Hulk Hogan tribute draws biggest ‘WWE SmackDown’ rating in three months
Friday's episode of 'SmackDown' was TV's highest rated program of the night.
Ratings News
NBA playoffs viewership finishes up 5% despite weak Finals
Postseason games averaged 4.74 million viewers across ABC, ESPN, TNT, and NBA TV.
How many people will watch Game 7 of the NBA Finals?
Game 7s usually draw big viewership, but the Thunder and Pacers have yet to prove they can.
Down Stanley Cup Final caps NHL’s rollercoaster ratings season
This season saw some great ratings heights for the NHL, but more drops and lows overall.
Los Angeles Lakers $10 billion value proves there’s nothing to worry about with NBA ratings
NBA Finals Game 4 least-watched since 2020 ‘bubble’
Excluding the "bubble," it was the least-watched Game 4 since at least 1988.
Adam Silver discusses NBA Finals ratings before Game 3
"Back 20 years ago, we often didn't win the night when the Finals were on. But the absolute rating is lower now."
ESPN continues to tout significant increase in ‘Sunday Night Baseball’ ratings
"ESPN's Sunday Night Baseball has been on a heater the past four weeks..."
Red Sox-Yankees game drew MLB’s biggest regular season audience in 3 years
"Respect the rivalry"
NBA Finals Game 2 continues soft viewership trend
Sunday's game was the least-watched Game 2 since the "bubble."
NBA Finals Game 1 viewership down nearly 20 percent despite Tyrese Haliburton game-winner
The game peaked with more than 11 million viewers during Indiana's late comeback, which could bode well for Game 2.
NBA conference finals ratings are presenting the best of times, the blurst of times
Western Conference Finals Game 1 ratings see significant drop
"Game 1 of the NBA Western Conference Finals flopped in the ratings."
NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs ratings down big versus last season
But American viewership doesn't tell the whole story...
Subway Series draws best ‘Sunday Night Baseball’ viewership since 2018
According to ESPN, it was the most-watched MLB game of 2025 across all platforms.
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.
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?
