Scripps enters pro sports with WNBA deal
Scripps has made its first major entry into sports media rights with a WNBA rights deal. Scripps and the WNBA announced Thursday a multi-year media rights deal that will give ION — the Scripps-owned...
View ArticleNews: Vegas-Scripps deal, Diamond Sports, Pac-12
The Vegas Golden Knights have joined the NBA Suns and WNBA Mercury in abandoning the RSN model in favor of broadcast television. Plus: Diamond Sports is seeking to block the Suns’ new deal and ESPN’s...
View ArticleRatings: Heat-Celtics, Griner return, Stanley Cup, PGA
Ratings roundup — Heat-Celtics Game 2 rebounded with a slight gain Friday night; Brittney Griner’s return hit a 24-year high on ESPN; viewership fell for both NHL conference final openers and the first...
View ArticleRatings: Preakness, NHL, WNBA, NASCAR All-Stars
Ratings roundup — the presence of the Kentucky Derby winner could not save Preakness viewership; NHL conference final viewership remains mostly down; WNBA opening weekend viewership nearly tripled;...
View ArticleRatings: U.S. Open, MLB, NASCAR and more
Back on the West Coast, and in primetime, the US Open got off to a stronger start than a year ago. Plus: Yankee rivalry games are moving the needle as usual; FOX averaged fewer viewers for NASCAR this...
View ArticleRatings: F1, Yankees-Red Sox, WNBA and more
Ratings roundup — F1 scored another of its largest U.S. audiences last weekend; Yankees-Red Sox came up short in more ways than one on Sunday Night Baseball; a season-high for the WNBA; and more. F1...
View ArticleRatings: London MLB, NASCAR, golf and more
The return of Major League Baseball’s London Series was no match for the original. Plus: an increase for NASCAR, a downer weekend for golf, and more. MLB London Series no match for four years ago In...
View ArticleRatings: USFL, F1, Gold Cup and more
The USFL Championship Game was no match for last year — or for its XFL counterpart. Plus: F1 scored a record audience at the Austrian Grand Prix; more declines for USMNT and Mexico Gold Cup matches;...
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Weekly sports ratings: Gold Cup, NASCAR, top charts
NASCAR was the top sporting event on a single network, but a pair of Concacaf Gold Cup took the crown in another quiet summer week. Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race on USA Network delivered the largest...
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Weekly sports ratings: MLB ASG, Gold Cup finale, top charts
The Major League Baseball All-Star Game was far and away the most-watched sporting event of the past week, while the Gold Cup final topped the weekend charts. Last week’s MLB All-Star Game and Home Run...
View ArticleWNBA All-Star Game hits high in broadcast primetime debut
A move to broadcast network primetime boosted the WNBA All-Star Game to a 16-year high. Saturday’s WNBA All-Star Game, the first WNBA game to ever air in primetime on broadcast television, averaged a...
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Weekly sports ratings: Hall of Fame Game tops charts
In a preview of the months to come, the NFL topped the weekly sports ratings charts with its preseason opener. With the USWNT playing its (final) two Women’s World Cup matches in the overnight hours,...
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Weekly sports ratings: PGA tops week with late finish
Rain and a playoff pushed the PGA Tour into primetime Sunday night and into pole position on the weekly ratings charts. Final round coverage of the PGA Tour St. Jude Championship averaged a 1.9 rating...
View ArticleNews: NASCAR rights, ACC, Golics and more
Warner Bros. Discovery Sports is among the contenders for NASCAR’s new midseason package of Cup Series races. Plus: the ACC is again seriously considering the addition of Stanford, Cal, and SMU; plus:...
View ArticleRatings: WNBA, racing, baseball, volleyball
Ratings roundup — the WNBA hit multiple multi-year highs during its regular season; IndyCar had its most-watched season in years; FOX scored a modest bump for MLB opposite Thursday Night Football; and...
View ArticleRatings: Racing, WNBA, MLB, Prefontaine Classic
Formula 1 scored another viewership high at Singapore last weekend. Plus: a slight decline for the first round of the WNBA Playoffs; MLB on FOX saw a steep drop from last year’s Aaron Judge-fueled...
View ArticleRatings: MLB, racing, WNBA and more
Ratings roundup — MLB regular season viewership declined on ESPN and TBS; plus a season-low for F1, cable-high for the WNBA Playoffs, and more. Yankees’ down season helps drag down MLB on ESPN, TBS...
View ArticleWNBA Finals opens with most-watched Game 1 since 2000
The WNBA Finals got off to its best start in the ratings in 23 years. Sunday’s Liberty-Aces WNBA Finals Game 1 averaged a 0.45 rating and 729,000 viewers on ABC, marking the largest audience for Game 1...
View ArticleRatings: Bedard, WNBA Finals, racing and more
Connor Bedard’s second game scored another historic viewership mark. Plus: a three-year low for a WNBA Finals blowout; declines for NASCAR and F1; and more, including a record for the NWSL. Bedard’s...
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WNBA Finals is most-watched in 20 years
Arguably the most-anticipated WNBA Finals in league history was its most-watched in two decades. The four-game Aces-Liberty WNBA Finals averaged a 0.45 rating and 728,000 viewers across ABC and ESPN,...
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