As the esports community gears up for the FACEIT London Major, running through Sept. 23, FACEIT is making history with Twitch, detailing plans to offer fans the “ultimate FACEIT London Major viewing experience” courtesy of the first ever Twitch Premium Pass for a CS:GO event. The pass will allow fans to have an interactive experience […]
NBC is set to end the 52-week Nielsen season as the most-watched network for the first time since the 2001-2002 season, squeaking by CBS with 7.8 million total viewers in Live+7 data versus 7.7 million. ABC drew 5.6 million viewers, Fox 4.2 million and CW 1.5 million. NBC led the A18-49 demo for the fifth […]
Jeopardy host Alex Trebek started the game show’s 35th season with a full beard – but will he end it that way? “No need to inquire how I spent my summer vacation,” said 78-year-old Trebek on the show opener. “Because so many of you people asked about it, I decided to regrow my mustache, but […]
Major League Fishing announced a significant expansion beginning in 2019 with the goal of dramatically growing visibility and participation for the sport of fishing. The expanded MLF program includes the addition of the Bass Pro Tour, a premier 80-angler, eight-event tour with a championship and increased payouts, made in partnership from Bass Pro Shops and […]
Monday Night Football’s doubleheader on ESPN to open the season continued primetime’s viewership trend, off-pace from last year but still averaging 10.1 million viewers across ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPN Deportes, according to Nielsen, helping ESPN win the night among all networks. Both games were blowouts, with the early game averaging 10.4 million viewers for the […]
The day after Les Moonves stepped down as CEO of CBS amid allegations of sexual misconduct, acting CEO (and former COO) Joe Ianniello sent a memo to staff saying, “at the at the core of any company is its culture. And never has it been more important for us to make it abundantly clear that […]
FX outlaw biker drama Mayans M.C. premiered to the best ratings of any new cable series this year in every major demo, including A25-54 (2.8 million), A18-49 (2.5 million) and A18-34 (1 million).
USOC Board Chair Larry Probst will step down from the board at the end of 2018, with Susanne Lyons, independent USOC board member and until recently the USOC’s acting CEO poised to replace him. Lyons’ four-year term as chair will begin on Jan 1, 2019. Meanwhile, Lyons was succeeded as CEO by Sarah Hirshland. “Serving […]
Week one of the NFL season wrapped up with upticks in daytime. CBS Sports reports that opening week of The NFL on CBS on Sunday delivered the network’s best opening NFL singleheader viewership in 20 years, rising 29% with an average of 17.1 million viewers according to Nielsen’s Live + Same Day fast national ratings. […]
CBS Corp. CEO Les Moonves is stepping down, effective immediately, and the CBS board is getting six new directors. Facing backlash about Moonves’ potential severance, CBS said it will donate $20 million to organizations supporting workplace equality for women, out of money that would have gone to Moonves. CBS said the amount of Moonves’ payout […]
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