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NHL Regular-Season TV Audience Hits 14-Year High at 546,000 Viewers

A post‑Olympics lift helped networks draw larger NHL audiences under Nielsen’s updated counting.

NBA Reports 24-Year High Reach, 16% Ratings Gain in First Season of New TV Deals

India–Pakistan T20 World Cup Match Reaches 163 Million Online, Setting ICC Record

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

SailGP, CBS Sports Strike Two-Year U.S. TV Extension With Expanded 2026–27 Coverage

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

NFL Thanksgiving Slate Shatters Records as Chiefs–Cowboys Draw 57 Million

College Football TV Ratings Cool in Week 13 as SEC, ABC Retain Lead

Brandel Chamblee Questions DeChambeau’s TV Draw, Credits Caddie Switch Over LIV Move

Broncos' NRL Grand Final Win Delivers Year’s Biggest Audience, Record 9Now Stream

INDYCAR Unveils 2026 Indy NXT Schedule With 17 Races, Five Doubleheaders and Arlington Debut

Suns, Mercury Extend Free Over-the-Air TV Deal With Gray Through 2028

Premier League Sets New Transfer Record at £2.37bn With 10 Days to Go

Bundesliga Launches U.K.–Ireland Rights Plan With BBC, Sky, Amazon and YouTube Creators

Skydance Merger Preserves CBS Sports Focus as The NFL Today+ Prepares to Launch

MLB Nears New ESPN Broadcast Rights Deal

PGA Tour Maintains Viewership Lead Over LIV Golf Despite Decline at Valero Texas Open

Debate Intensifies Over Shot Clock to Address Slow Play on PGA Tour

St. Louis Cardinals Secure New TV Deal Amid Payroll Adjustments

USC-Michigan and Tennessee-Oklahoma Lead Record-Breaking College Football Weekend