Tag: Sports viewership
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ESPN Posts Most Watched WNBA Regular Season In Network History
"Across 29 games, the WNBA on ESPN networks averaged 1.37 million viewers, up 17% year-over-year."
ESPN’s College GameDay Continues Record Viewership Pacing
"College GameDay averaged 2.8 million viewers from Oxford, up 4% from its 2025 season average."
Prime Video Season Opener Draws Third Largest Regular Season Viewership Ever
"The Highmark Stadium opener rose 5% over last year's Thursday Night Football season debut. Meanwhile, it jumped 21% above last season's full-year average of 15.33 million."
NBC Sports Sunday Night Kickoff Delivers Largest Viewership Since 2015
"Combined with Wednesday's Kickoff Game between the Patriots and Seahawks, which drew 25.1 million, both of NBC's opening-weekend NFL games cleared 25 million for the first time in a decade."
Why Netflix Must Soon Decide if Paying More for Less Sports Is a Winning Strategy
"At some point, paying more for far less has to be more than a bold move. It has to be a winning one. If the early signs are any indication, Netflix should start rethinking that strategy sooner rather than later."
Netflix NFL Debut In Melbourne, Australia Averages 18.5 Million Viewers
"The game averaged 18.5 million U.S. viewers, peaking at 21.3 million between 9:30-9:45 p.m. ET. Among adults 18-34, it averaged 4.0 million viewers — the highest non-Christmas streaming number ever for a regular season game."
NBC Sports NFL Kickoff Game Draws Lowest Audience Since 2022
"The average audience marks the fourth straight season topping 25 million for NBC's opener."
How ESPN Can Turn Skip Bayless’ First Take Return Into Something Bigger
"This isn’t about recreating 2012. That version of First Take already happened. It’s about recognizing what can still work in 2026."
Roger Goodell Sees NFL Games 100% Available On Broadcast Television “Continuing”
"100% of our games are available on broadcast television. I see that continuing. We want to make sure our games are available to our fans. I think that's been the magic of our success."
Four ESPN Studio Programs Earn Highest August Viewership
"Overall studio viewership climbed 13% year over year in August 2026."