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Michigan State men, Iowa women top early college basketball viewership
Around two months in the college basketball season, Michigan State is the most-watched men’s team on national TV, while Iowa -- two years after Caitlin Clark left -- is tops among women. That ranking is based on Nielsen-measured national TV networks like ABC, CBS, Fox, NBC, CW, ION, ESPN, ESPN2, ESP...
Ryder Cup, Hulk Hogan’s death among needle-moving moments for SiriusXM sports in 2025
SiriusXM continued to carry channels for nearly every sport in 2025, including stations dedicated to the ACC, SEC, Big Ten, NFL, NASCAR, NHL, PGA Tour, MLB, soccer, IndyCar, ESPN, Fox Sports, NBC Sports and more.
Sports make up 96 of top 100 telecasts in 2025, tying an all-time record
Sports will account for 96 of the 100 most-watched shows of 2025, which is tied with 2023 for a record number and saw an increase from 87 during an Olympic and election year in 2024.
Verizon-Cox carriage dispute puts sports telecasts in doubt
The Steelers play the Ravens on “Sunday Night Football” this coming week “in what is a de facto playoff game,” but a carriage dispute between Verizon and Cox Media Group -- the owner of Pittsburgh-based WPXI-NBC -- “has left FIOS TV customers without NBC,” meaning some local fans may not be able to ...
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In S.F., Eric Branch noted 49ers radio announcer Greg Papa did not “make his anticipated return” to the booth when the 49ers host the Bears last night at Levi’s Stadium. Papa is still in remission after he was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. He said that he “was dealing with symptoms su...
Pablo Torre sees podcast popularity skyrocket amid ‘seismic’ reporting in 2025
Investigative journalist Pablo Torre’s podcast “Pablo Torre Finds Out” has become a “phenomenon this year with aggressive reporting that uncovered seismic stories in American sports,” according to Ben Strauss of the WASHINGTON POST. Some of those stories include details about UNC football coach Bill...
‘Bill Simmons Podcast’ going live for Netflix debut in January
The Ringer’s “The Bill Simmons Podcast” is “making its Netflix debut Jan. 11 with a live episode,” according to Caitlin Huston of the HOLLYWOOD REPORTER. The sports podcast will “go live on Netflix each Sunday, beginning with the Jan. 11 episode,” which will stream at 11:30pm ET. Following the episo...
Sabalenka-Kyrgios Battle of the Sexes draws harsh criticism
The question “still being pondered” following Nick Kyrgios’ 6-3 6-3 win over Aryna Sabalenka in the latest Battle of the Sexes is what the event was “setting out to achieve” in the first place, according to Jonathan Jurejko of the BBC. The much-hyped match “lacked the intensity and entertainment pro...
TGL kicking off second season with upgrades to fan experience
TGL is “getting a jump on its second season” today with a rematch of last year’s championship, as the Atlanta Drive and N.Y. Golf Club will face off at 3pm ET. After a full first season on ESPN and ESPN2, TGL makes its “network television debut with the season 2 season open on ABC” (GOLFWEEK, 12/27)...
Snoop Dogg builds out star-studded halftime show between Netflix NFL games
Rapper Snoop Dogg “took over” for the NFL’s second-ever Christmas Halftime show on Thursday, “enlisting a star-studded set of cameos” from the likes of country singer Lainey Wilson, the singers behind KPop Demon Hunters‘ Huntrix and Martha Stewart. The first “surprise of the performance came at the ...
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