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ABC “Saturday Night Football” is top CFB window of week eight, season-to-date

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Members of the Tampa Bay Rays watch during the seventh inning of Game 3 of baseball's World Series, Monday, Oct. 26, 2026, in St. Petersburg, Fla., between the Milwaukee Brewers and the Tampa Bay Rays. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

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New York, NY - June 8, 2026 - Madison Square Garden: Ernie Johnson on the set of Inside the NBA prior to game three of the 2026 NBA Finals.
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Ernie Johnson leaving “Inside the NBA” at end of season

It's that time. TNT Sports host Ernie Johnson announced Wednesday that he will step back from hosting the company's NBA...

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Earlier start impacts viewership, but WNBA Finals still hits Game 4 high

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Moved up to an earlier timeslot, Game 4 of the WNBA Finals fell short of the previous week's series opener...

Milwaukee Brewers right fielder Sal Frelick rounds the bases after hitting a solo home run during the sixth inning of Game 2 of baseball's World Series, Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026, in Milwaukee, between the Milwaukee Brewers and the Tampa Bay Rays. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Brewers-Rays World Series audience opens not far off Dodgers-Jays

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Chicago Bears wide receiver Luther Burden III (10) runs with the ball during an NFL against the New England Patriots in Chicago, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps)

Thursday Night Football nears Prime-era high for Patriots-Bears

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DAZN-exclusive NBA teams add DirecTV distribution

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Nielsen has reprocessed the viewership for NBC’s four NFL games from Week 1-3 of the season. The Patriots-Seahawks Kickoff Game has been updated to 25.2 million, up from an originally-reported 25.1 million. The Week 1 Cowboys-Giants “Sunday Night Football” game has been updated to 25.82 million, up from 25.66 million. Colts-Chiefs the following week has been updated to 24.43 million, up from 24.29 million. Finally, Rams-Broncos in Week 3 has been updated to 20.96 million, up from 20.77 million.

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Ratings

WNBA Finals sets another viewership mark in rescheduled Game 3

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FOX

MLB Postseason viewership dips with fewer games, but still nears high

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NBA

Sixers-Knicks delivers banner NBA Opening Night audience for NBC

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