MLS TV viewers in the U.S. by age 2017 | Statista

The graph shows the share of Major League Soccer viewers who watched games on television in the United States from 2011 to 2017, broken down by age group. According to the most recent data, 23.3 percent of U.S. adults watching Major Soccer League on television in 2017 were aged between 18 and 34 years old, a figure which in 2011 amounted to 33 percent.

Share of Major League Soccer (MLS) viewers who watched games on television in the United States from 2011 to 2017, by age group

Characteristic	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017
13-17	10.4%	10.8%	7.9%	4.9%	5.2%	5.6%	5.8%
18-34	33%	26%	30.2%	31.1%	32.8%	25.7%	23.3%
35-49	24.3%	24.6%	23.1%	24.2%	26.7%	24.9%	24.2%
50-64	24.8%	23%	22.1%	26%	24.4%	26.6%	28.1%
65+	7.5%	15.6%	16.7%	13.8%	10.9%	17.2%	18.6%

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October 2018

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United States

Survey time period

2011 to 2017

Age group

13 years and older

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