV">KCOP</a> </td> <th> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Sporting_Kansas_City" title="Sporting Kansas City">Sporting Kansas City</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/KMCI-TV" title="KMCI-TV">KMCI-TV</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/LA_Galaxy" title="LA Galaxy">LA Galaxy</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Spectrum_SportsNet_(Los_Angeles)" class="mw-redirect" title="Spectrum SportsNet (Los Angeles)">Spectrum SportsNet</a> </td> <th> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Toronto_FC" title="Toronto FC">Toronto FC</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Sports_Network" title="The Sports Network">TSN</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_United_FC" title="Minnesota United FC">Minnesota United FC</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bally_Sports_North" class="mw-redirect" title="Bally Sports North">Bally Sports North</a><br /><a href="/wiki/WUCW" title="WUCW">WUCW</a> </td> <th> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Vancouver_Whitecaps_FC" title="Vancouver Whitecaps FC">Vancouver Whitecaps FC</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Sports_Network" title="The Sports Network">TSN</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <ul><li>NOTE: Former regional broadcasters that are currently affiliated with FOX continue to air extremely limited MLS matches involving their local team through the FOX linear package.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="MLS_broadcasts">MLS broadcasts</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a 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(Germany)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_La_Liga_broadcasters" title="List of La Liga broadcasters">La Liga</a> (Spain)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ligue_1#Media_coverage" title="Ligue 1">Ligue 1</a> (France)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Premier_League_overseas_broadcasters" title="List of Premier League overseas broadcasters">Premier League</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Premier_League_broadcasters" title="List of Premier League broadcasters">UK TV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Premier_League_on_United_States_television" title="Premier League on United States television">US TV</a>) (England</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Serie_A#Television_rights" title="Serie A">Serie A</a> (Italy)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Czech_First_League#Media_coverage" title="Czech First League">Czech First League</a> (Czechia)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Super_League_Greece#Broadcasting_rights" title="Super League Greece">Super League Greece</a> (Greece)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Liga_I#Media_coverage" title="Liga I">Liga I</a> (Romania)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Russian_Premier_League#Media_coverage" title="Russian Premier League">Russian Premier League</a> (Russia)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/S%C3%BCper_Lig#Media_coverage" title="Süper Lig">Süper Lig</a> (Turkey)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ukrainian_Premier_League#Broadcasting" title="Ukrainian Premier League">Ukrainian Premier League</a> (Ukraine)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Broadcasters <br /> by event</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Americas</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="Copa_América" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Copa_Am%C3%A9rica" title="Copa América">Copa América</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2021_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica#Broadcasting_rights" title="2021 Copa América">2021</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica#Broadcasting_rights" title="2024 Copa América">2024</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Copa_Am%C3%A9rica_on_United_States_television" title="Copa América on United States television">(US TV)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a 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Euro 2004 broadcasting rights">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/UEFA_Euro_2008_broadcasting_rights" title="UEFA Euro 2008 broadcasting rights">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/UEFA_Euro_2012_broadcasting_rights" title="UEFA Euro 2012 broadcasting rights">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/UEFA_Euro_2016_broadcasting_rights" title="UEFA Euro 2016 broadcasting rights">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/UEFA_Euro_2020_broadcasting_rights" title="UEFA Euro 2020 broadcasting rights">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/UEFA_Euro_2024_broadcasting_rights" title="UEFA Euro 2024 broadcasting rights">2024</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/UEFA_European_Championship_on_United_States_television" title="UEFA European Championship on United States television">(US TV)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_UEFA_Champions_League_broadcasters" title="List of UEFA Champions League broadcasters">UEFA Champions League</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">FIFA</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="FIFA_World_Cup" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#Broadcasting_and_promotion" title="FIFA World Cup">FIFA World Cup</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1998_FIFA_World_Cup_broadcasting_rights" class="mw-redirect" title="1998 FIFA World Cup broadcasting rights">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_FIFA_World_Cup_broadcasting_rights" title="2002 FIFA World Cup broadcasting rights">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_FIFA_World_Cup_broadcasting_rights" class="mw-redirect" title="2006 FIFA World Cup broadcasting rights">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_FIFA_World_Cup_broadcasting_rights" title="2010 FIFA World Cup broadcasting rights">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_FIFA_World_Cup_broadcasting_rights" title="2014 FIFA World Cup broadcasting rights">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_FIFA_World_Cup_broadcasting_rights" title="2018 FIFA World Cup broadcasting rights">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_FIFA_World_Cup_broadcasting_rights" title="2022 FIFA World Cup broadcasting rights">2022</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/FIFA_Club_World_Cup#List_of_current_broadcasters" title="FIFA Club World Cup">FIFA Club World Cup</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Dedicated <br /> channels</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Italy</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sky_Sport_(Italy)" title="Sky Sport (Italy)">Sky Calcio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Inter_TV" title="Inter TV">Inter TV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Juventus_TV" class="mw-redirect" title="Juventus TV">Juventus TV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Milan_TV" title="Milan TV">Milan TV</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Spain</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Movistar_F%C3%BAtbol" title="Movistar Fútbol">Movistar Fútbol</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/FC_Barcelona_media" title="FC Barcelona media">Barça TV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Real_Madrid_TV" title="Real Madrid TV">Real Madrid TV</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">United Kingdom</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/La_Liga_TV" title="La Liga TV">La Liga TV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arsenal_TV" title="Arsenal TV">Arsenal TV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Celtic_TV" title="Celtic TV">Celtic TV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chelsea_TV" title="Chelsea TV">Chelsea TV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LFC_TV" title="LFC TV">LFC TV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MUTV_(Manchester_United_F.C.)" title="MUTV (Manchester United F.C.)">MUTV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rangers_TV" title="Rangers TV">Rangers TV</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">United States</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Fox_Soccer_Plus" title="Fox Soccer Plus">Fox Soccer Plus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/GOL_TV" title="GOL TV">GOL TV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MLS_Direct_Kick" title="MLS Direct Kick">MLS Direct Kick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Telemundo_Deportes" title="Telemundo Deportes">TNDN</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Televisa_Univision_Deportes_Network" class="mw-redirect" title="Televisa Univision Deportes Network">TUDN</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Major_League_Soccer_on_television" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks 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Week">ESPN2</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/MLS_Soccer_Sunday" title="MLS Soccer Sunday">FS1</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Soccer_Night_in_America" title="Soccer Night in America">Fox Soccer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AXS_TV#As_HDNet" title="AXS TV">HDNet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MLS_on_NBC" title="MLS on NBC">NBCSN</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Streaming</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/MLS_Season_Pass" title="MLS Season Pass">MLS Season Pass</a></b></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Spanish_language" title="Spanish language">Spanish language</a> networks</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a 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title="Cottage Life (TV channel)">Bold</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/CBC_Sports#Past_properties" title="CBC Sports">CBC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/GolTV_(Canada)" class="mw-redirect" title="GolTV (Canada)">GolTV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sportsnet#Programming" title="Sportsnet">Sportsnet</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/MLS_on_TSN" title="MLS on TSN">TSN</a></b></li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="French_language" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/French_language" title="French language">French language</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/R%C3%A9seau_des_sports" title="Réseau des sports">RDS</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/TVA_Sports#Programming" title="TVA Sports">TVA</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">News and highlight programs</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">America</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Fox_Football_Fone-in" title="Fox Football Fone-in">Fox Football Fone-in</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Fox_Soccer_Report" title="Fox Soccer Report">Fox Soccer Report</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Canada</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Soccer_Central" title="Soccer Central">Soccer Central</a></i></li></ul> 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href="/wiki/Julie_Stewart-Binks" title="Julie Stewart-Binks">Julie Stewart-Binks</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Studio hosts</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Max_Bretos" title="Max Bretos">Max Bretos</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rob_Stone_(sportscaster)" title="Rob Stone (sportscaster)">Rob Stone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roger_Twibell" title="Roger Twibell">Roger Twibell</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Studio analysts</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Julie_Foudy" title="Julie Foudy">Julie Foudy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kasey_Keller" title="Kasey Keller">Kasey Keller</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alexi_Lalas" title="Alexi Lalas">Alexi Lalas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_McManaman" title="Steve McManaman">Steve McManaman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alejandro_Moreno" title="Alejandro Moreno">Alejandro Moreno</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_MLS_Cup_broadcasters" title="List of MLS Cup broadcasters">MLS Cup</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Wide_World_of_Sports_(American_TV_program)" title="Wide World of Sports (American TV program)">ABC</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/MLS_Cup_1996" title="MLS Cup 1996">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MLS_Cup_1997" title="MLS Cup 1997">1997</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MLS_Cup_1998" title="MLS Cup 1998">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MLS_Cup_1999" title="MLS Cup 1999">1999</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MLS_Cup_2000" title="MLS Cup 2000">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MLS_Cup_2001" title="MLS Cup 2001">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MLS_Cup_2002" title="MLS Cup 2002">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MLS_Cup_2003" title="MLS Cup 2003">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MLS_Cup_2004" title="MLS Cup 2004">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MLS_Cup_2005" title="MLS Cup 2005">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MLS_Cup_2006" title="MLS Cup 2006">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MLS_Cup_2007" title="MLS Cup 2007">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MLS_Cup_2008" title="MLS Cup 2008">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MLS_Cup_2019" title="MLS Cup 2019">2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MLS_Cup_2021" title="MLS Cup 2021">2021</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">ESPN</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/MLS_Cup_2009" title="MLS Cup 2009">2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MLS_Cup_2010" title="MLS Cup 2010">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MLS_Cup_2011" title="MLS Cup 2011">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MLS_Cup_2012" title="MLS Cup 2012">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MLS_Cup_2013" title="MLS Cup 2013">2013</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MLS_Cup_2014" title="MLS Cup 2014">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MLS_Cup_2015" title="MLS Cup 2015">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MLS_Cup_2017" title="MLS Cup 2017">2017</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Soccer_All-Star_Game_broadcasters" title="List of Major League Soccer All-Star Game broadcasters">MLS All-Star Game</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">ABC</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1998_MLS_All-Star_Game" title="1998 MLS All-Star Game">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_MLS_All-Star_Game" title="1999 MLS All-Star Game">1999</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_MLS_All-Star_Game" title="2001 MLS All-Star Game">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_MLS_All-Star_Game" title="2002 MLS All-Star Game">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_MLS_All-Star_Game" title="2003 MLS All-Star Game">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_MLS_All-Star_Game" title="2004 MLS All-Star Game">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_MLS_All-Star_Game" title="2005 MLS All-Star 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