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04/03/2024
Women’s Elite Eight Ratings
We saw the 12.3 million viewer record announcement for Iowa vs LSU come from ESPN late Tuesday afternoon, but the rest of the Elite Eight’s slate helped the network have its most-watched women’s quarterfinal round on record.
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07/26/2021
It’s The Olympics!
An update on Olympic coverage and ratings from the Opening Ceremony to date.
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07/21/2021
‘NBA Countdown’ Host Leaves ESPN
ESPN and “NBA Countdown” host Maria Taylor jointly announced they could not reach an agreement on a contract extension.
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07/16/2021
Ratings
The July 9-11 “Championship Weekend” that included massive showdowns in tennis, soccer and baseball saw 60.7 million viewers reached across ESPN Networks and ABC. The Wimbledon singles finals peaked at 1.6 million viewers for Saturday’s Ladies’ Championship and 2.6 million for Sunday’s Gentleman’s Championship. The UEFA EURO 2020 final on Sunday averaged 6.5 million viewers, […]
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07/14/2021
ESPN Reaffirms DEI Commitment
After last week’s NYT story detailing a leaked video of Rachel Nichols suggesting colleague Maria Taylor was chosen NBA Finals host because she was Black, ESPN chief Jimmy Pitaro sent employees a memo reaffirming the company’s commitment to DEI.
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07/06/2021
ESPN Pulls Nichols from NBA Finals Sidelines
If you missed that NY Times story over the holiday weekend about comments ESPN host Rachel Nichols made about “NBA Countdown” host Maria Taylor , here’s the link.