Phil Mickelson’s PGA Championship win drives solid Sunday viewership for CBS
Mickelson chasing history drew big crowds on the course and at home.
Ratings News
Lakers-Warriors play-in game averages 5.618 million viewers, most for an ESPN broadcast since 2019 WCF
The Lakers and Warriors drew the best audience for a play-in game so far.
Michigan-Ohio State drew CBS’ largest regular-season college basketball numbers since March 2019
An average of 2.63 million viewers watched Michigan beat Ohio State Sunday.
Super Bowl LV draws 96.4 million viewers over broadcast and digital, fifth decline in last six years
The game was down 8% on CBS alone this year, keeping pace with the larger decline for NFL games this season.
NFL Conference Championship viewership: one up, one down
One timeslot was up and one was down, though both games were up when compared to it counterpart from last year.
NFL Divisional viewership: all four games down from 2019
Another week of declines, though they were on pace with the regular season's average drop.
NFL Wild Card viewership: more games means more viewers, but none can match last year’s heights
The expanded Wild Card Weekend was fun, but it didn't bring in more viewers.
NFL Week 17 viewership: a mixed week to end a mixed regular season
More people watched football during the day on Sunday this year than last year.
NFL Week 16 viewership: Christmas shines in a strong week for the league
Christmas delivered for the NFL over a strong weekend.
NFL has 69 of the top 100 most-watched TV broadcasts of 2020
Football dominated the list while no other sport reached the top 100.
TNT drew their best NBA Opening Night doubleheader viewership since 2017
These were the best Opening Night viewership numbers for TNT since the Cavs-Celtics and Warriors-Rockets doubleheader in 2017.
NFL Week 15 viewership: a middling Sunday, despite a potential Super Bowl preview
The NFL season continues to putter along.
The Championship Saturday schedule reshuffling didn’t really benefit networks or conferences
The Championship Week schedule was shuffled, and only one window truly benefited.
