Television ratings
FILE - In this Saturday, Dec. 26, 2020, file photo, An 'NFL on prime video' banner hangs on the field prior to an NFL football game between the San Francisco 49ers and Arizona Cardinals in Glendale, Ariz. The NFL will nearly double its media revenue to more than $10 billion a season with new rights agreements announced Thursday, March 18, 2021 including a deal with Amazon Prime Video that gives the streaming service exclusive rights to “Thursday Night Football” beginning in 2022.(AP Photo/Jennifer Stewart, File)
For television, NFL deal is likely a matter of survival

By David Bauder Mar. 22, 2021 04:12 PM EDT

FILE - In this Nov. 2, 2020, file photo, the NFL logo is displayed at midfield during an NFL football game between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the New York Giants in East Rutherford, N.J. There are some very rich people about to get a whole lot richer. Who else but NFL owners? Probably within the next week, those 32 multi-millionaires/billionaires will see their future earnings increase exponentially. The league is on the verge of extending its broadcast deals with its current partners, and with a new full-time rights holder in Amazon likely acquiring streaming rights. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger, FIle)
Analysis: NFL's very rich owners about to get much more rich

By Barry Wilner Mar. 05, 2021 03:48 PM EST

Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady (12) holds the Vince Lombardi trophy following the NFL Super Bowl 55 football game against the Kansas City Chiefs, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2021 in Tampa, Fla. Tampa Bay won 31-9. (Ben Liebenberg via AP)
Super Bowl reaches game's smallest TV audience since 2006

By David Bauder Feb. 09, 2021 03:35 PM EST

Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady (12) throws the ball in warmups prior to the NFL Super Bowl 55 football game against the Kansas City Chiefs, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2021, in Tampa, Fla. (Ben Liebenberg via AP)
Super Bowl on CBS draws audience of 96.4 million viewers

Feb. 09, 2021 09:19 AM EST

FILE - Tampa Bay Buccaneers inside linebacker Devin White (45) sacks Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers (12) during the second half of an NFL football game in Tampa, Fla., in this Sunday, Oct. 18, 2020, file photo. Rodgers had his worst game of the season in Green Bay’s 38-10 loss at Tampa Bay Back on Oct. 18, as he threw two game-changing interceptions and completed less than half his pass attempts. Rodgers gets a chance to make amends for that performance Sunday when the top-seeded Packers host the Bucs in the NFC championship game. (AP Photo/Jason Behnken, File)
Comfort TV viewing gives ratings boost to football, dramas

By Lynn Elber Jan. 20, 2021 08:12 PM EST

Virtual slime cannons go off in the end zone after a touchdown during Nickelodeon's kid-focused broadcast of the NFL wild-card playoff game between the Chicago Bears and New Orleans Saints at the Superdome, Sunday, Jan. 10, 2021 in New Orleans. The positive reviews for Nickelodeon's kids-focused broadcast of last Sunday's NFL playoff game showed the potential of alternate broadcasts of sporting events. The success of that broadcast has led to many wondering what other sports it could expand to and when we might see it again in the NFL? (CBS/Viacom via AP)
NFL wild-card games show potential for alternate broadcasts

By Joe Reedy Jan. 14, 2021 03:17 AM EST

Extra wild-card games lead to diluted ratings for NFL

Jan. 12, 2021 09:18 PM EST
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Two additional games on wild-card weekend resulted in somewhat diluted ratings for the NFL. The six games averaged 25.1...

A worker cleans seats in Arrowhead Stadium before an NFL football game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Los Angeles Chargers, Sunday, Jan. 3, 2021, in Kansas City. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Even with empty stadiums, NFL still a ratings monster

By Joe Reedy Jan. 07, 2021 07:01 PM EST

Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott, center, is brought down by a host of Baltimore Ravens defenders during the second half of an NFL football game, Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
Twin football games leads Fox to ratings win

By David Bauder Dec. 15, 2020 06:05 PM EST

Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady (12) looks for a receiver during an NFL game against the New Orleans Saints, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2020 in Tampa, Fla. The Saints defeated the Buccaneers 38-3. (Margaret Bowles via AP)
NFL television ratings see 6% decline at midseason point

By Joe Reedy Nov. 12, 2020 01:46 PM EST

Los Angeles Dodgers' Cody Bellinger celebrates his home run with Enrique Hernandez against the Atlanta Braves during the seventh inning in Game 7 of a baseball National League Championship Series Sunday, Oct. 18, 2020, in Arlington, Texas.(AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
Football rules nationally, Dodgers in Los Angeles

By David Bauder Oct. 20, 2020 05:25 PM EDT

Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady (12) passes in the second half of an NFL football game against the New Orleans Saints in New Orleans, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2020. (AP Photo/Brett Duke)
For television executives, return of football is good news

By David Bauder Sep. 15, 2020 06:11 PM EDT

The Kansas City Chiefs' Super Bowl banner is unveiled before an NFL football game between the Chiefs and the Houston Texans Thursday, Sept. 10, 2020, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
Football returns with 19.3 million viewers on NBC

Sep. 11, 2020 04:24 PM EDT

PGA, NFL stars attract nearly 6 million viewers in TV match

May. 25, 2020 05:00 PM EDT
ATLANTA (AP) — Two of the biggest names from the PGA Tour and the NFL proved to be must-see TV. Turner Sports said the Sunday telecast of ...

'Sunday Night Football' continues run as most-watched show

May. 20, 2020 05:39 PM EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — NBC's “Sunday Night Football” will finish as prime time's most-viewed series for the ninth consecutive year when the 2019-20 television season...

In this still image from video provided by the NFL, D'Andre Swift, center, reacts as he's selected by the Detroit Lions during the second round of the NFL football draft, Friday, April 24, 2020. (NFL via AP)
NFL to hold 2021 draft in Cleveland from April 29-May 1

By Tom Withers Apr. 28, 2020 11:42 AM EDT

In a photo provided by ESPN Images, Rece Davis, left, and Jesse Palmer discuss the NFL football draft, Thursday, April 23, 2020, in Bristol, Conn. (Allen Kee/ESPN Images via AP)
NFL draft averages record 8.4M viewers across 3 days

By Joe Reedy Apr. 26, 2020 05:36 PM EDT

In this still image from video provided by the NFL, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell speaks from his home in Bronxville, N.Y., during the NFL football draft Thursday, April 23, 2020. (NFL via AP)
First night of NFL draft draws record 15.6 million viewers

By The Associated Press Apr. 24, 2020 04:21 PM EDT

Kansas City Chiefs chairman Clark Hunt, right, hands the trophy to head coach Andy Reid after the chiefs defeated the San Francisco 49ers in the NFL Super Bowl 54 football game Sunday, Feb. 2, 2020, in Miami Gardens, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
Just under 100 million people watch Super Bowl on Fox

By David Bauder Feb. 03, 2020 03:51 PM EST

FILE - In this June 4, 2019, file photo, construction cranes surround a football stadium under construction in Las Vegas. The most compelling dramas in the NFL this season unfolded on the field, not off of it. And any thought that the league was in jeopardy of losing its spot as America's favorite sport has been set on the back burner. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)
Ratings up, future bright: NFL rebounds off troubled seasons

By Eddie Pells Jan. 27, 2020 02:43 AM EST