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Nielsen: Sports dominates on TV in early December; Hallmark pulls strong viewership with holiday films
Sports programming continued to boost traditional linear television networks during Nielsen's most-recent measurement week.
Comcast’s Xfinity TV starts offering NBCSN
Comcast's new national sports channel NBCSN is now available on its own Xfinity TV service, about a week after it launched on Google-owned streamer YouTube TV.
Fubo drops channels from NBC Universal amid fee dispute
Disney-owned streamer Fubo has pulled channels from rival broadcaster NBC Universal, owned by Comcast.
RETRANS DISPUTE
Major League Baseball inks multi-year TV deal with Netflix, ESPN, NBC Universal
Major League Baseball will distribute regular-season games and special events on Netflix, NBC Sports and ESPN under a new three-year deal, the league announced this week.
NBC to relaunch cable network NBCSN on Monday
The new channel, available first to YouTube TV customers, will simulcast live games from Peacock and features like Gold Zone from the Olympics.
Comcast revenue slips during Q3, lower ad revenue impacted earnings
Xfinity TV now has 11.52 million subscribers, while Xfinity Internet counts 31.44 million connections.
EARNINGS REPORT
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
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
Nielsen: NBC is highest-rated network, football continues dominance on broadcast
MLB playoff games were among the most-watched on cable TV; Fox News remains the top cable news channel in America.
RATINGS
Nielsen: NFL games dominate TV ratings, ABC leads in prime-time
Football once again ruled American television during the week of September 29 through October 5, 2025, according to audience data released by Nielsen on Wednesday.
RATINGS
Weather prevents NBC Sports from making NFL ratings history
A weather delay prevented NBC Sports from attracting the largest audience for an NFL Kickoff event in domestic TV history.
RATINGS
DirecTV’s MySports offers national NBC feed in Nexstar markets
It is the second time DirecTV has distributed a national NBC programming feed to offset the lack of an agreement to carry affiliated stations.