As it will for most nights over the next two months, the NBA Playoffs topped the day in sports viewership on Tuesday, April 23. The post Tuesday (4/23) sports viewership: Suns-Timberwolves tops playoff slate appeared first on Sports...
Stanley Cup Playoffs: First Round on ESPN Nets Up 21% Through 12 Games The post Stanley Cup Playoffs: First Round on ESPN Nets Up 21% Through 12 Games appeared first on ESPN Press Room U.S..
Today, Hollywood Casino at Greektown unveiled its new ESPN BET branded sportsbook and restaurant on the upper floor of the 100,000-square-foot Downtown Detroit casino. This sportsbook is the first ESPN BET branded retail location to open...
The NBA is closer than initially thought to reaching media rights extensions with ESPN and Warner Bros. Discovery. The post News: NBA media rights update, Belichick, Redick appeared first on Sports Media Watch .
Tied 1-1, the Clippers and Mavericks take their series to Dallas with a matchup on ESPN this Friday and ABC on Sunday. The post ESPN Full Court Press: ESPN’s Coverage of the 2024 NBA Playoffs Presented by Google Pixel Continues on...
PGA TOUR LIVE on ESPN+ will present exclusive, four-stream coverage of a unique team event at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans at TPC Louisiana in Avondale, La., with TOUR players competing with a partner in two alternating scoring...
A pair of NBA playoff thrillers delivered mixed results for TNT Monday night. The post Monday (4/22) sports viewership: NBA Playoffs, Stanley Cup and little else appeared first on Sports Media Watch .
“I look at Washington as a place, like Mahomes to Kansas City, (Joe) Burrow to the Bengals, or even C.J. Stroud to Houston, where they haven’t had ‘The Guy’ in a long time. You can be that guy there.”...
The NBA Playoffs and NASCAR went one-two in a competitive midday window to top the Sunday, April 21 sports ratings charts. The post Sunday (4/21) sports ratings: NBA, NASCAR, golf, MLB, Stanley Cup and more appeared first on Sports Media...
The NBA Playoffs swept the top four sports audiences of a busy day on Saturday, April 20. The post Saturday (4/20) sports ratings: Playoffs, golf, racing, football, gymnastics and more appeared first on Sports Media Watch .
Viewership for the April 21 edition of ESPN Sunday Night Baseball – the premier national Major League Baseball game of the week – was up 24 percent from the comparable game last year, according to Nielsen. The...
16 Matches This Week Across NBC, Peacock, USA Network, Telemundo, and Universo; Title-Contenders Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester City All Play Twice Everton v. Liverpool in Merseyside Derby – Wednesday at 3 p.m. ET Exclusively on...
Stanley Cup Playoffs: Sunday’s First Round on ESPN and ESPN2 Up 65% The post Stanley Cup Playoffs: Sunday’s First Round on ESPN and ESPN2 Up 65% appeared first on ESPN Press Room U.S..
It was not quite a full opening weekend, but the Stanley Cup Playoffs benefited from a rare weekend start. The post Weekend start boosts NHL openers; Capitals-Rangers tops slate appeared first on Sports Media Watch .
Chris Billam-Smith defends his WBO World Cruiserweight Title against mandatory challenger Richard Riakporhe on Saturday, June 15th at Selhurst Park in London* Billam-Smith will be looking to avenge his only career defeat when he...
The opening weekend of the NBA Playoffs could not overcome a spate of blowouts and the absence of the Golden State Warriors. The post Some silver linings, but softer start to NBA Playoffs appeared first on Sports Media Watch .
The NBA Play-in Tournament finished on a quieter note Friday, but still topped the day in sports viewership. The post Friday (4/19) sports ratings: NBA Play-in cools down, but tops night appeared first on Sports Media Watch .
Longtime ESPN producer and host Howie Schwab passes away at age 63. Plus: The Indiana Fever reach media rights agreement with local over-the-air broadcaster; Utah’s new NHL team to air on independent Scripps-owned station next...
Fueled by a big increase on ESPN, the NHL regular season was the most-watched in eight years -- and the most-watched on cable in 30. The post Cable drives most-watched NHL season in eight years appeared first on Sports Media Watch .
How are NBA rights negotiations shaping up as the incumbents' exclusive negotiating window expires? The post Taking stock of NBA media rights as exclusive negotiating window ends appeared first on Sports Media Watch .
ESPN’s coverage of the 2024 NBA Playoffs Presented by Google Pixel continues this Sunday on ABC with a doubleheader, featuring a rematch of the 2023 Eastern Conference Finals. The post ESPN Full Court Press: Boston Celtics and...
The NHL’s regular season finale won the night against minimal competition from the rest of the sports world. Thursday’s Kraken-Wild hockey game averaged 591,000 viewers on ESPN, the largest sports audience of the day and up...
The aftermath of yet another subpar Masters in the viewership department has many in the golf mediasphere questioning whether the sport can sustain its already niche audience on the back of a decidedly milquetoast Scottie Scheffler. This...
The NBA Play-in Tournament topped a second-straight night with another double-digit increase. The post Wednesday (4/17) sports ratings: Play-in games top another night appeared first on Sports Media Watch .
The NBA Play-in Tournament had another strong night despite featuring lower-profile teams. The post Play-in viewership up double-digits for second-straight night appeared first on Sports Media Watch .
Athletes from 206 teams competing at the Olympics will sail down the Seine on a fleet of boats on the evening of Friday 26 July; SJA secretary Philip Barker reports on the plans of the IOC and Paris 2024 to accommodate members of the...
Bill Belichick will join the Pat McAfee Show to provide NFL Draft coverage, with an Omaha Productions deal also reportedly imminent. Plus: Diamond Sports gets judge’s approval on disclosure statement; FOX reaches deal to broadcast...
Sam Barnes in contention in Photography Action category, as Louis Myles goes for another win in Video Documentary and Jack Bantock makes final cut for Young Reporters Writing award; awards ceremony gala to be held at AIPS Congress in...
A star-studded NBA Play-in Tournament doubleheader dominated the sports viewership charts for Tuesday, April 16. The post Tuesday (4/16) sports ratings: NBA Play-in games dominate night appeared first on Sports Media Watch .
For at least one night, the NBA's top television draws delivered big numbers. The post Warriors, Lakers, fuel big night for NBA Play-in Tournament appeared first on Sports Media Watch .
A record audience for the WNBA Draft dominated the day in sports viewing for Monday, April 15. The post Monday (4/15) sports ratings: Record WNBA Draft dominates day appeared first on Sports Media Watch .
The Summer Olympics is just 100 days away, and SJA secretary Philip Barker was at the birthplace of the ancient Games in Greece to see the Flame ignited and the first Torchbearers run in the relay... The post The Olympics are coming!...
If there was any question whether the Caitlin Clark effect would continue into her WNBA career, they may have been answered Monday night. The post The Clark craze continues: WNBA Draft scores league’s top audience since 2000...
A record-low Christmas Day took a toll, but NBA regular season viewership still inched up to a four-year high. The post NBA regular season viewership up slightly despite Christmas low appeared first on Sports Media Watch .
The final round of the Masters dominated the rest of television for Sunday, April 14, but posted one of its smallest audiences in the past three decades. Sunday’s final round of the Masters averaged a 5.2 rating and 9.59 million...
The Masters unsurprisingly topped the sports ratings charts for Saturday, April 13. The post Saturday (4/13) sports ratings: Masters, UFC, NHL, Frozen Four, spring football and more appeared first on Sports Media Watch .
The final round of the Masters fell back under the ten million mark. The post Final round of the Masters falls back under ten million mark appeared first on Sports Media Watch .
A trio of English football managerial giants from the north-east are under the spotlight in a new book by Ben Dobson, reviewed by Eric Brown... The post The bosses we’ll never forget: Tales of Clough, Robson and McMenemy in new...
Strong British showing continues in sixth edition of annual event celebrating excellence in global sports journalism, broadcasting and photography; UK entries still in with a chance of success in seven of the 11 categories; top-three...
Five industry groups and organisations - BCOMS, Women in Football, Sports Media LGBT+, The Ability Group in Sport (TAGS) and Brown Girl Sport - working together, with support from the SJA; presentation at Showcase event showed value of...
How do you stand out in a hypercompetitive industry like sports journalism? The SJA gathered together five of the best young talents in the business - Sanny Rudravajhala, Miriam-Walker-Khan, Morgan Harlow, Rio Rosenberg and Nick Ransom -...
Award-winning author Scyld Berry draws on 50 years of reporting county cricket to write on the state of the game in each of the 18 counties, in a book reviewed by Eric Brown... The post ‘A cocktail of fascinating history’:...
Strong British showing continues in sixth edition of annual event celebrating excellence in global sports journalism, broadcasting and photography; UK entries still in with a chance of success in seven of the 11 categories; top 10s...
Global reach of must-read stories for The Athletic gets Crafton into Sportswriters' hall of fame; David Ornstein wins Football News Reporter award; Daily Mail breaks stranglehold on Newspaper category; Suzy Wrack is first Women's Sports...
ESPN's Hannah Storm said Tuesday that she was diagnosed with and successfully treated for an early form of cancer. The post Big names: Storm, LeBron & Redick, Showalter, Raisman appeared first on Sports Media Watch .
Peyton Manning will co-host the Summer Olympics Opening Ceremony; plus more sports media news. The post Big names: Manning, Diffey, Zucker, Krieger appeared first on Sports Media Watch .
Ryan Clark will reportedly re-sign with ESPN. Plus: Luke Donald will serve as lead analyst for NBC’s next two PGA Tour events; Richard Sherman arrested for driving intoxicated. Ryan Clark to stay with ESPN NFL analyst Ryan Clark...