RICHMOND, VA – (Wednesday, March 28, 2017) – The first televised match of the 2018 season for the Richmond Kickers was viewed by over 20,000 in the metro Richmond area Saturday night on the Official Television Partners of the Kickers, WTVR CBS 6.

Saturday night's game was the second highest viewed program in the Richmond market. This game is a 400% increase in rating over the average of last season's games that were broadcasted on the WTVR CBS 6.1 main channel.

The Kickers will return to WTVR CBS 6 airwaves this Saturday night as they host another new team to the USL, North Carolina FC at City Stadium at 5:00 p.m. Tickets to this match are on sale now at RichmondKickers.com.