Friday (1/12) sports viewership: ESPN dominates quiet day
ESPN scored the 13 largest sports audiences of Friday, January 12, with an NBA doubleheader topping the list.
ESPN scored the 13 largest sports audiences of Friday, January 12, with an NBA doubleheader topping the list.
The Cowboys' latest postseason flop attracted an audience of 40 million on FOX.
The first NFL playoff game to air exclusively on a streaming service delivered a linear-sized audience, according to NBC.
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A pair of lopsided NBA games topped the sports viewership charts for Thursday, January 11.
The NBA on ABC topped the chart for the second-straight Wednesday.
SEC basketball delivered the largest sports audience of the night on Tuesday, January 9.
The NFL season finished as the most-watched in eight years, with viewership up nearly across the board.
The College Football Playoff National Championship dominated television viewing on Monday, January 8.
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