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Liga MX posts record television ratings

What if soccer hasn’t made it in the United States, but fútbol has?

Univision released viewership numbers for this past weekend’s Liga MX Semifinal matches, and they’re good news for fans of the league. According to the Univision press release, there were 1.8 million viewers on average for the Club América vs. UNAM Pumas match on Thursday night, which surpassed not only popular programs such as “Great American Baking Show” (ABC), “S.W.A.T.” (CBS), “Will & Grace” (NBC), and “Jersey Shore: Family Vacay” (MTV) but also an NBA doubleheader on TNT with the New York Knicks vs.