Game 7 of the WNBA Finals was the most-watched game for the league in nearly three decades. The contest, which saw the Valkyries take down the Dream, 68-63, on Halloween night to win the title in just the second season of the franchise’s existence, drew more than 3.3 million viewers across USA Network, CNBC and … Read more
Fans came out in droves to see “The Rivalry” play out in the postseason. Tuesday’s Yankees-Red Sox wild-card matchup averaged 7.3 million viewers on NBC and Peacock, the most-watched Game 1 among wild-card and division series games in 20 years, the network reported Thursday. The 9-0 Yankees win was the most-viewed game of its category … Read more
Trey Wingo came with receipts as everyone picks up the pieces of the fallout from ESPN’s bloodbath of layoffs this week. The former ESPN anchor, who was not retained in November 2020 after roughly 23 years with the company, commented on fellow ex-ESPNer Emmanuel Acho’s claim that the recently fired Ryan Clark “built NFL Live … Read more
The NBA league office must be salivating over the TV ratings for the NBA Finals. Monday’s Game 3 broadcast between the Knicks and the Spurs was the most-watched NBA Finals Game 3 in nearly three decades, averaging 23.8 million viewers, data released by Nelsen showed on Wednesday. Viewership for the game peaked late in the … Read more
This NBA Finals has been exciting — and is already hitting some strong viewership numbers. Games 1 and 2 between the Knicks and the Spurs were the most-watched NBA Finals games since Games 6 and 7 of the Raptors-Warriors Finals in 2019, according to Nielsen Big Data + Panel shared by ESPN. Game 1 led … Read more
March Madness is as popular as it has been in decades. Heading into this weekend’s Final Four, the NCAA Tournament is averaging 10.3 million television viewers across the four networks, TNT, TBS, CBS and TruTV, which is a number that’s up 9 percent from last year, according to Nielsen. It’s the most-watched tournament since 1993 … Read more
The world’s eyes are on “Conclave.” That includes both the secretive process to pick a new pope, which will begin sometime between May 5 and 10, following the death of Pope Francis, and the Oscar-winning movie about the centuries-old Catholic ritual starring Ralph Fiennes. Viewership of the 2024 film, which was nominated for Best Picture … Read more
Meghan Markle’s latest Netflix venture, an 8-part series titled “With Love, Meghan,” has earned lower viewership numbers than her 2022 series, “Harry & Meghan.” New figures appear to suggest that viewers prefer seeing the Duchess of Sussex onscreen with her husband, Prince Harry, rather than solo. The “Suits” alum, 43, premiered her cooking show on … Read more
The longer Caitlin Clark and Iowa went, the more people were interested. For the third time in seven days, Clark and the Hawkeyes shattered the TV viewership record for women’s college basketball, this time their NCAA championship final loss to undefeated South Carolina Sunday on ABC drawing 18.7 million viewers, according to ESPN. The broadcast … Read more
Now that all the trophies have been put on their respective shelves, it’s no slight to say Monday night’s 74th Primetime Emmy Awards ended up being a tricky mix of the arcane, retro and optimistic, among other things. Offscreen, NBC’s Kenan Thompson-hosted broadcast of television’s big night had to contend with the awkward reality of … Read more