- The ESPN family of networks averaged 1.130 million homes during the second quarter (March 29-June 27), up 2% from 1.105 million last year, and a “larger audience in the second quarter than ever before.” ESPN aired the most-viewed cable program of the quarter — Cavaliers/Celtics Game 6 on May 13 (8.983 million viewers). (ESPN, Sports Business Daily)
- NBC drew a 1.2 final rating and 1.705 million viewers for Wimbledon coverage last Saturday, up 20% in ratings and 19% in viewership from last year (1.0, 1.439 mil). Meanwhile, Sunday’s taped coverage drew a 1.0 and 1.407 million, up 25% and 17%, respectively, from last year (0.8, 1.200 mil). (Sports Business Daily)
- Coverage of the Formula 1 Grand Prix of Europe drew a 0.7 final rating and 1.115 million viewers on FOX last Sunday, flat in ratings and up 19% in viewership from the F1 Grand Prix of Canada two weeks earlier (0.7, 934,000). To put the numbers in perspective, the race drew more viewers than the only non-Indy 500 IndyCar race on ABC this season (0.7, 969,000). (Sports Business Daily)
On the Air: Wembanyama and the sports debate ‘villain’ playbook
On the latest "On the Air," Armand Broady examines the negative turn in perceptions of Victor Wembanyama and the...
