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TV Measurement

NFL, CFB Dominate Most-Watched TV Programming of 2024

NFL games accounted for 2.41% of all minutes watched on linear TV in 2024, per Inscape.

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Current College Player Nets Larger Audience Than NFL

Florida Atlantic isn’t the biggest college football program in the country, but the team does have one of sports’ biggest social video stars in Josh Moore, according to new data from Tubular Labs. Leaning almost exclusively into YouTube Shorts, the FAU Owls safety is cultivating a large audience against

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Dude Perfect Gets Steph Curry Bump

Trick-shot content aficionados Dude Perfect have been around for years and possess global name recognition. Yet, a celebrity guest star can still provide a welcome bump for video audiences, according to recent Tubular Labs Audience Ratings data.  * Dude Perfect increased their unique viewers across YouTube and Facebook by 74% month-over-month,

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Women's Soccer Scores On TikTok

Women's sports have seen steady growth in recent years, but especially over the last couple, as U.S. leagues like the WNBA and NWSL have truly exploded (as has women's college basketball). As part of its extensive end-of-year reporting, Tubular Labs showcases the the most-viewed women&

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ESPN's Holiday Season Ad Attention Is A Present In Primetime

The holiday season is a crowded time of year, especially on TV. But with a strong roster of premier sports and special one-off events, ESPN has been able to cut through the primetime holiday ad buzz better than any other top network so far, as data from iSpot showcases. With

TV Audience

College Football Fuels ABC's Watch-Time

ABC takes first place on Inscape's weekly TV network ranking with a 9.30% viewership share.

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Football, CMA Awards Propel ABC to No. 1 on TV Network Rankings

ABC takes first place with an 8.08% viewership share across Nov. 18-24, per Inscape.

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Nationwide Leads Top 'New' NFL Advertisers This Season

Nationwide has long been an NFL sponsor, but has ebbed and flowed in recent years as a top advertiser during live games. The insurance brand sat out last season completely, yet is back as the top "new" advertiser year-over-year by household TV ad impressions – according to data from

TV ADVERTISING

Paul Vs. Tyson Fight Is Netflix's Top Promo Of Year (So Far)

Netflix went all-in on the Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson fight in advance of last week's big event. Data from iSpot shows just how much the streaming giant focused on the fight, relative to its other TV spots throughout the year. * At $11.3 million, Netflix's

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Which Top NFL Advertisers Have Disappeared Year-Over-Year?

Many NFL advertisers are static from one season to the next, but there are also exceptions as brand priorities and spend change from year-to-year. As part of a mid-year look at the NFL, iSpot data shares the biggest NFL advertisers from the 2023 season that have yet to appear during

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Netflix Christmas Halftime Could Bring Beyoncé To More NFL Fans

After Taylor Swift spent 2023 (and parts of 2024) growing her reach with NFL fans, is Beyoncé about to run her own big play to expand her audience with football fans, too? The announcement that the superstar would perform at halftime during Netflix's Baltimore Ravens at Houston Texans

CREATOR ECONOMY

Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson: Who Is Winning on Social?

With insights from CreatorIQ and Tubular Labs.

TV ADVERTISING

National Linear TV Ad Spend Spikes 12.52% In Q3 YoY

TV was in a state of upheaval during Q3 2023. But with production schedules back on track in 2024 following last year's work stoppages (plus the Olympics, of course), national linear TV saw major gains in estimated ad spend – according to data from iSpot. * Premium Q3 events like

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What Do Avid NFL Audiences Watch In The Offseason?

Advertising during NFL games isn't for every brand. And for brands looking to reach avid (those that watched at least 18 hours of regular season games last season) NFL viewers, there are much more cost-efficient options available in the offseason – as a new advanced audiences report from iSpot

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College Football Makes Gains On ABC, Even With Fewer Ads

College football's ad footprint has grown this fall on ABC, as games have managed to increase reach (and associated est. national TV ad spend) despite fewer ad minutes year-over-year. iSpot data dives in further below: * Household TV ad impressions for college football games on ABC grew by 0.

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NFL's Top 'New' Advertisers Through Three Weeks

NFL advertisers have a lot of consistency year-over-year, usually featuring similar lists of brands who have budgets and target audiences that align with TV's most-watched programming. But the league does get some newcomers every year, as data from iSpot shows. * Nationwide Insurance did not appear during NFL games

TV Audience

30% of Sports Viewing Time Was Streamed in Q2

A Q2 analysis from Inscape reveals that live, linear content is increasingly being consumed via streaming, enabled by various smart TV apps that give access to what’s currently airing on broadcast and cable networks. Even sports and news — two of the only genres that still command large shares of

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How Sports Betting TV Ads Stack Up Year-Over-Year

As sportsbooks settle into a more established rhythm as national TV advertisers, signs of norms start to crop up. Recent data from iSpot shows that while the two giants of the industry – FanDuel and DraftKings – remain TV ad reach giants, smaller sportsbooks have also grabbed more ad impressions share of

The Measure Newsletter

SEC, Big Ten Set To Dominate CFB Viewing Share

This week's newsletter is sponsored by: This Week On The Measure:  * College Football Audience Consolidation * Meet Capgemini (VIDEO) * DNC’s TV Touchdown * SpongeBob Bubbles Up Big Social Video Watch-Time * Inclusive Grocery Ads’ Impact * The Streaming Originals Slowdown * This Week’s Free Report: Retail’s Purchase Intent Leaders, From

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Realignment Moves 6 of 15 Most-Watched Teams To New Conferences

College football conference consolidation is set to have a major impact on TV audiences, as we already started digging into with iSpot data this week. Why such a shift for leagues like the SEC and Big Ten specifically? Many teams on the move were among the sport's most-watched.

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Big Ten, SEC Expansion Consolidates Over Half Of College Football Audience

Conference realignment has been shifting college sports (and particularly college football) on its axis for much of the last two decades. But recent expansion moves by the Big Ten and SEC have not just added members, but also rapidly consolidated college football's audience inside the walls of the

TV ADVERTISING

Wingstop TV Advertising Taking Flight In 2024

According to iSpot data, through the first half of 2024, Wingstop’s est. national TV advertising increased by 115% year-over-year. That continues a trend that began in Q4 of 2023, when the brand spent $13.5 million.  * Wingstop’s yearly national linear TV advertising has largely stayed in the same

CREATOR ECONOMY

MLB Promo Reserves YouTube Views For Booking.com

Booking.com grew its unique U.S. viewers across YouTube and Facebook by 24% month-over-month to 37.8 million – No. 4 among all domestic brands.

TV ADVERTISING

Sports a Slam Dunk for TV Ad Reach in H1

Sports programming accounted for 13% of national linear TV household ad impressions January through June 2024.

The Measure Newsletter

Creators Playing Long Game On YouTube

This week's newsletter is sponsored by: This week On The Measure: * Long Videos Get Longer Legs On YouTube * Popular Teams Build Audience Quicker * Fox News Rises On Weekend Watch-Time * LGBTQ+ Content Fuels Streaming Loyalty, Usage * Olympic-Sized Bet On Subscriber Loyalty * This Week’s Free Report, From Samsung Ads: