National Championship Third-Least Watched in Past Decade
It was no ratings disaster, but Villanova-Texas Tech still ended up as one of the lowest rated NCAA Tournament title games. The post National Championship Third-Least Watched in Past Decade appeared...
View ArticleRatings Drop For NCAA’s First Four
A potentially strong NCAA Tournament got off to a slower start in the ratings. The NCAA Tournament First Four grossed a 3.4 rating and 5.39 million viewers on TruTV, down 5% in ratings and 6% in...
View ArticleMixed Results For Day One of NCAA Tournament
Day one of the NCAA Tournament was a mixed bag in the ratings. The first half of Thursday’s primetime NCAA Tournament doubleheader grossed 10.49 million viewers across CBS, TBS, TNT and TruTV, up 1%...
View ArticleRatings: NCAA Tournament, PGA at Tampa, NASCAR
Fueled by Duke, NCAA Tournament ratings are at a multi-year high in the metered markets. Also: the PGA Tour at Tampa Bay was no match for last year’s record, and NASCAR Martinsville overnights dropped...
View ArticleDuke-NDSU Hits First Round NCAA Tournament High
It took just one game into this year’s NCAA Tournament for Duke to set a viewership mark. Friday’s Duke-North Dakota State NCAA Tournament first round game delivered 6.22 million viewers on CBS, up 38%...
View ArticleNearly 13 Million For Duke-UCF, An Opening Weekend High
Duke continues to deliver in the ratings. Sunday’s Duke-UCF NCAA Tournament second round game scored a 7.8 rating and 12.88 million viewers on CBS, up 37% in ratings and viewership from last year...
View ArticleThursday Sweet Sixteen Games Down on CBS, Up on TBS
CBS and TBS went in opposite directions on night one of the Sweet Sixteen. The first half of Thursday’s NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen doubleheader earned a combined 11.36 million viewers across CBS and...
View ArticleNews: Michaels trade, Coronavirus, D-Wade, PGA Tour
Al Michaels is not going anywhere. Also: coronavirus impact on U.S. sports; Dwyane Wade will be part of Turner’s Final Four studio; the PGA Tour has officially announced its TV deals. NBC not trading...
View ArticleNCAA Tournament to go on without fans in attendance
Continuing a dark and surreal start to the sporting decade, the NCAA Tournament will go without fans due to the spread of the coronavirus COVID-19. NCAA president Mark Emmert announced Wednesday that...
View ArticleNCAA cancels — not postpones — all spring tournaments
The NCAA has announced that it has canceled, not postponed, all remaining winter and spring championships, including the men’s and women’s basketball tournaments. There had been a widespread...
View ArticleNorth American sports shutting down due to virus
The sports industry has shut down almost entirely for the first time since the aftermath of 9/11, and there is no immediate end in sight. In addition to the suspension of the NBA season and...
View ArticleNCAA to hold men’s basketball tournament in single area
It will be until at least 2022 before the NCAA Tournament returns to normal. The NCAA said Monday that it plans to hold next year’s entire Division I men’s basketball tournament in one geographic area...
View ArticleNews: MLB rights, OTT NFL, NCAA Tournament and more
Major League Baseball is reportedly having a hard time finding takers for the weeknight games currently broadcast by ESPN. Plus: four of this weekend’s six scheduled NFL Wild Card games would air on an...
View ArticleNCAA Tournament schedule will be different
With all NCAA Tournament games set for one geographic location, the schedule is taking on a different look this year. The NCAA announced Tuesday that this year’s NCAA men’s basketball tournament is...
View ArticleNews: NCAA Tournament, Olympics, “Doc” doc
Television windows for this year’s planned NCAA men’s basketball tournament have been announced. Plus: NBC intends to air the Opening Ceremony of the Olympics live in all time zones; NBC is set to air...
View ArticleChris Webber, Reggie Miller, off this year’s NCAA Tournament
Chris Webber and Reggie Miller are out of CBS and Turner’s NCAA Tournament plans, just one of several notable changes this year. Webber and Miller will not be part of CBS/Turner Sports coverage of this...
View ArticleNews: Spanarkel, Sinclair RSNs, Brees and more
Recent sports media news, including a late change to CBS/Turner’s NCAA Tournament broadcast teams and a date for the unveiling of Sinclair’s “Bally Sports” branding. Spanarkel off weekend NCAA CBS and...
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UCLA-MSU most-watched “First Four” game
The NCAA Tournament returned from a one-year hiatus with a record audience for the “First Four.” Thursday’s UCLA-Michigan State NCAA Tournament “First Four” game averaged 3.15 million viewers on TBS,...
View ArticleNCAA Tournament off to solid start despite dip
Given the headwinds, the NCAA Tournament is off to as good a start as can be reasonably expected. Through Sunday, coverage of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament averaged a combined 8.5 million...
View ArticleSuper Sweet 16: schedule change boosts regional semis
A scheduling change boosted ratings for the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16. With each game airing in its own standalone weekend window, six of eight men’s NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 games increased in ratings...
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