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NBC Sports Group Debuts EPL Coverage; NBC Earns 0.8 For ManU Win

Yesterday marked the beginning of NBC Sports Group's EPL coverage, and NBC's 12:30pm ET Manchester United-Swansea City match earned a 0.8 overnight rating. NBC Sports Group's three games on the day, including Liverpool-Stoke City and Arsenal-Aston Villa on NBCSN, averaged a 0.5 overnight. The 0.8 for ManU-Swansea marked the best overnight in U.S. history for an EPL opening weekend match (NBC Sports). 

NBCSN's "Premier League Live" opened with co-host Rebecca Lowe saying, "We are coming to you live this morning from out international broadcast center in Stamford, Connecticut. It's a big day for everyone here. For the next nine months we will be your home for exclusive coverage of the Barclays Premier League. The new season has at last arrived, and we will cover every angle of the opening weekend and bring you all ten matches live" ("Premier League Live," NBCSN, 8/17).

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