Austin Karp

ESPN on Monday wrapped its slate of NFL regular-season games, and Lions-Cowboys -- the net's lone Cowboys game this season -- helped ESPN avoid a new low for season-long "MNF" viewership. ESPN for its 17 telecasts in '16 averaged 11.39 million viewers, which is the lowest "MNF" figure...

ABC on Christmas Day had an NBA Finals rematch – Warriors-Cavaliers – in the early afternoon slot (2:30pm ET), drawing 10.1 million viewers, which is down from the same matchup in the late afternoon Christmas slot last year (11.2 million viewers). However, that marks the best early Christmas Day...

NFL Network finished with 14.8 million viewers for Ravens-Steelers on Sunday afternoon in the 4:30pm ET slot, marking the best game audience on record for the network (excluding any simulcasts). The previous record was 10.7 million viewers for 49ers-Ravens on Thanksgiving night in '11. NBC had the second NFL...

UFC on Saturday had its best live fight card audience on Fox since April ’13. UFC on Fox 22 drew 3.18 million viewers for a fight card headlined by Michelle Waterson-Paige VanZant. That is the best for any UFC telecast on Fox since the broadcast net drew 3.74 million...

CBS late Saturday afternoon drew a 2.4 overnight rating for Kentucky's 103-100 win over North Carolina, marking the net's best regular-season college basketball figure since Michigan State-Purdue drew the same figure in the Big Ten Championship this past March. The 2.4 is easily the best college hoops figure for...

ESPN today will unveil details for its slate of five NBA games on Christmas. The cable net's three games will feature alternate viewing experiences on ESPN3/WatchESPN, including NBA Surround DataCenter, which will highlight graphic displays of in-game data and stats. ABC's two games also will have an alternate streaming...

The Heisman Trophy ceremony on Saturday night drew 2.64 million viewers for ESPN, setting a new low for the event. There was little drama, as Louisville QB Lamar Jackson predictably won. This year was down 14% from 3.06 million viewers last year, when Alabama RB Derrick Henry won. Oregon...

Fox on Saturday night drew a 1.0 overnight rating for the MLS Cup finale, which saw the Sounders defeat Toronto FC in penalty kicks. This year’s game, which returned to broadcast TV for the first time since ’08, is tied with ’07, ’05 and ’02 (all on ABC) as...

Viewership for ESPN’s signature Saturday night college football window on ABC increased by nearly 10% this season, leading the network to call it “the most-watched college football franchise on any network this season.” The Saturday night games averaged 5.997 million viewers and topped CBS’ popular SEC window (5.651 million...

CBS on Saturday drew 11.09 million viewers for Alabama’s 54-16 win over Florida, marking the best conference title game audience this season, but also the lowest figure for an SEC Championship since ’10, when Auburn-South Carolina drew 10.09 million viewers. Alabama-Florida was down 13% from the same matchup last...