This season the league suffered its first decline in average regular-season attendance and television viewership on ESPN2 in three years. Half the teams in the league saw a decline in average attendance in 2008, causing the league’s average attendance to fall by 1.8 percent, or to 16,459 a game. 2008年のMLS 観客動員、視聴率共にダウン！
The league’s mixed results at the gate were mirrored in its performance on TV. MLS games on ESPN2 averaged a 0.2 ESPN2のMLS中継平均視聴率は0.2パーセント
ESPN also began simulcasting games on ESPN Deportes this year, which attracted an average of 40,000 viewers per broadcast. スペイン語放送のESPN Deportesは平均視聴者数はたったの40000人！
On Fox Soccer Channel, which just began getting ratings in October, MLS averaged a 0.1 cable rating and 30,000 viewers over four games. The last game of the season on the network between the Dynamo and Chivas USA delivered a 0.0 cable rating and 24,000 viewers.
