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AEW wrestlers

Here’s the reason pro wrestling ratings are plummeting

"I'd be very concerned if I'm any live entertainment programming that is currently going down in the ratings."

By Sean Keeley OnOct 10, 2025 0
2025 NBA Finals

Pacers-Thunder Game 7 was most-watched NBA game in 6 years

The game averaged nearly 16.4 million viewers and peaked at 19.3 million.

By Brendon Kleen OnJun 23, 2025 0
The Florida Panthers celebrate with the Stanley Cup on June 17, 2025.

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.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnJun 19, 2025 0
The Pacers-Knicks and Thunder-Timberwolves conference finals have produced dramatically different ratings results. (Images from Vincent Carchietta and Alonzo Adams, Imagn Images.)

ESPN

NBA conference finals ratings are presenting the best of times, the blurst of times

A Memphis Grizzlies-Oklahoma City Thunder game on ABC on April 20, 2025. (Alonzo Adams/Imagn Images.)

ABC

NBA bets long term over short with Grizzlies-Thunder ABC pick

Desmond Howard, Rece Davis, Nick Saban, Pat McAfee, guest picker Scottie Scheffler, Lee Corso, and Kirk Herbstreit on the set of College GameDay Built by the Home Depot at the University of Texas.

‘College GameDay’ celebrates most-watched regular season ever

After adding Nick Saban this year, ESPN's College GameDay is celebrating the best season in the thirty-year-plus history of the show.

By Matt Yoder OnDec 17, 2024 0
ACC commissioner Jim Phillips at the conference’s football kickoff day in July 2024. (Jim Dedmon/USA Today Sports.)

College Football

ACC reportedly exploring ratings-based payments, which might alter college sports, but could keep Florida State and Clemson

Nick Saban, Pat McAfee, and Johnny Manziel on College GameDay

‘College GameDay’ posts third-highest viewed regular-season episode ever from Texas A&M

Week 1 saw College GameDay's most-watched regular-season episode since November 2016.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnSep 4, 2024 0
"College GameDay" in Ireland for Week 0 of the 2024 season.

Big Week 0 numbers for ESPN’s ‘College GameDay’ and Georgia Tech-Florida State may boost that week further

The numbers for both College GameDay and Georgia Tech-Florida State were strong.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnAug 27, 2024 1
Steph Curry and LeBron James during a USA Basketball Olympic clash on July 28, 2024.

Giant men’s basketball number fits with overall impressive Sunday Olympics viewership for NBC

The U.S.-Serbia men's basketball clash beat the U.S. team's gold-medal game in Tokyo, as well as an NBA Finals game this year.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnJul 29, 2024 2
Caitlin Clark greets teammates ahead of a July 12, 2024 WNBA game against the Phoenix Mercury.

Caitlin Clark’s impact shown in latest WNBA ratings, but other players are also making an impact

The WNBA ratings rise is about more than just Clark.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnJul 16, 2024 5
Caitlin Clark with the Indiana Fever during a June 10 game. (David Butler II-USA Today Sports)

Olympics

Caitlin Clark-Olympics discourse on marketing misses the point

Celtics Kristaps Porzingis

NBA Finals Game 1 blowout slips to three-year viewership low

11.04 million viewers (including 43,000 on ESPN Deportes and 10.99 million on ABC) watched Boston's 18-point win.

By Joe Lucia OnJun 7, 2024 6
Caitlin Clark driving against LSU.

Iowa-LSU averages 12.3 million viewers, most-watched women’s college basketball game ever

Iowa-LSU set incredible viewership numbers for ESPN.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnApr 2, 2024 2
Oakland's Jack Gohlke against Kentucky in an opening-round NCAA Tournament game.

The NCAA Tournament’s first full day was its most-watched in a decade

Led by Oakland's upset of Kentucky, March Madness' first full day drew strong numbers.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnMar 22, 2024 3
Colorado First Four

NCAA Tournament First Four viewership up double digits from 2023

The First Four set the 2024 NCAA Tournament off to a hot start.

By Joe Lucia OnMar 22, 2024 0
Saquon Barkley (L) and Jalen Hurts after the Giants-Eagles Christmas game.

Fox’s Christmas Day Giants-Eagles broadcast set network high, saw huge year-over-year jump

This was the most-watched Christmas Day broadcast of any kind ever on Fox.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnDec 27, 2023 0
Lamar Jackson takes on the 49ers on Christmas Day.

ABC’s Christmas Day Ravens-49ers broadcast draws historic ratings

This was the second-most-watched Monday Night Football game since 1996.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnDec 26, 2023 4
Taylor Swift at the Chiefs' Christmas Day game.

Raiders-Chiefs, with lots of Taylor Swift shots, drew NFL’s best Christmas rating since…1989

This was the highest-rated Christmas Day broadcast ever on CBS.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnDec 26, 2023 2
Matthew Stafford and Derek Carr after a Thursday Night Football game.

‘Thursday Night Football’ Saints-Rams clash sees ratings rebound, return of double-digit year-over-year growth

This season has seen year-over-year double-digit growth in TNF ratings for 13 of 14 games.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnDec 22, 2023 0
An ESPN graphic for volleyball semifinal ratings.

ESPN sets viewership records for NCAA women’s volleyball semifinals

ESPN saw 52 percent year-over-year growth for their NCAA Women's Volleyball Championship semifinals broadcasts.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnDec 16, 2023 0
Once again, Big Noon Kickoff and ESPN College GameDay are arguing about numbers. (ESPN PR and Fox Sports PR.)

College Football

‘College GameDay’ and ‘Big Noon Kickoff’ both (again) claim ratings victory, but gap’s closing

WWE Smackdown

Smackdown women power strong ratings again, showing they’ll be just fine without Roman Reigns for now

Smackdown viewership and ratings were level this week, showing that the women will do just fine keeping interest without Roman Reigns around.

By Chris Novak OnNov 20, 2023 2
NASCAR ratings

NBC Sports’ NASCAR ratings up across the board from 2022

NBC boasted viewership and ratings gains across the board for its coverage of the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series season.

By Chris Novak OnNov 9, 2023 1

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