College Football Playoff semifinal viewership down from last year
Overall, the College Football Playoff is averaging 16.8 million viewers across all three rounds, about the same as last year.
Overall, the College Football Playoff is averaging 16.8 million viewers across all three rounds, about the same as last year.
Overall, the quarterfinals were up 14% from last year, averaging 19.3 million viewers.
An especially weak NFL slate, combined with Nielsen’s Big Data measurement, could result in more eyeballs on the NBA this Christmas.
Overall, the first round averaged 9.9 million viewers across all four games, down 9% from last year.
The championship between the San Antonio Spurs and New York Knicks from Las Vegas averaged 3.07 million viewers on Prime.
The game averaged 7.84 million viewers on CBS, becoming the most-watched game on the network this season.
Through Week 12, the Patriots are up 20 percent, while the New York Giants are the biggest ratings surprise.
Both Big Noon Kickoff and College GameDay saw significant increases in viewership over last year, but ESPN's show remains ahead.
The NBA has seen mixed success with the 2025 relaunch of NBA TV. While viewership for live games is on par with previous years, viewership for studio programming has declined since last year.