Extra Points: NBC-Costas, Baseball Tonight, Hubbarth, Fox RSNs
NBC reportedly killed a Bob Costas essay about NFL concussions because it was negotiating for Thursday Night Football.
NBC reportedly killed a Bob Costas essay about NFL concussions because it was negotiating for Thursday Night Football.
Viewers did not want to stick around after last week's lackluster Super Bowl.
Bob Costas' absence from last year's Super Bowl was not his decision.
The Super Bowl tacked on an extra 12 million viewers via Nielsen's out-of-home metric.
Viewership slipped for the annual NFL Honors.
A pair of former ESPN anchors have found new gigs.
Super Bowl ratings hit a new low in television's most important demographic.
The lowest scoring Super Bowl in history tied a 16-year ratings low.
Saints fans pledged to boycott Super Bowl 53 and they stuck to their word.
An uninteresting Super Bowl hit a ten-year low in the metered markets.
© 2026 Jon Lewis, Sports Media Watch