Ratings Roundup: NBA Christmas Follows Low Numbers Trend; College Football Bowl Season Stumbles in First Steps

Ratings roundup is a rundown of rating news from the past week and is derived from press releases and reports around the industry. In this week’s edition, the NBA’s big day on Christmas ends with low numbers, the college football bowl season on ESPN is off to a rough start, the NCAA Women’s Volleyball national title hits a new low, the NFL regular season gets closer to its conclusion, and more.

Ratings news from around the industry:

• NBA Christmas Games Mostly Down, but Not Bad
• Poor Start to Bowl Season
• NCAA Women’s Volleyball Championship Hits Low
• OSU-Kentucky CBB No Match for Kentucky-UNC Last Year
• Saturday’s Fox PBC Fight Night Rating Ties Best Since January
• The Michael Kay Show #1 in New York Market; Wins Afternoon Drive in the Fall Quarter
• 2019 League of Legends World Championship Hits Record Viewership
• College GameDay Built by The Home Depot Finishes with Its Most-Watched Season Since 2015

Here’s a roundup of NFL ratings:

• Fox Sports Wins the Weekend with America’s Game of the Week
• With Bears on Schedule, SNF Takes a Hit
• ESPN’s Monday Night Football Scores Its Most-Viewed NFL Regular Season Since 2015
• Bills-Pats Top NFL Network Exclusive in Three Years
• NFL on CBS  Singleheader Hits Week 16 Low
• Fox NFL Studio Shows Post Multi-Year Highs Through Week 16
• 2019 Thursday Night Football Season Increases +4 Percent vs. 2018 Average
• Fox Sports Scores Ratings Touchdown with Best Thursday Night Football Season Since 2016