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NBA Playoffs Opening Weekend Sets Record Viewership Across ESPN Platforms
"The network’s six-game slate, which aired over Saturday, April 19, and Sunday, April 20, averaged 4,487,000 viewers. That figure marks a 15 percent increase from last year’s opening weekend coverage."
NBA National Television Broadcasts Down 2% Year-Over-Year: Report
National television broadcasts of the National Basketball Association on ABC, ESPN and TNT reportedly averaged a collective 1.53 million viewers on the season.
ESPN Q1 Viewership Up 22% YoY: Report
"We carried strong momentum throughout the quarter, across signature events and our full content offering."
Ernie Johnson Says He’d Leave ‘Inside The NBA’ if it Were to Leave Atlanta Home
"I can’t wait to stay with the guys, and then we’ll see for the years after that. What comes up and what I feel like doing.”
Karl Ravech: ‘I’m Very Optimistic’ About ESPN, MLB Future
Ahead of Opening Day of the MLB season, ESPN and Major League Baseball mutually agreed to exercise an opt out in their media rights...
Jimmy Pitaro: ESPN App Will Be Significantly Enhanced This Fall
"...we want you to go to the ESPN App and authenticate because that’s where we’re going to have all of these enhanced experiences..."
ABC News Elevates Averi Harper to Political Director
“It’s a privilege to help shape our political coverage at such a pivotal moment."
Stephen A. Smith: ‘I’m Happy’ I Will Be at ESPN ‘For Years to Come’
"I got a lot of things that I want to achieve, a lot of things that I want to accomplish in my life that extend beyond this show and beyond the world of sports, but it all starts here."
ESPN Secures Most-Watched February in Seven Years
ESPN collected a 30% share of sports viewership across all networks during the month, which is up from the 27% finish it had last year.
Dana Walden: ESPN Flagship is ‘Incredibly Exciting’
"From a Disney+ perspective though, sports is the biggest, most successful form of entertainment right now."