The 2018/19 Premier League season caught the imagination of supporters around the world. In the United States and China, viewing figures for the Premier League were up on 2017/18, reports www.fcbusiness.co.uk

NBC Sports' average Premier League numbers rose 2% while its digital audiences were the US broadcaster's highest ever. NBC's simultaneous coverage of all 10 final-day matches attracted more than 2.2million, a 19% rise on the previous season.

Paul Molnar, Premier League Director of Broadcasting, said: "The ratings were testament to NBC Sports' Premier League coverage going from strength to strength. In making all 10 matches available on the final day of the season, Championship Sunday is a very exciting broadcast proposition and is rightly appreciated by all Premier League fans in the US."