Tag: Sports viewership
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Four ESPN Studio Programs Earn Highest August Viewership
"Overall studio viewership climbed 13% year over year in August 2026."
Nielsen’s Constantly Changing Formula Makes Comparing TV Audiences Impossible
"When the measurement system changes every NFL season, eventually the numbers become less useful for answering the question everyone wants to know: Are more people watching?"
Indoor Football League Achieves Record Viewership For 2026 Season
"We've made a significant investment in our broadcast product, our talent and the way we present this game to a national audience, and fans are responding."
NFL Executive: New Nielsen Measurement Changes “Raise More Questions”
"The results we've seen so far are really negative for us, and for sports overall."
Nielsen Making Co-Viewing Official Part Of Updated Measurement Ahead Of NFL Season
"We are relentless in our pursuit of delivering the most accurate measurement possible for our media and advertising clients."
New Disney CEO Josh D’Amaro: “Not Interested” In Spinning Off ESPN
"Anybody in the industry would look at our sports rights and the fandom associated with sports right now, and you can’t help but be jealous of what we have here. I mean, ratings are through the roof."
Nielsen Executive Issues Caution Of Year-Over-Year Sports Viewership Gains To Come
"We have seen increases directly attributable to that enhancement that we expect to continue, but we won’t see a big year-to-year bump."
WNBA Viewership Up Double Digits Halfway Through 2026 Season
"League-wide viewership has risen 12% year over year, averaging 742,000 viewers per game across all partners. More than 73 million people have watched WNBA games this season, a record at the All-Star break."
FIFA World Cup Final Viewership Peaks At 60 Million Across North America
"FOX Sports says the final averaged 38.937 million viewers, peaking at 51.685 million. That's now the most-watched English-language soccer broadcast in U.S. history."
WFAN’s Gregg Giannotti Doesn’t “Believe” Sports Viewership Figures Anymore
"It almost feels to me there is this push from the networks that have been losing to the streaming services. The number, they're just pumping out false stuff to make it seem like they're winning over the streaming services."