First round of NBA Playoffs draws best viewership since 2018
A strong start for the NBA playoffs.
Ratings News
NHL regular-season TV ratings across TNT, ESPN and ABC up double digits year over year, highest in five years
The NHL's new TV deals seem to be working well so far, with audience growth compared to its previous years on NBC and NBCSN.
NASCAR’s SVP of Media Brian Herbst talks NASCAR ratings and appealing to a younger audience
NASCAR viewership is up 61% among 18 to 24 year olds compared to the first eight races of the 2021 season.
North Carolina’s Final Four win over Duke was most-watched men’s semifinal since 2017
The 16.3 million average audience for UNC-Duke by fast nationals and streaming metrics is expected to go up even further once out-of-home viewing is factored into the final TV numbers.
Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg was most-watched IndyCar opener in 11 years, up 53 percent from last year’s opener
This was the most-watched IndyCar opener since the 2011 St. Petersburg race.
2022 Winter Olympics opening ceremony audience down 43% from 2018
That's a bit concerning for NBCUniversal as the 2018 Winter Games were the least-watched Olympics ever.
CBS and Fox hit recent viewership highs with AFC and NFC Championship games
Can we really learn anything from this? Well, sort of.
Estimate suggests Nielsen’s out-of-home undercounting cost networks a minimum of $350 million
This is not good news for the embattled Nielsen service.
The NFL’s Divisional Round ratings were predictably impressive
Great games and big names led to a huge weekend for NFL ratings.
A whole lot of people in Kansas City watched Chiefs-Bills, as you’d expect
People like to watch football.
21 of 32 NFL teams saw local ratings increases, but Texans, Giants, Bears, Seahawks and more saw big drops
Houston saw an 18 percent drop, while Chicago, Seattle, and the Giants all saw 14 percent drops.
Over 41 million people watched 49ers-Cowboys, the NFL’s most-watched Wild Card game in seven years
All in all, a strong weekend for the NFL.
