TNT’s Warriors-Rockets Game 7 broadcast marks network’s highest first-round viewership since 2009
An average of 6.63 million viewers tuned into the Warriors' Game 7 win over the Rockets.
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Caitlin Clark preseason return to Iowa draws 1.3 million viewers for ESPN
Just two NBA preseason games have topped one million viewers for ESPN since 2010.
Local NBA viewership down 9% as large-market teams underachieve
"Local ratings are very much driven by which teams that year exceeded expectations and had all the casual fans come in to join the ride."
2025 NFL Draft saw second-highest viewership on record, 40% year-over-year rise
The 2025 NFL Draft's second day was also a ratings blockbuster.
2025 NFL Draft had most-watched first round in five years
"The three linear networks combined for a 6.3 and 13.2 million."
Nielsen: Asian American audiences helping to drive sports viewing and streaming
A Nielsen report found Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander consumers are 33% more likely than the general public to subscribe to sports-specific streaming services.
NBA bets long term over short with Grizzlies-Thunder ABC pick
ESPN posts best Q1 viewership since 2017
Thanks to the College Football Playoff and 4 Nations Face-Off, ESPN is off to a hot start in the ratings in 2025.
Masters First-Round viewership numbers down 28% from 2024
"Just the presence of the five-time Green Jacket winner in 2024 produced the highest first-round viewership since 2015."
Warriors-Lakers matchup drew one of NBA season’s highest ratings
Is a postseason matchup coming?
Report: UNC’s First Four win saw increased viewership total from 2024 game in same time slot
While their inclusion was debated, the Tar Heels drew a big audience.
ESPN’s Champ Week coverage delivers highest viewership since 2019
Champ Week coverage was up 21 percent overall across ESPN, ESPN2, and ESPNU from last year's coverage.
Super Bowl LIX saw even more people tune in, per Nielsen adjustment
Per a Nielsen change, Super Bowl LIX now saw a reach boost to 191.1 million viewers.
Luka Dončić trade lifts Lakers viewership for ABC
Saturday's audience increased 29% year-over-year for the Lakers' win over the Nuggets.
2025 NBA All-Star Game viewership down 13 percent from previous year
It's the second least-watched NBA All-Star Game of all-time, trailing only 2023's event.
Fox Super Bowl LIX coverage sets all-time viewership record despite blowout, aided by measurement changes, Tubi
Tubi alone counted for 13.6 million average viewers here.
Why Super Bowl LIX will set a viewership record
Joe Burrow publicly pressuring the Bengals shows why TV ratings matter for fans
"The cap is going up each year. We just got new TV deals."
Super Bowl LIX could get ratings boost from Nielsen out-of-home viewership expansion
Nielsen's out-of-home viewership now covers 100 percent of the U.S. population, up from 66 percent a year ago.
ESPN, CFP reportedly not eyeing any schedule changes
SBJ reports that the NFL may have lost a more significant portion of its audience competing with the CFP.
Is America finally experiencing football fatigue?
Nielsen Panel+Big Data measurement gets Media Rating Council accreditation, praise from NFL
"It will forever change audience measurement."
ESPN touts Chiefs-Texans as its most-watched NFL game ever
While ESPN's ratings were up, Fox saw a 10 percent dip from last year.
Commanders-Lions was ‘fourth-most watched Saturday NFC Divisional Game in Fox history’
Viewership peaked during the historic second quarter.
CBS beating Fox in NFL ratings shows power of star quarterbacks
Gone are the days when airing teams in the largest media markets would secure the biggest audiences.
