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CBS Reports Its 2023 NFL Broadcast Season Was Its Most-Watched Since 1998

CBS averaged 19.345 million viewers, a 5% increase. The 4:25 p.m. ET national game window averaged 24.637 million viewers, the most in its time slot.

ESPN Provides In-Depth Look at Most-Watched ‘Monday Night Football’ Season in 23 Years

MNF reached 124 million fans, lifted its audience in every key demo by double-digits, and aired four games whose viewership surpassed all previous MNF games.

Carrington Harrison of 610 Sports in KC: Peacock Streaming Game is ‘Terrible for the Consumer’

"They started with a regular season package, they're now moving to one postseason game. This is not where it stops, that's never where it stops with the NFL"

Sports Business Journal Report: 200+ NFL League Employees Offered Buyout Package

"Together we have defined the League’s strategic priorities and identified areas for significant growth and investment.  Those areas – such as international expansion, the growth of flag football, and the continued development of media and digital platforms – will help shape the future of the game."

Dan Le Batard: Norby Williamson is the ‘Shadow President’ of ESPN

"In general, this is not a bug, this is a feature. This is how you keep people controlled when you don't want your talent misbehaving."

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YouTube Sets New High Water Mark as Streaming Share Hits 49.6%, Nielsen Data Shows

However, overall television usage fell 4.4% as the FIFA World Cup ended and students returned to school.

Ken Carman Questions NBA Teams Charging More To Watch “Watered Down” Regular Season Games

"I love the [Cleveland] Cavs, and they're good people over there. This has to change as soon as possible. They got to do something. This is bad."

Elon Musk Makes $1 Billion Investment Into Skydance

The reported investment follows media mogul John Malone's prediction that Musk would become an investor through SpaceX.

Dan Le Batard: Pardon the Interruption An “American Icon” Television Program

"I put Pardon the Interruption in a totally different class from all of the other takers. Because you know they love each other. It's not performative. They actually love each other."