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2026 World Baseball Classic Final Marks Most-Watched WBC Broadcast Ever
"FOX reported an average audience of 10,228,000 viewers for the game itself, with peak viewership climbing to 12,148,000 between 10:30 and 10:45 p.m. ET."
The NFL Owning Thanksgiving Eve Isn’t Greedy, It’s Smart Business
"Roger Goodell isn’t apologizing for wanting more — more games, more viewers, more revenue, more reach. Because as long as fans keep showing up, turning on the television, clicking the stream, and arguing about every call online, the NFL has no reason to slow down."
ESPN Delivers Most-Watched Men’s College Basketball Season in Over a Decade
"Games carried on ESPN averaged 1.1 million viewers across 127 telecasts during the season, representing a 12% increase year-over-year and the network’s most-watched slate of regular-season games since the 2018-19 season"
FOX Sports Sees Record Viewership for 2025-2026 College Basketball Regular Season
"The 2025–26 men’s college basketball regular season delivered the highest average audience the company has recorded on both FOX and FS1."
UFC Simulcast on CBS Sports Draws Best Linear Audience for Promotion in a Decade
"The arrangement resulted in more than 2.47 million viewers watching the fights on CBS, marking the largest audience the UFC has generated on traditional television in the last 10 years."
ESPN Extends Media Rights Agreement With the Horizon League
"The significant exposure on ESPN’s platforms provides us a tremendous opportunity to showcase our nearly 4,000 student-athletes in great competition throughout the year."
Is the FCC Overstepping With It’s Inquiry Into Sports Media Rights Agreements
"The FCC can study the fragmentation of sports television all it wants. The fragmentation isn’t the problem. It’s the business model. And that model isn’t broken."
FCC Launches Inquiry Into Sports Broadcasting Rights Moving To Streaming Platforms
"FCC Chairman Brendan Carr echoed those concerns previously on social media, writing that while many games remain available on broadcast television, an increasing share now resides on a patchwork of online platforms that require separate subscriptions and navigation tools."
Netflix Reportedly To Utilize Nielsen Ratings System for MLB Viewership Data
"The streaming giant begins a three-year agreement with Major League Baseball this season."
Gary Bettman Hopes Olympics Success Can Loosen Strings for Better NHL Growth
"When we go to the Olympics, there are limitations on what we can do. And as good as it is for hockey, it isn’t good if the NHL disappears for two and a half weeks."