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The 10 most significant ratings events in sports media over the last decade

Red Sox-Yankees Provide Solid Ratings, Boston Tops New York in Local Viewership Shares

The three-game series between the American League’s two best teams — the Boston Red Sox at New York...

Daily Programs of MLB Network All Enjoying Rises in Ratings to Start 2018 Regular Season

All seven daily programs of MLB Network enjoyed the first four weeks of the 2018 Major League Baseball...

76ers and Golden Knights Playoff Runs Provide Local Ratings Milestones in Philadelphia and Las Vegas Markets

The playoffs in the NBA and the NHL have certainly been a welcome sight for the TV markets...

The Masters Were Also a Big Ratings Boon for Golf Channel

Both CBS and ESPN had already proclaimed large year-over-year viewership increases for its coverage of the 2018 Masters...

Ratings: Early Results for ESPN’s New Morning Show ‘Get Up’ Were Not Positive

It may be too early to definitively label the status of ESPN’s “Get Up” which debuted on Apr....

Ratings: Olympics Give Huge Lifts for NBCSN; 5-Year High for ABC NBA Sunday; No NHL Ratings ‘Blues’ in St. Louis

Ratings News and Notes NBCSN Reaping Ratings Benefits from Olympic Coverage NBCSN delivered its best-ever afternoon rating and...

NHRA Chief Content Officer Ken Adelson talks changes for 2018, relationship with Fox Sports

What will NHRA look like on Fox Sports in 2018?

Ratings: NFL Pro Bowl and WWE RAW Each Draw Respective Three-Year Viewer Highs

Ratings News and Notes Despite airing in the afternoon and at a rain-soaked Orlando, Fla. on Sunday, Jan....

Ratings: Start of ESPN ‘College GameDay’ for Basketball Rises from Last Year; Supercross on FS1 Again Sees Growth

Ratings News and Notes The lack of success by most of the American contingent at tennis’ “2018 Australian...

FS1 closed the gap on ESPN2 in average total day viewership during 2017

Amidst a declining number of its households, the ESPN flagship network was still able to see year-to-year viewer...

Ratings: NBC Airs Top U.S. Figure Skating Telecast in 8 Years; Positive Start to Supercross Season on FS1

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ESPN Ratings: ‘SC6’ Earns its All-Time Most-Watched Edition, Atlanta Viewers Prefer Bulldogs Over Falcons

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Top 11 sports ratings highlights of 2017

The NBA and NFL dominated the sports ratings landscape this year, but several other sports had noteworthy stories come out of 2017.

Ratings: Winter Meetings Lift MLB Network’s ‘High Heat’ to its Year’s Highest 5-Day Weekly Average

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Ratings: San Antonio Spurs and Indiana Pacers Each Rise on Fox Sports Regional Networks

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ESPN Ratings: ‘SportsCenter with Scott Van Pelt’ Hits its Best Post-‘Monday Night Football’ Viewership of the Season

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Ratings: St. Louis Again Outrates Los Angeles for Rams, Positive Results for MMA on Telemundo

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Ratings: Manchester Derby on NBCSN is Cable’s Most-Watched Premier League Match in Over One Year

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ESPN Ratings: Lomachenko Highlights Second Most-Viewed Boxing Telecast on Cable in Five Years

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Ratings: Tiger Woods Return Boosts Golf Channel; Cotto-Ali Draws Second-Best Pay Cable Bout of ’17; Season-High Week for ‘Good Morning Football’

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Ratings: Golden State Warriors on NBCSBA Top ‘Big Bang Theory’, ‘NCIS’, ‘DWTS’ in Bay Area TV Market

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ESPN Ratings: ‘Mike and Mike’ Simulcast Exits on 17-Month Viewer High; ‘College GameDay’ Hits Season-High with Visit to Auburn

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Ratings: Golden State Warriors Continue to Be a Top Draw on NBA TV

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Ratings: World Series on Fox Dominated in Non-MLB Markets of Sacramento and Portland

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