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..."
Ratings News
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?
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.
