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After two games, this year’s small-market World Series is avoiding MLB’s worst fears from a viewership standpoint, but an uncompetitive Game 3 could send interest spiraling. Saturday’s World Series Game 2 between the Tampa Bay Rays and Milwaukee Brewers drew an average of 10.85 million viewers across Fox and Fox Deportes, the network announced Tuesday.…
The Valkyries would clinch the WNBA Finals with a win Thursday.
Milwaukee generated the best local Game 1 audience in seven years.
While viewership for Game 1 of the World Series between the Tampa Bay Rays and Milwaukee Brewers predictably declined compared with the last two years of Los Angeles Dodgers-fueled audiences, it still topped several other World Series games this decade. According to a report by Austin Karp in Sports Business Journal, Game 1 of the…
Even tucked away on a pair of cable networks not necessarily known for sports coverage, Game 3 of the WNBA Finals broke a viewership mark held for over 25 years. Wednesday’s WNBA Finals Game 3 between the Golden State Valkyries and Atlanta Dream averaged 1.71 million viewers across USA Network, CNBC, and Peacock, according to…
College football bowl game viewership rose 13% year over year in 2025.
NBC wanted to eventize NBA Tip-Off and get audiences excited for the start of another NBA season. It appears they succeeded. Tuesday’s Philadelphia 76ers-New York Knicks and Oklahoma City Thunder-San Antonio Spurs doubleheader was the NBA’s most-watched opening night ever, averaging 6.41 million viewers on NBC and Peacock, according to Nielsen’s Big Data + Panel…
If Jesse Watters has his way, you’ll never have to hear about Fox News’ The Five discussing the WNBA ever again. Talk about a win-win. During Wednesday’s episode of the daily talk show, the panel discussed the latest chapter in the eye-rolling saga between former NBA player Enes Kanter Freedom and the WNBA. Kanter has…
Pat McAfee may quickly be reaching the point of oversaturation. The ESPN personality McAfee managed to draw just 351,000 viewers for his debut alternate telecast to “Monday Night Football” this week, Austin Karp of Sports Business Journal reported on Thursday. McAfee’s alt-cast aired on ESPN2 for the San Francisco 49ers-Washington Commanders Week 6 game but … The post Bad news emerges for Pat McAfee’s ‘Monday Night Football’ alt-cast appeared first on Larry Brown Sports.
NFL fans react to reports of disappointing viewership for Pat McAfee’s Monday Night Football debut.
It was anything but a success for Pat McAfee’s first Monday Night Football alt cast, which debuted while Peyton and Eli Manning’s ManningCast was off in Week 6 during the San Francisco 49ers and the Washington Commanders game. Sports Business Journal (via Pro Football Talk) reports that his alt cast—which aired on ESPN—only garnered 351,000 […] The post Pat McAfee’s Monday Night Football alt cast takes monster L in debut appeared first on ClutchPoints.
If this year’s ManningCast headlines are that the Monday Night Football altcast is losing steam and falling behind in the ratings, then the Pat McAfee Field Pass altcast didn’t even leave the station. With the Mannings taking one of their customary weeks off for the Commanders-49ers game this week, McAfee and company filled the void on ESPN2 with their…
McAfee's debut Monday Night Football alt-cast failed to live up to expectations after viewership numbers indicated a potential 'fatigue' around ESPN's biggest star.
MLB is riding a wave of postseason audience expansion.
Pat McAfee’s first Monday Night Football alt-cast premiered this week, and the viewership has proven to be dismal. According to reports, “Field Pass With The Pat McAfee Show” drew 351,000 viewers on ESPN2 for Monday’s Commanders-49ers game. According to The Athletic’s Andrew Marchand, “that is around half of what the Mannings have received. The ManningCast […] The post Football Fans Send Clear Message To ESPN With Pitiful Viewership Of Pat McAfee’s MNF Alt-Cast appeared first on BroBible.
Pat McAfee’s first MNF alt-cast reportedly drew only 351,000 viewers, less than Next Gen Stats telecast and ManningCast's Week 1 numbers.
The 2026 WNBA Finals opener drew a record 2.1 million viewers, sparking debate over Angel Reese and Caitlin Clark's impact on viewership.
The WNBA Finals are off to a good start with the Atlanta Dream and Golden State Valkyries. WNBA ratings are always under the microscope, whether with or without Caitlin Clark. And although this year’s Finals are missing perennial contenders and big names like the Fever, Aces, and Liberty, they do have Angel Reese. And the…
The Finals are tied 1–1 with the series shifting to Atlanta.
Fox Sports and TNT Sports saw initial viewership lifts in the Division Series.
For all the controversy, narratives, and right-wing meddling happening off the court, the WNBA had another stellar season of fans tuning in to watch the action on it. ESPN announced Friday that for the third straight year, the stretch of WNBA games broadcast across ESPN and ABC this season was the most-watched in its history.…
LSU-Ole Miss delivered 10.9 million viewers on ABC, but the gap to Texas-Ohio State showed how much college football still depends on its biggest TV brands
WNBA fans and spectators react to radio host David Shepard praising Dallas Wings guard Paige Bueckers for boosting WNBA viewership and ratings.
On any given World Cup matchday, the tournament sprawls far past the edges of the television screen. In Kansas City, downtown becomes the epicenter, thousands packed into the Power & Light District angling for a cameo on the live Fox broadcast. In non-host cities like Washington, D.C., embassy-sponsored watch parties still spill out of restaurants…
