College Football Playoff ratings drop 7% as NFL competition impacts viewership
Read full article: College Football Playoff ratings drop 7% as NFL competition impacts viewershipThe College Football Playoff's first round averaged 9.9 million viewers across multiple networks, marking a 7% drop from last year.
2022 MLB Postseason: This is where, when the Houston Astros will play in the ALCS
Read full article: 2022 MLB Postseason: This is where, when the Houston Astros will play in the ALCSThe Major League Baseball has announced the schedule for the American League Championship Series, where the Houston Astros will play against either the Cleveland Guardians or the New York Yankees.
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Oprah and CNN: AT&T is merging media business with Discovery
Read full article: Oprah and CNN: AT&T is merging media business with DiscoveryU.S. telecom giant AT&T Inc. is combining its WarnerMedia operations with Discovery Inc. The deal will marry the likes of HBO and CNN with HGTV and Oprah Winfrey.
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Men’s March Madness will be played entirely in Indiana
Read full article: Men’s March Madness will be played entirely in IndianaThe NCAA announced Monday, Jan. 4, 2020, that this year's 67 men's basketball tournament games including the Final Four will be played entirely in Indiana. The pandemic has already canceled scores of college basketball games this season, with postponements and COVID-19 issues nearly a daily occurance. Ball State, Butler, Indiana, IUPUI and Purdue will serve as host schools and the Horizon League will host games played at Lucas Oil Stadium, just a short distance away from NCAA headquarters. Gavitt said most of the Division I games will be played in the Indianapolis area, though some first-round games will be played at Indiana and Purdue. “Since 1940, our city has been the backdrop for 97 NCAA men’s tournament games, putting us at No.
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World Series draws record-low audience for 2nd night
Read full article: World Series draws record-low audience for 2nd nightARLINGTON, Texas – The World Series drew a record-low audience of television viewers for the second straight night. Still, Fox won the prime-time evening with its best performance on a Wednesday night since May. The start was delayed by rain for 91 minutes to 10:06 p.m. and the final out was at 1:47 a.m. The Dodgers' seven-game NL Championship Series win over the Atlanta Braves averaged 4,410,000 viewers on Fox and FS1. TBS said its TV Everywhere platforms averaged an audience of 48,000 per minute during its postseason coverage, up 71% from last year.
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Rays-Yankees get most viewers during Division Series
Read full article: Rays-Yankees get most viewers during Division SeriesNEW YORK – The Tampa Bay Rays and New York Yankees drew the five-most watched games of the Division Series, boosted by prime-time start times. Tampa Bay’s 2-1 win in Game 5 on Oct. 9 was the most-watched game of the round, averaging 3,723,000 viewers on TBS, the network said Friday. Among the other three series, the most-viewed game was the Los Angeles Dodgers’ 6-5 win over San Diego in Game 2, which averaged 1,655,000 viewers on FS1. The nine AL telecasts totaled 25.5 million on TBS, including the five most-watched games of the round. Los Angeles’ opening win over San Diego on Oct. 6 was seen by 1,504,000 on FS1, the highest-rated Padres game in San Diego since 2006.