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Men's NCAA Tournament TV ratings best in 30-plus yearsAs the Final Four approaches, some blocks of the 2026 men's NCAA Tournament have been the most watched in more than 30 years, according to Nielsen Big Data + Panel numbers released Wednesday.,CBS Sports and TNT Sports averaged 10.3 million viewers through last weekend's Elite Eight, making it the mo...

FCC urged to fix 'antiquated' rules amid sports streaming shiftThe National Association of Broadcasters is calling for federal regulatory review as sports rights continue shifting to streaming services.,In comments recently filed with the Federal Communications Commission, the NAB argues that streaming giants like Netflix are striking deals with major sports le...

Sirens, Victoire to play in PWHL's first game televised nationally in USThe Professional Women's Hockey League will make its debut on national television in the United States on March 28 when the New York Sirens play the Montreal Victoire.,The game will be at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit at 1 p.m., part of the PWHL Takeover Tour that introduces the league to fans in ...

Fox to air record 70 World Cup matches, with 40 in primetime

Fox Sports will air 70 matches and its sister station FS1 will show an additional 34 of the games being played in the 2026 World Cup, the networks announced Thursday.,Those matches are the 104 to be contested in what is the first World Cup to feature 48 teams. They will total 304 hours of live cover...

TGL ratings hold steady with holiday start to season

Television ratings for the start of TGL's second season are holding steady with last year's viewership numbers.,The Dec. 28 season opener for the indoor team golf league co-founded by Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy garnered 646,000 viewers on ABC and the second match on Jan. 2 drew 354,000 viewers, ac...

CFP ratings plummet 7% as games opposite NFL struggle again

While college football is big business, the NFL remains king as more evidence arrived from last weekend's television ratings.,Even the first round of the College Football Playoff last Friday and Saturday struggled to compete against opposing NFL regular-season games on the airwaves.,The four first-r...

MLB attendance tops 71M as TV ratings also rise

Major League Baseball is giving credit to faster game times and an expanded postseason for raising the league's overall attendance for the third consecutive season.,A total attendance of 71,409,421 was reported by MLB this season, as the Los Angeles Dodgers passed 4 million in total attendance for t...

NFL announces five nationally televised preseason games

The NFL announced the five nationally televised prime-time 2025 preseason games on Thursday.,Action begins with the Los Angeles Chargers facing the Detroit Lions in the Hall of Fame Game in Canton, Ohio, on Thursday, July 31. The game will air on NBC.,In Week 2 of the preseason, the Buffalo Bills wi...