Ratings Roundup: Xavier-St. John’s Wins Most-Watched CBB Game Ever on Fox Sports; Winter Classic Hits New Lows
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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 Xavier-St. John’s matchup became the most-watched college basketball game ever on Fox Sports, the 2020 NHL Winter Classic hit a new low for the event, and an entire wrap up of all of last weekend’s NFL playoff games.
News from around the industry:
- Xavier-St. John’s is Fox Sports’ Most-Watched College Basketball Game Ever
- Winter Classic Hits New Lows
- ESPN Radio Grows Audience & Time Spent Listening in Fall Ratings Book
- CBS Sports HQ Delivers Triple-Digit Viewership Growth in 2019
- ESPN’s Podcast Audience Up 43% in December
Ratings from NFL Wild Card Weekend:
- Seahawks-Eagles NFC Wild Card Game on NBC Is TV’s Most-Watched Show Since Super Bowl LIII
- The NFL on CBS Scores With Most-Watched AFC Wild Card Game in Primetime in Nine Years
- Fox Sports Early NFL Wild Card Game Delivers Best Performance Since 2016
- NFL Wild Card Viewership Highest in 4 Years
- NFL Wild Card Game on ESPN and ABC Up 14% Year-Over-Year
