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U.S. Open Posts Strong TV and Streaming Numbers as Wyndham Clark Holds On

NBC credits the final round’s late drama and hostile crowd reaction with modest year-over-year gains in linear and Peacock streaming audiences.

Knicks Win Title as Finals Draw Biggest TV Audience Since 1998

NBA First Round Averages 3.91 Million Viewers, Highest Since 1993

WNBA Draft Averages 1.5 Million Viewers, Second-Highest Ever

Players Championship Final Round Draws 4.4 Million on NBC, Best Since 2021

NASCAR Daytona 500 TV Audience Climbs 11% to Three-Year High on Fox

NFL Reportedly Picks TMRW Sports to Operate New Pro Flag Football League

ESPN Execs Defend Pat McAfee After Survey Finds Rising Disapproval on College GameDay

Non-Playoff Bowls Jump 13% as Pop-Tarts Bowl Draws 8.7 Million

Indiana–Ohio State Big Ten Title Game Draws 18.3 Million, Sets All-Time Conference Championship Record

Chiefs–Bills Averages 30.8 Million on CBS, No. 2 NFL Audience of 2025

NBA’s Return to NBC and Peacock Draws 5.6 Million, Best Opening Night Since 2010

WNBA Playoffs Set ESPN Record as Aces’ Sweep Delivers No. 2 Finals Audience

WWE SmackDown Ticks Up to 1.34 Million, No. 1 on Cable in 18–49 for Sept. 19

CBS Golf Coverage Achieves Strongest Audience in Seven Years

MLB All-Star Game Sees 3% Viewership Drop but Remains Ratings Leader

Thunder’s Game 7 Win Draws Most-Viewed NBA Finals Contest Since 2019

Primetime Fever-Sky Matchup Draws 1.92 Million Viewers Despite Clark Injury

Game 1 of NBA Finals Draws Lowest Non-COVID TV Ratings

NBA Playoff Ratings Surge to Second-Highest Levels in Over a Decade