ESPN drop MLS primetime Thursday
ESPN have announced they will no longer have dedicated Thursday primetime slots for Major League Soccer.
MLS games are planned to be shown on Thursdays, Saturdays, Wednesdays, or Fridays.
“We didn’t see the kind of ratings climb we’d like to, so we’re trying something different,” ESPN VP of programming Scott Guglielmino told Sports Business Journal.
MLS spokesperson Dan Courtemanche, responding specifically to the Saturday games move, said: “We feel we can provide a much larger crowd and a much more festive atmosphere for the viewer. That should translate to better ratings.”
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| Home | Away | Score | Time |
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| Wed May 23rd | |||
| New York RB | Chivas USA | 1 - 1 | 23:08 |
| Thu May 24th | |||
| Chicago Fire | Dallas | 2 - 1 | 00:40 |
| Seattle Sounders | Columbus Crew | - 2 | 02:10 |
| LA Galaxy | SJ Earthquakes | 2 - 3 | 02:30 |
| Sat May 26th | |||
| Houston Dynamo | LA Galaxy | 2 - 1 | 18:50 |
| Toronto | Philadelphia Union | 20:40 | |
| Columbus Crew | Chicago Fire | 2 - 1 | 23:10 |
| DC United | New England | 3 - 2 | 23:30 |
| Sun May 27th | |||
| Real Salt Lake | Dallas | 2 - 2 | 01:00 |
| Colorado Rapids | Montreal Impact | 3 - 2 | 01:00 |
| Portland Timbers | Whitecaps | 1 - 1 | 02:10 |
| Chivas USA | Seattle Sounders | 1 - 1 | 02:36 |
| Sporting KC | SJ Earthquakes | 2 - 1 | 20:52 |
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| DC United | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 27 |
| Real Salt Lake | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 26 |
| New York RB | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 26 |
| SJ Earthquakes | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 23 |
| Seattle Sounders | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 22 |
| Sporting KC | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 25 |
| Whitecaps | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 17 |
| Chicago Fire | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 | |
| Colorado Rapids | 10 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 15 | |
| Columbus Crew | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 | |
| Dallas | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -7 | 12 |
| Houston Dynamo | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 16 | |
| LA Galaxy | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 11 |
| New England | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | -2 | 13 |
| Montreal Impact | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -6 | 12 |
| Chivas USA | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -6 | 10 |
| Philadelphia Union | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -6 | 8 |
| Portland Timbers | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -4 | 9 |
| Toronto | 10 | 1 | 9 | -13 | 3 |
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