Queen Elizabeth's jubilee celebration takes a ratings bow

NBA returning to China for pair of Suns-Nets preseason games in 2025

The NBA is returning to China next season, striking a deal to play preseason games there more than five years after the league was effectively banned over Commissioner Adam Silver not punishing Daryl Morey for tweeting support of anti-government protesters in Hong Kong. “We’re incredibly excited to be partnering with Sands to bring NBA games back to Macao beginning next …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

World Series Game 3 averages 13.64 million, beats 'Monday Night Football'

The Independent

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

World Series Dominates Monday Night Football, Sets Viewership Record

Associated Press

The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the New York Yankees 4-2 in Game 3 of the World Series, averaging 13.64 million viewers on Fox, Fox Deportes and streaming. This beat the previous record of 13.4 million viewers for the Pittsburgh Steelers' win over the New York Giants on ABC, ESPN, ESPN Deportes, ESPN2 and streaming.

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2 months ago

NBA WNBA: A Thriving Landscape for the Future

Associated Press

The WNBA is looking promising for the upcoming season after a record-setting year. The league is expanding and will increase the number of regular season games to 44. The WNBA will hold an expansion draft for Golden State in December. The Valkyries will be the league's 13th franchise. The league will add franchises in Toronto and Portland in 2026 with …

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2 months ago

MLB's Most-Watched Postseason in Seven Years: A World Series Showdown Awaits

Associated Press

Major League Baseball's postseason has reached new heights, with the League Championship Series averaging 5.35 million viewers across multiple networks. Game 1 of the NLCS between the New York Mets and Los Angeles Dodgers drew 20.6 million viewers, making it the second most-watched MLB postseason game in Japan's history. The ALCS between the New York Yankees and Cleveland Guardians averaged …

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2 months, 1 week ago

WNBA makes major change for next season to capitalize on Caitlin Clark's impact

Daily Mail

After having the most successful regular season in the history of the league, the WNBA is looking to capitalize on its popularity by growing. The 2024 season saw an influx of popular rookies - most notably Angel Reese and Caitlin Clark - that saw the game reach new heights and capture sports headlines around the country. After Caitlin Clark's record-setting …

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4 months ago

Diamond Sports drops Mavericks, but promises to broadcast 2024-25 NBA, NHL seasons

New York Times

Regardless of whether it successfully emerges from bankruptcy, Diamond Sports Group, which broadcasts the Bally-branded regional sports networks, is now promising it will operate through the 2024-25 NBA and NHL seasons. “We have reached a new agreement with Diamond Sports Group for the 2024-25 season in which Diamond RSNs will telecast local games for 13 NBA teams,” the NBA said …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

NBC’s Olympics coverage enjoying a viewership surge, though there’s a caveat

New York Times

One of the major stories heading into the Paris Games from a media perspective was whether the Olympics could get the viewership groove back. Here is what the opening days look like for the Paris Games: Day Viewers Tuesday, July 30 34.7 million Monday, July 29 31.3 million Sunday, July 28 41.5 million Saturday, July 27 32.4 million Friday, July …

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4 months, 4 weeks ago

Olympic opening ceremony draws total audience of 28.6 million viewers, most since 2012

New York Times

The viewership for the opening ceremony of an Olympic Games is often a precursor for how the Olympics will play out when it comes to the number of eyeballs on the product. For instance: The opening ceremony of the COVID-19-delayed Tokyo Summer Olympics averaged 17 million viewers across all of NBC’s platforms in 2021, the smallest audience for any opening …

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5 months ago

How NBC is broadcasting the most unique opening ceremony in Olympic history

New York Times

Follow our Olympics coverage from the Paris Games. When asked how he was approaching the most unique opening ceremony in the history of the Olympic Games — an audacious plan featuring more than 10,000 Olympic athletes traveling down the River Seine on team boats as part of a 3.7-mile route crossing the heart of Paris, passing through some of its …

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5 months ago

“Roundball Rock” is back in the NBA’s new TV deal. And there’s lots more for viewers to know

Associated Press

Welcome back, “Roundball Rock.” John Tesh’s iconic theme music for NBA broadcasts on NBC is coming back when the league’s new media rights deals commence in the 2025-26 season and is one of many highlights of the 11-year agreement the league finally completed Wednesday. — will send an expanded package of games to Mexico, Brazil, France, Italy, Spain, Germany, Britain …

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5 months ago

WNBA announces landmark 11-year media rights deal with Disney, Amazon Prime and NBC

Associated Press

More than 100 WNBA regular-season games will be broadcast each season through an 11-year media rights deal with Disney, Amazon Prime and NBC that the league announced Wednesday. “These agreements allow the league to continue to build a long-term and sustainable growth model for the future of women’s basketball and sports which will benefit WNBA players, teams and fans.” The …

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5 months ago

Warner Bros. Discovery vows to ‘take appropriate action’ after NBA rejects offer

LA Times

Luka Doncic of the Dallas Mavericks in Game 1 of the Western Conference first-round playoffs at Crypto.com Arena on April 21. The NBA has completed an 11-year, $76-billion media rights pact that will change the lineup of partners after next season, ending its decades-long relationship with cable network TNT and entering a new partnership with Amazon. “We think grossly misinterpreted …

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5 months ago

NBA announces $77 billion deals with ESPN, NBC and Amazon; TNT Sports threatens to sue, per sources

New York Times

The NBA announced new 11-year TV deals with incumbent ESPN and newcomers NBC and Amazon Prime Video, rejecting TNT Sports’ right to match, which is expected to lead to a legal battle between the network and the league, according to sources briefed on the deal. TNT Sports, according to sources briefed on the matter, has honed its sights on Amazon’s …

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5 months ago

‘Sunday Night Basketball’ on NBC — part of new NBA media rights deal — could be a hit

New York Times

Some titles just have a sweet sound and “Sunday Night Basketball” is such a thing. 1-ranked show in primetime for 13 consecutive years and last year averaged a Total Audience Delivery of 21.4 million — and while no sane person would argue that the NBA and the NFL are equal in terms of popularity among American sports fans, it’s NBC’s …

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5 months, 1 week ago

Here’s what you need to know about the NBA’s upcoming 11-year, $76 billion media rights deal

Associated Press

The NBA might not be happy with the NFL making Christmas Day a regular part of its schedule. The deals with ESPN/ABC, NBC and Amazon Prime Video will average $6.9 billion per season. It will cost Disney $2.6 billion per year, which is just shy of the $2.7 billion per season it pays to the NFL for “Monday Night Football,” …

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5 months, 1 week ago

Here's what you need to know about the NBA's upcoming 11-year, $76 billion media rights contracts

The Independent

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5 months, 2 weeks ago

NBA agrees to terms on a record 11-year, $76 billion media rights deal, AP source says

Associated Press

The NBA has agreed to terms on its new media deals, a record 11-year agreement worth $76 billion that would assure player salaries will continue rising for the foreseeable future and one that will surely change how some viewers access the game for years to come. NBC — whose deal is expected to be $2.5 billion per season — would …

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5 months, 2 weeks ago

NBA agrees to terms on a new 11-year, $76 billion media rights deal, AP source says

The Independent

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

Caitlin Clark-Diana Taurasi matchup becomes second most-watched WNBA game on ESPN

New York Times

The Rookie versus The GOAT produced some viewership magic for the WNBA. The Indiana Fever’s 88-82 win over the Phoenix Mercury on June 30 averaged 1.9 million viewers, the second most-watched WNBA game in the history of ESPN only behind the Fever against the Chicago Sky on June 23. What makes this particularly interesting, as Sports Media Watch first noted: …

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5 months, 4 weeks ago

US TV coverage of Paris Olympics to include AI, pop culture, drama, NBC says

Hindustan Times

By Sheila Dang US TV coverage of Paris Olympics to include AI, pop culture, drama, NBC says -From the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics on July 26, U.S. television coverage of the games will include celebrities, social media influencers and generative artificial intelligence, NBCUniversal said on Wednesday. The pandemic delayed the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics and restricted attendance at …

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6 months ago

Latest Fever vs. Sky game draws 2.3 million viewers, becomes most-watched WNBA game in 23 years

New York Times

When Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese get together, sports media companies rejoice. The Chicago Sky’s 88-87 victory Sunday over the Indiana Fever — featuring a career-high 25 points from Reese and the Sky erasing a double-digit fourth-quarter deficit — averaged 2.302 million viewers on ESPN, per the company. The June 16 game between the teams — a 91-83 Fever win …

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7 months ago

WNBA reveals the location of its next expansion franchise... and it will be the league's first team outside the US

Daily Mail

The league is enjoying a 14-percent increase in attendance from last year With the WNBA's recent upswing in popularity, Toronto has been awarded the league's first franchise outside the United States, with the expansion team set to begin play in 2026. WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert told the AP that she's focused on international markets Fueled by its sensational rookie class …

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8 months, 2 weeks ago

18.7 million: Early figures from NCAA women’s title game make it most-watched hoops game in 5 years

Associated Press

BRISTOL, Conn. — South Carolina’s victory over Caitlin Clark and Iowa in Sunday’s women’s NCAA championship game had a preliminary audience average of 18.7 million on ABC and ESPN. It’s the most-watched basketball game since 2019, when the men’s NCAA title game between Virginia and Texas Tech averaged 19.6 million on CBS. The Hawkeyes’ victory over UConn Friday night averaged …

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8 months, 2 weeks ago

Iowa-UConn women’s Final Four semifinal most-watched hoops game in ESPN history; 14.2M avg. viewers

Associated Press

BRISTOL, Conn. — Iowa’s 71-69 victory over UConn at the women’s Final Four on Friday night averaged 14.2 million viewers on ESPN, making it the most-viewed women’s basketball game on record and the largest audience for an ESPN basketball broadcast. Game 7 of the 2018 Eastern Conference finals between Cleveland and Boston was ESPN’s most-watched basketball game at 13.51 million. …

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9 months, 2 weeks ago

Caitlin Clark’s record-setting game draws top women’s basketball regular-season TV rating since 1999

Associated Press

Caitlin Clark’s record-setting game for Iowa against Ohio State on Sunday attracted more than 4 million television viewers at its peak and was the most watched women’s regular-season basketball game since 1999, Fox Sports announced Tuesday. No women’s regular-season game on any network had more viewers since 3.88 million tuned in for UConn-Tennessee in January 1999, according to Sports Media …

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11 months, 2 weeks ago

Golden Globes ratings rebound to 9.4 million viewers, up from 2023 telecast

The Independent

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1 year, 3 months ago

WNBA has most-watched regular season in 21 years; highest average attendance since 2018

Associated Press

NEW YORK — The WNBA once again had strong metrics as the league had its most-watched regular season in 21 years and its highest average attendance since 2018. Viewership was up 21% over last year across its national television partners and the league’s average attendance of 6,615 fans was the WNBA’s highest since the 2018 season. “The significant rise in …

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1 year, 6 months ago

TV ratings: Trump indictment shakes up cable news rankings, sends MSNBC to top

LA Times

Coverage of the indictment of former President Donald Trump boosted ratings for “The Last Word With Lawrence O’Donnell,” helping MSNBC to win the week. The cable prime-time top 20 consisted of six MSNBC political talk shows — three editions of “The Last Word With Lawrence O’Donnell,” the Thursday editions of “Alex Wagner Tonight” and “All in With Chris Hayes” and …

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1 year, 6 months ago

NBA playoffs top TV ratings, with ‘America’s Got Talent’ close behind

LA Times

NBA programming accounted for each of the four highest-rated programs in the latest prime-time ratings, while the 18th season premiere of “America’s Got Talent” was the top-ranked non-sports program. “America’s Got Talent” averaged 6.11 million viewers, fifth for the week, behind NBA playoffs and coverage. ABC’s top non-sports program was a rerun of “Celebrity Wheel of Fortune,” which averaged 3.08 …

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1 year, 6 months ago

TV Ratings: ‘Succession’ finale grabs the series’ biggest audience ever; NBA playoffs win the week

LA Times

Alexander Skarsgård, center, and Matthew Macfadyen to his right in the HBO drama “Succession.” Sunday’s series finale of “Succession” garnered a series-high 2.9 million viewers across Max and linear telecasts, topping the previous high for the series, 2.75 million for the April 30 episode, according to a statement from the streaming service’s parent company, Warner Bros. Its ratings were led …

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1 year, 7 months ago

Lakers losses make for TV ratings wins for ABC and ESPN

LA Times

Lakers Dennis Schroder, left, and LeBron James in the closing moments of their Game 3 loss to the Denver Nuggets in the NBA Western Conference Finals on May 20, 2023, at Crypto.com Arena. CBS also had the week’s most-watched drama, “NCIS,” seventh for the week and fourth among nonsports programs, averaging 6.656 million viewers. “Chicago Fire” topped its ratings for …

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1 year, 7 months ago

CNN’s Trump Town Hall, NBA playoffs dominate cable ratings as CBS wins the week

LA Times

CNN’s town hall with former President Donald Trump topped its cable news rivals in its time slot, trailing only NBA basketball playoffs in the ratings. The town hall from 8-9:10 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time last Wednesday averaged 3.308 million viewers, 11th among prime-time cable programs airing between May 8 and Sunday, behind six NBA playoff games on TNT and four …

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1 year, 7 months ago

Lakers playoff games win the week’s prime-time ratings; King Charles’ late-night coronation has big audience

LA Times

Lakers forward Anthony Davis, left, drives to the basket against Golden State Warriors guard Moses Moody, in Game 3 of the NBA Western Conference semifinals, the week’s top ranked program. Compared to historical Television viewing of other notable British royal events the audience was smaller than: Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral, Sept. 19, 2023: 11,363,000 Prince William and Kate Middleton’s royal …

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1 year, 7 months ago

How many people watched King Charles III's coronation?

Firstpost

London: More than 14 million people tuned in to watch King Charles III’s coronation on BBC television, the corporation said on Sunday. Britain’s Queen Camilla and Britain’s King Charles III react as they attend the Coronation Concert at Windsor Castle in Windsor. In 2011, more than 24 million viewers watched the wedding of Charles’s son Prince William on BBC terrestrial …

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1 year, 7 months ago

King Charles III’s coronation watched by peak TV audience of more than 20 million

The Independent

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1 year, 8 months ago

Women making case in tourney for own March Madness TV deal

Associated Press

Women’s basketball seems to have found a winner with its new Sweet 16 format in March Madness and the timing couldn’t be better with looming TV contract negotiations on the horizon. “With the success we’ve had hopefully it opens up new doors so we don’t keep going to the same cities.” The local organizing committee in Seattle said that they …

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1 year, 9 months ago

What’s next for NBA teams and fans with regional sports networks?

New York Times

The NBA has not been untouched by the recent turmoil that has hit regional sports networks across the country. “Diamond’s bankruptcy filing was expected and we remain committed to ensuring that NBA fans in the markets served by Bally Sports have continued access to all local games,” NBA spokesperson Mike Bass said. “No change in the way that Jazz fans …

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1 year, 10 months ago

With football out of the way, ‘Young Sheldon’ tops ratings

LA Times

With the NFL season over, “Young Sheldon” became the first scripted program to top the weekly prime-time ratings in the 22nd week of the 2022-23 television season. The premiere of the Fox comedy “Animal Control” averaged 2.086 million viewers, fourth in its 9-9:30 p.m. Thursday time slot and 72nd for the week, but led Fox’s ratings that night. Fox’s top …

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1 year, 10 months ago

NBA viewership grows despite RSN troubles as league banks on future deals

New York Times

The NBA’s scoring is up and its storylines are compelling, fueling enormous social media growth and helping keep TV ratings flat in an era of dwindling television usage. The league’s national games on ABC, ESPN and TNT are averaging 1.6 million viewers, which the NBA said is up 1 percent over last season, per Nielsen data. NBA games on Christmas …

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2 years, 1 month ago

World Cup opener watched by 7.2 million viewers in US

The Independent

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2 years, 1 month ago

World Series is most-watched since 2019 through 2 games

Associated Press

PHILADELPHIA — Houston’s 5-2 win over Philadelphia in Game 2 was viewed by 10,789,000 people on Fox as the matchup remained the most-viewed World Series since 2019. The audience for Saturday night’s game was up 3% from the 10,434,000 for the Astros’ 7-2 win over Atlanta in Game 2 last year and an increase of 17% from Tampa Bay’s 6-4 …

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2 years, 1 month ago

What NWSL’s big title game audience means, World Series up but struggling: Sports on TV

New York Times

College and pro football’s regular seasons are grinding on while the other football — the top-flight American women’s and men’s versions of the so-called “beautiful game” — is wrapping up its seasons. The Portland Thorns’ 2-0 win over the Kansas City Current in the National Women’s Soccer League championship game at Audi Field in Washington, D.C., averaged a league-record 915,000 …

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2 years, 1 month ago

Nielsen, Amazon Prime spar over who really watches football

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! NEW YORK — By the Nielsen company’s count, 7.8 million people watched Amazon Prime’s coverage of last Thursday’s NFL game between New Orleans and Arizona. “We wouldn’t put out our number if we weren’t comfortable that it was accurate,” said Jay Marine, vice president of Amazon …

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2 years, 4 months ago

ABC to air NCAA women's basketball title game for 1st time

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2 years, 5 months ago

WNBA All-Star Game, Wimbledon finals see big audience gains: Sports on TV

New York Times

We’re officially in the sports TV summer doldrums. A little down the list was an intriguing event when it comes to sports TV audiences: The 26th WNBA All-Star Game aired live at 1 p.m. on Sunday from Chicago’s Wintrust Arena and averaged 734,000 viewers on ABC, with a peak of 768,000. While pro sports All-Star Games have generally lost viewership …

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2 years, 5 months ago

NBA Finals viewership up 24 percent over 2021

Associated Press

NEW YORK — Nearly 14 million people watched the Golden State Warriors win its fourth NBA championship since 2015 by beating the Boston Celtics in the sixth game of their series. The first game of hockey’s Stanley Cup Finals between Colorado and Tampa Bay was seen by 4.2 million people last week. ABC averaged 5 million viewers in prime time …

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2 years, 6 months ago

Some 20 million watch primetime hearing of House 1/6 panel

Associated Press

NEW YORK — An estimated 20 million people watched Thursday night’s hearing of the House panel investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. The figures released Friday by the Nielsen Company include viewers from 12 television networks that aired the rare primetime hearing, including ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN, MSNBC, and FOX Business Network. The hearing, which aired from …

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