First Round NCAA Tournament overnight rating is tied for highest in 28 years
First round overnight ratings "averaged a 6.1/14 metered market household rating/share."
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A look at Turner Sports’ flirtations with the National Football League
After a brief foray into the NFL in the 1990s, Turner Sports has been looking to get back into the pro football business.
Part of Jim Delany’s Big Ten legacy will be huge TV deals and the Big Ten Network
Delany leaves a huge shadow over the league which has expanded and became the first conference to have a successful league-run channel
AAF makes a strong ratings debut, but it’s tough to draw too many conclusions
The Alliance of American Football debuted last night, our first real test of the country’s appetite for non-NFL...
With fewer ads in Super Bowl LIII, CBS had to air more promos
With fewer ads running during the Big Game, CBS aired more promos for its primetime lineup and CBS All Access shows.
Super Bowl LIII draws lowest overnight rating for a Super Bowl since 2009
There's a chance total viewership could fall below 100 million.
Marvin Lewis, Terrell Davis and Andrew Siciliano among new names revealed for AAF broadcasts
Alex Flanagan will host pregame, halftime and postgame shows.
Despite your enthusiasm, Tony Romo isn’t going to be a head coach anytime soon
Tony Romo is a great analyst, will that translate to a potential coaching career?
Verizon and Disney strike carriage agreement, keeping ESPN and ABC stations on Fios, but there’s a Cox-Nexstar blackout looming (UPDATED)
While the Verizon-Disney dispute has been resolved, the Cox-Nexstar one is still ongoing, and has a midnight deadline.
CBS announces Alabama-LSU is highest rated college football game so far this season
Despite the blowout, CBS still got a strong rating for Alabama-LSU.
NFL Week 8 ratings roundup: CBS, Fox, and NBC all draw strong numbers
NBC was quick to point out the difference in World Series games in its ratings
ESPN wins cable rights to PGA Championship from 2020 through 2030, will cover it both on TV and on ESPN+
A big part of this deal was about getting more top content for ESPN+. Including coverage of featured holes and groups even while CBS is on the air.
ABC and CBS broke into NCAA games with reports on Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation, and many viewers were ticked off
ABC and CBS both went away from college football coverage for reports on the Kavanaugh vote ranging from a minute and a half to two minutes. NBC also broke into their rugby coverage.
Bruce Arians accurately reports Jesse James was “wide-ass open” on Steelers-Browns broadcast
"Saw the tight end, backside, wide-ass open and got it to him."
Les Moonves reportedly tried to end Janet Jackson’s career over Super Bowl wardrobe malfunction
Moonves reportedly banned Jackson from MTV and VH1 in the aftermath of the halftime show.
