Biden Outspends Trump on NFL Ads as Networks Await Big Ten Swing-State Games

In retrospect, media watchers probably should have known that 2020 was going to be a year unlike any other when the sitting president of the United States and a…

• By
  Anthony Crupi
• Media
• Sep 18, 2020 7:00 am

Boxing: “Fading, Niche Sport” Or Are Declining Ratings The Product of Pandemic Driven Limitations?

Since boxing has returned from the sports hiatus, the sport's linear television ratings have been in decline. Top Rank cards on ESPN have drawn just 332,000 viewers…

• By
  JohnWallStreet
• Boxing
• Sep 16, 2020 2:55 am

NFL Ratings a Mixed Bag as Sunday TV Audience Dips 3%

While the cult of NFL Ratings Doomers is cluttering Twitter feeds and the Google search algorithm serves up a whole lot of Chicken Little results about the league's…

• By
  Anthony Crupi
• Media
• Sep 15, 2020 5:18 pm

TV Viewership Slides Despite Return of Sports Programming

As much as the return of sports programming has proven to be an all-you-can-eat buffet for fans who'd been starved of live action for so many months, the gluttonous…

• By
  Anthony Crupi
• Media
• Aug 7, 2020 12:22 pm

FAANG NFL Offensive Is Toothless as Legacy TV Partners Rally for One Last Big Score

Just a few weeks before the National Football League Players Association voted to approve a new collective bargaining agreement back on March 15, media insiders were…

• By
  Anthony Crupi
• Media
• Aug 6, 2020 12:44 pm

After Four Months of Sick Leave, MLB Ratings Soar in Midsummer Return

After 133 days of quarantine, Major League Baseball emerged from the virtual sick bay last week, and despite being burdened by rainouts and blowouts, the slate of 11…

• By
  Anthony Crupi
• Media
• Jul 28, 2020 11:27 am

Confederate Flag Flap Hasn’t Hurt NASCAR Ratings

NASCAR's decision to ban the display of Confederate flags at its tracks has supporters of the symbol threatening to boycott the stock-car racing association altogether…

• By
  Anthony Crupi
• Media
• Jul 9, 2020 12:25 pm

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Baseball Lineup Features Ad Sales Uncertainty Despite Regular Order

With less than three weeks to go before the regular season is set to begin in Washington, Major League Baseball's media partners aren't entirely sure how the 2020 TV…

• By
  Anthony Crupi
• Media
• Jul 6, 2020 4:01 pm