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• Future Of NBA TV Remains Uncertain

The NBA still has not made a decision about the future of NBA TV, according to John Ourand of Puck (h/t Sports Media Watch). NBA TV currently televises regular season and playoff games to out-of-market fans. TNT, which operates NBA TV, will stop broadcasting games after this season. The channel's Monday night broadcasts will be taken over by Peacock. NBA TV, which was in 65 million homes a decade ...2024
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• Why do NASCAR races start later in the day?

So why does NASCAR stay with mid-and-late afternoon starts? “I‘d say it‘s a balancing act, like almost everything that we do here, NASCAR Senior Vice President, Broadcasting & Innovation Brian Herbst told Sports Media Watch on Wednesday. Beyond having to balance the concerns of the tracks, the teams, the drivers, the sponsors and the media […]...2024
• Nashville TV ratings

Sunday‘s NASCAR Cup Series race from Nashville averaged 3.24 million viewers on NBC (3.3 million including additional streaming data measured by Adobe Analytics), up slightly from last year (3.21M). The race experienced weather delays and eventually concluded on USA Network. — Sports Media Watch —...2024
• Possibility Of Fourth Media Rights Package 'As Dead As It Can Be'

The chance of a fourth NBA media rights package is "as dead as it can be," according to John Ourand of Puck (h/t Sports Media Watch). Sources cite the chances of the league creating another package at around 1%. A fourth package was seen as a way for Warner Bros. Discovery to keep a piece of the NBA. Ourand reports that a fourth package would have led to the other three bidders to renegotiate low...2024
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• AEW Rampage Ratings, Viewership Drops For PPV Go-Home Show On 5/24
The final numbers are in for the latest installment of AEW’s weekly one-hour Friday night late-night program. On Friday, May 24, 2024, AEW Rampage drew 222,000 viewers, according to Sports Media Watch. The show is up from the previous week’s show on May 18, 2024, which drew 391,000 viewers. It’s worth noting that the 5/24 […] The post AEW Rampage Ratings, Viewership Drops F...2024
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• AEW Rampage Viewership Decreases On 5/24, Demo Also Drops

AEW Rampage saw a decrease in viewership on May 24. According to Sports Media Watch, 222,000 viewers watched the show on Friday night, and it drew a 0.08 rating in the 18 to 49 demographic. The viewership is down from last week’s episode, when 391,000 viewers tuned in. The demo also dropped from last week‘s episode, which drew […] The post AEW Rampage Viewership Decreases On 5/24, Demo ...2024
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• Arrowheadlines: The Chiefs want to be the world’s team

Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports Chiefs headlines for Wednesday, November 8 The latest Chiefs want to be ‘world’s team’ by going global with star power and Super Bowl success | AP News The NFL added a 17th game to the schedule to facilitate playing more games abroad, and it is reviewing Spain and Brazil as future hosts, one of them possibly for the 2024 season. “It can be looked at as maybe arr...2023
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• PGA Championship reveals shockingly low viewership, ought to thank Michael Block
ROCHESTER, NY — (L-R) Michael Block, PGA of America Club Professional, Low Club Professional, and champion Brooks Koepka shake hands during the trophy ceremony after the final round of the 2023 PGA Championship at Oak Hill Country Club. | Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images The viewership of the 2023 PGA Championship was down a staggering number when compared to last year’s tournament. De...2023
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• NFL Playoff Schedule 2017: AFC, NFC Postseason Dates, TV Schedule for Each Round
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• NBA Playoff Schedule 2016: 1st Round TV Info and Predictions
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• Home Run Derby Loses Golden Opportunity Without Stanton, Trout, Harper
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• NBA Playoffs 2015: Known Schedule, Bracket Picture Before Final Games of Season
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• Possibility Of Fourth Media Rights Package 'As Dead As It Can Be'
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• AEW Rampage Ratings, Viewership Drops For PPV Go-Home Show On 5/24
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• SmackDown ratings rise with The Rock, but maybe not as much as expected

WWE.com The Rock returned on the Mar. 1 SmackDown, and the show’s number rose. But not quite to the levels they were at shortly after Rocky’s WrestleMania program started last month. Overall viewership and the 18-49 demo rating were both up 3% from the previous week to 2,348000 and .64, according to Wrestlenomics. But since Feb, 23’s pre-taped show had SmackDown’s lowest numbers of the yea...2024
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• Pre-taped SmackDown finishes first in the ratings despite drops

WWE.com Last Fridays’s SmackDown featured some big names like Drew McIntyre in action, but the Feb. 23 episode largely felt like what it was — something WWE taped a week in advance, and that FOX aired just hours before WWE’s Elimination Chamber premium live event kicked off. Numbers often drop for pre-taped shows, and drop they did for the latest SmackDown. According to Wrestlenomics, vie...2024
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• Jinder didn’t pop a number for Raw going up against the NFL Playoffs

USA But the show’s performance was flat on MLK Day. Which means the Modern Day Maharaja didn’t hinder its ratings on Jan. 15, either. Once again going head-to-head with a meaningful football game on Jan. 15, WWE countered with a World Heavyweight title match — which seemed to get a promotional assist from AEW owner Tony Khan. It didn’t seem to make a big difference for the show’s performan...2024
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• CM Punk wasn’t enough against the National Championship game

WWE.com WWE came up with a successful strategy to help Raw draw viewers while competing against the College Football Playoff semi-finals on New Year’s Day. For their head-to-head with the National Championship final on Jan. 8, their strategy was largely based on the latest appearance of CM Punk. It didn’t work as well as “Day 1” and Dwayne Johnson. Per Wrestlenomics, Monday’s episode avera...2024
• Collision’s numbers up, but still bad, ahead of battle with SmackDown

All Elite Wrestling The numbers are in for the Nov. 11 episode of Collision on TNT. According to Wrestlenomics, last Saturday’s show drew an audience of 396,000 and did a .11 rating among 18-49 year olds. Those are both better than the previous week, but still among the lowest in Collision’s existence. There was plenty of college football on the dial opposite Collision. The Georgia/Ole Mis...2023
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• Big Blue View mailbag: Matt Peart, Tre Hawkins, Jalin Hyatt, more NYG questions

The mail’s here! While we wait for Sunday night’s New York Giants-Dallas Cowboys season opener, let’s bust open the Big Blue View Mailbag and answer some Giants questions. John Foti asks: I too was surprised that the Giants kept Peart over Phillips and I was rooting for the guy since he was a third-round pick. But mostly I look at Peart’s physical attributes and they scream “can’t miss”. However, ...2023
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• NBA Playoff Schedule 2016: 1st Round TV Info and Predictions
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• AEW Rampage (5/24) Dips Under 250,000 Viewers In Special 6 PM Timeslot
Viewership information for AEW Rampage on May 24. Sports Media Watch reports AEW Rampage on Friday, May 24 drew 222,000 viewers. This number is down big from the 391,000 viewers the show scored on Saturday, May 18. Rampage aired at special time of 6 p.m. EST. As of late, Rampage has frequently been airing after AEW Collision on Saturdays. The show scored a 0.08 rating in the 18 to 49 demo, up from...2024
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• Collision’s numbers fell, and there’s no shortage of reasons why

AEW’s X The numbers are in for the Feb. 24 episode of AEW Collision on TNT. Collision was returning from a week off. While it wasn’t on at the same time as Elimination Chamber, the latest episode did air on the same day as WWE’s latest premium live event — and that’s historically still had an impact on AEW’s Saturday numbers. And Collision did run opposite ABC’s primetime coverage of NBA ...2024
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• Collision claws back some recent losses against historic NFL ratings

All Elite Wrestling The numbers are in for the Jan. 20 episode of AEW Collision on TNT. According to Wrestlenomics, the latest Collision drew an audience of 441,000 and did a .12 rating among 18-49 year olds. Both are up from the previous Saturday, with the overall viewership being Collision’s best of the new year. Which isn’t saying much considering the numbers AEW’s been doing on Saturd...2024
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• Jinder didn’t pop a number for Raw going up against the NFL Playoffs
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• Collision’s numbers increase, even against the NFL

All Elite Wrestling The numbers are in for the Dec. 16 episode of AEW Collision on TNT. According to Wrestlenomics, the latest Collision drew an audience of 457,000 and did a .15 rating among 18-49 year olds. Both are up slightly from the week before, and the best AEW’s Saturday show has done since October. While the gains aren’t huge, the fact Collision increased at all is impressive con...2023
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• Collision’s numbers up, but still bad, ahead of battle with SmackDown
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• Arrowheadlines: The Chiefs want to be the world’s team
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• AEW Rampage (5/24) Dips Under 250,000 Viewers In Special 6 PM Timeslot
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• AEW Rampage (3/29) Viewership Down From Special Wednesday Episode, Up From Previous Friday Episode
The numbers are in for the March 29 episode of AEW Rampage. According to Sports Media Watch, AEW Rampage on Friday, March 29 drew 349,000 viewers. This number is way down from the 541,000 viewers the show drew following AEW Dynamite on Wednesday, March 20. On the flip side, this number is up from the March 15 episode of the show, which aired in the standard 10 p.m. timeslot on Friday. That show d...2024
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• Collision’s numbers up, but still bad, ahead of battle with SmackDown
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• PGA Championship reveals shockingly low viewership, ought to thank Michael Block
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• Historic Cubs-Indians World Series Moves MLB From Fading Pastime to Spotlight
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• Malcolm Jenkins Comments on White Teammates Supporting Donald Trump
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• NBA Playoff Schedule 2016: 1st-Round Dates, TV Info and Projected Matchups
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• Home Run Derby Loses Golden Opportunity Without Stanton, Trout, Harper
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• Warriors-Kings Game 7 was most watched first-round NBA playoff game since 1999
Steph Curry, as he has for more than a decade, remains must-see television. The NBA and ESPN announced on Tuesday that the final game of the thrilling Warriors-Kings series averaged 9.8 million viewers, the most-watched first round NBA playoff game in 24 years. Golden State’s 120-100 win over Sacramento was ABC’s largest audience ever for a non-Finals postseason game and peaked with 11.9 million v...2023
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• Opening Night Of NHL Playoffs, NCAA’s Frozen Four See Sharp Rise In Viewership
Graphic: NHL/ESPN The 2023 NHL postseason kicked off Monday night on ESPN, and according to Sports Media Watch, viewership was up double-digits from last season. Per Sports Media Watch, Monday’s opening night of the playoffs averaged 672,000 viewers on ESPN … Continue reading →...2023
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• WWE NXT On 3/5 Records Increase In Average Viewership, Key Demo Rating Remains Steady
Check out the ratings for the March 5 episode of NXT. According to Sports Media Watch, the March 5, episode of NXT drew 654,000 viewers. This number is up from the 616,000 viewers recorded on Febraury 27. The March 5 episode posted a 0.16 rating in the 18 to 49 demographic, which is the same rating that the show recorded on February 27. The show faced competition from the NBA game between the Bost...2024
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• Looks like Collision won’t go head-to-head with WrestleMania after all

AEW Dynamite The lowest rated episodes of AEW Collision have come on the Saturdays when the show airs opposite a WWE premium live event. That’s one of the reasons why observers were surprised Tony Khan & his partners at TNT seemed to be planning to air a new episode in Collision’s usual time slot on April 6 when night one of WrestleMania XL will be streaming from Philadelphia’s Lincoln Fi...2024
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• NBA Prepared to Take Over Local Broadcasting Rights from Bally Sports

The NBA is prepared to take over broadcasting rights for games carried by bankrupt Diamond Sports Group, which owns Bally Sports, should it become necessary, as relayed by Jon Lewis of Sports Media Watch. As of now, Bally Sports is the planned provider for local broadcasts of many NBA teams, including the Cavaliers, Pacers, Spurs, […] The post NBA Prepared to Take Over Local Broadcasting Rig...2023

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• Future Of NBA TV Remains Uncertain
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• Why do NASCAR races start later in the day?
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• AEW Collision On 5/11 Drops Below 400,000 Viewers Against NBA And NHL Playoffs, Key Demo Rating Also Down
Check out the viewership numbers for the May 11th episode of AEW Collision. Wrestlenomics reports that 378,000 viewers tuned in on May 11. This is down from the previous episode on April 27, when 621,000 viewers watched the show. Collision aired on TBS, rather than TNT, due to the NHL playoffs. There was not a new episode of AEW Collision on May 4. In the 18 to 49 demographic, Collision drew a 0.1...2024
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• Amazon To Have 'Exclusive Access' To Full Night Of NBA Games
Amazon's NBA deal is expected to include "exclusive access" to a full night of NBA games, reported John Ourand of Puck (h/t Sports Media Watch). The games are expected to be available only through Prime Video, though local RSNs would produce the broadcasts. The deal between the two will also include a traditional slate of regular season and playoff games. The NBA reportedly has a framework of a de...2024
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• Looks like Collision won’t go head-to-head with WrestleMania after all
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• Collision claws back some recent losses against historic NFL ratings
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• CM Punk wasn’t enough against the National Championship game
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• Arrowheadlines: The Chiefs want to be the world’s team
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• Big Blue View mailbag: Matt Peart, Tre Hawkins, Jalin Hyatt, more NYG questions
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