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CBS Sports

Baseballs. (Photo by Jose Francisco Morales via Unsplash)

Skydance dethrones NBC, Versant as largest holder of premium sports rights

With CBS and TNT Sports under one roof, Skydance now owns March Madness — and offers games from three dozen other premium sports organizations.

DATA
Snoop Dogg at The 2026 MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs), broadcasting live from the Peacock Theater on Sunday, September 27, 2026. (Photo: Christopher Polk/CBS/Courtesy image)

Ratings: Football dominates networks, VMAs pull in 8 million viewers to CBS

NFL and college football games topped the broadcast TV ranker, while cable TV was dominated by games on ESPN and commentary programming on Fox News.

RATINGS
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Football, Fox News dominate Nielsen’s most-recent measurement week

Football programming led Nielsen’s TV rankings during the most-recent measurement week; ESPN and Fox News dominated cable with its evening programs.

RATINGS
Tony Romo appears in an undated booking photograph. (Photo courtesy Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office)

CBS Sports suspends NFL analyst Tony Romo after arrest

Romo was arrested and cited earlier in the week for driving while under the influence of alcohol and other alleged crimes.

A sound technician with ESPN helps produce a telecast of a football game.

FCC seeks public comment on TV sports rights deals

The FCC is probing whether sports rights deals with streaming services are chipping away at the ability to watch premium events on free broadcast TV.

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Nielsen: TV usage skyrockets in November, YouTube share flat

Americans watched more than 100 billion minutes of TV in November, driven by Thanksgiving NFL games and strong broadcast viewership.

THE GAUGE
The front of the Paramount Pictures studios in Los Angeles, California. (Stock image by Hannah Wernecke via Unsplash)

Paramount reports flat revenue during Q3, streaming subscribers up

Paramount posted mixed results in its first full quarter since merging with Skydance, as strength in streaming offset ongoing weakness in its traditional television business.

EARNINGS REPORT
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Nielsen: World Series dominates ratings, Monday Night Football viewership falls

Game 7 of the World Series was the most-watched, non-aggregate TV event, attracting nearly 27 million viewers to Fox.

RATINGS

DIRECTV for Business expands soccer access with UEFA Champions League

DIRECTV for Business is expanding the amount of live soccer games offered on its platform with the addition of UEFA Champions League matches.

Nielsen: Football dominates TV during second week of October

The top 10 TV programs on broadcast and cable channels involved professional or college-level football.

RATINGS
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Nielsen: Football lifts broadcast TV viewership in September

Broadcast and cable networks — and some streaming platforms — were boosted by the start of regular-season NFL games.

THE GAUGE
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CBS, Fox report strong ratings for week 1 of 2025 NFL season

CBS was the clear winner of the week, though Fox pulled in a strong TV audience of its own with a single game on its broadcast network.

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