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Just found this article, really trying to understand why Sports League get paid so much for the TV rights-
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There are currently 131 Million Households in the United States, average size is now 2.51 (went down)
The average audience for NBA Finals Game 3 on ABC and ESPN averaged 11.4 million viewers
That means only 4.5 Million Households out of 131M, that means 126.5M Households did not watch.
The 2024 NHL Eastern Conference Finals on ESPN averaged 2.3 million viewers
A tad over a million Households
Formula 1 AWS Canadian Grand Prix on ABC, a average of 1.8 million viewers
A tad over 717,000 Households
2023 World Series had a average of 4 Million Households
The 108th Indianapolis 500 averaged a Total Audience Delivery (TAD) of 5.344 million viewers across NBC, Peacock, and NBC Sports digital platforms
About 2 Million Households.
The WNBA ratings are not even worth it to post here.
Now, is this because of people leaving Traditional Services or has the ratings always been so bad, then why do they get such big contracts, for example, the new NBA deal of $7 Billion.
www.statista.com
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Rayburn: Sports viewership numbers, NFL still dominates
Check out the latest from analyst Dan Rayburn. This week he shares recent sports viewership figures, which highlight the NFL’s continued dominance.
There are currently 131 Million Households in the United States, average size is now 2.51 (went down)
The average audience for NBA Finals Game 3 on ABC and ESPN averaged 11.4 million viewers
That means only 4.5 Million Households out of 131M, that means 126.5M Households did not watch.
The 2024 NHL Eastern Conference Finals on ESPN averaged 2.3 million viewers
A tad over a million Households
Formula 1 AWS Canadian Grand Prix on ABC, a average of 1.8 million viewers
A tad over 717,000 Households
2023 World Series had a average of 4 Million Households
The 108th Indianapolis 500 averaged a Total Audience Delivery (TAD) of 5.344 million viewers across NBC, Peacock, and NBC Sports digital platforms
About 2 Million Households.
The WNBA ratings are not even worth it to post here.
Now, is this because of people leaving Traditional Services or has the ratings always been so bad, then why do they get such big contracts, for example, the new NBA deal of $7 Billion.
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Average size of households in the U.S. 2023 | Statista
The average American household consisted of 2.51 people in 2023.
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