Great check in on CFB viewership at the halfway point of the season. Thanks to Stewart Mandel for including my thoughts. Octagon

Did it TCS New York City Marathon

2.14m viewers for Wednesdays Golden State Warriors / Boston Celtics game on #ESPN I've got that as ESPN's 3rd most watched October/November broadcast in the last 4 seasons - most watched if excluding ESPN's "Opening Night" broadcasts Impressive for a non-Opening Night/Week & non-NBA Cup game

Let's go! Excited to be working with our friends at Pac-12 Conference! Busy few months ahead for the Octagon media rights team. sportsbusinessjournal.com/Articles/2024/…

Well done by our partners at FIFA! This is a landmark announcement for both sides and gives women's soccer a dedicated platform committed to making the sport more popular in the US. Octagon Daniel Cohen William Mao Sam Marks

In 2024, Tracker drew 18.4M viewers after #SBLVIII on CBS—good for the 83rd most-watched U.S. TV program of the year but just 15% of the Super Bowl audience. In 1996, Friends pulled 53M viewers after the Super Bowl, a massive 56% of the SB crowd.

The most watched Rugby property in the US + the Worldwide leader. Fantastic coverage leading up to #RWC2031. Way to move the sport of rugby forward in this market Major League Rugby William Mao Daniel Cohen Sam Marks Octagon

Per Nielsen, the demographic breakdown of the linear audiences of the past 3 Super Bowls has looked essentially the same. This surprised me - I thought a combination of the Taylor Swift effect + the Nickelodeon simulcast would've shifted last year's mix. Octagon

The power of NFL and its #SuperBowl. Tubi is broadcasting it in 4K - the best subscription-free option to watch the SB. U.S. Google searches for Tubi have peaked the morning before the game. Interest is expected to peak higher, with Tubi also airing two ads during the game.

Number of live broadcasts of Baseball Tonight on ESPN & ESPN2 (per Nielsen) 2015 - 326 2024 - 37

I went to Banditland for the NLL Finals 2 years ago and I haven't shut up about it since

As we tip off @NBAonTNT's final Conference Finals, let’s take a look back at the most watched Game 1’s since 2003. Unsurprisingly, the Top 4 spots are occupied by teams with LeBron James & Steph Curry. Octagon

Ahead of tonight's #NBAFinals, let's look back at the recent viewership history of Game 1's. Octagon

Big thanks to ⁦Dan Shanoff⁩ and ⁦Richard Deitsch⁩ for including Octagon’s analysis. We’ll see if these trends continue when viewership numbers are released nytimes.com/athletic/67846…

.S&P Global projects cord cutting to slow down in the next few years. If/when cable hits a floor, do streaming subs hit a ceiling?

Pac-12 is officially back! Proud to have supported Octagon Daniel Cohen William Mao Sam Marks

Great stuff from Andrew taking in some early NBA numbers. NBC bring in a larger total audience, but I was taken by how similar the 18-49 slice is. Demographically, Prime's audience looks more similar to TNTs

Action is already underway in Vegas. I’m expecting the Players Era to strengthen its foothold this year.

As a Knicks fan in Minnesota, I've had this game circled since the day the schedule came out... this sucks. Jalen Brunson NEW YORK KNICKS