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2025 NWSL Playoffs on ABC and ESPN+ nets double-digit viewership increase

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The 2025 NWSL Playoffs presented by Ally delivered strong year-over-year growth across ESPN platforms, highlighted by double-digit increases in both quarterfinal matchups. Overall, the three 2025 NWSL Playoffs games averaged 388,000 viewers across ABC and ESPN+, marking a 12 percent increase over the postseason average of 345,000 on the same networks in 2024. The strong performance underscores the league’s continued momentum and growing fan engagement.

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Monday Night Football’s Week 11 matchup between Cowboys and Raiders draws 17.9 million viewers

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ESPN’s Monday Night Football matchup between the Cowboys and Raiders (November 17, 8:15 p.m. ET) generated 17.9 million viewers, peaking at 21 million viewers late in the first half (ESPN, ABC, ESPN2, ESPN Deportes, and NFL+). Season-to-date, Monday Night Football is on pace for the second most-watched season in 20 years on ESPN.

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ESPN, Major League Baseball reach innovative new agreement featuring significant collection of national and local rights

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ESPN and Major League Baseball today announced a new fan-focused, multi-faceted agreement, featuring a broad range of national rights, plus local out-of-market rights and in-market rights. As part of the agreement, ESPN becomes the exclusive rights holder of MLB.TV, making thousands of games available each season on the ESPN App, in addition to MLB platforms in 2026. The announcement of the new deal, effective 2026 through 2028, was made by Jimmy Pitaro, Chairman, ESPN, and Baseball Commissioner Robert D. Manfred, Jr.

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SEC Network’s ‘TrueSouth Presented by YellaWood’ wraps up season eight with behind-the-scenes episode on Thu, Nov. 20

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The eighth season of Emmy Award-winning TrueSouth Presented by Yellawood concludes on Thursday, Nov. 20 at 8:30 p.m. ET on SEC Network. The crew brings back its annual behind-the-scenes episode, documenting their travels through Georgia, South Carolina, Florida, Alabama and Mississippi.

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ESPN NBA Full Court Press: Houston Rockets and Kevin Durant visit the Cleveland Cavaliers and Donovan Mitchell on Wednesday

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ESPN continues its coverage of the 2025-26 NBA regular season on Wednesday, November 19, with a blockbuster doubleheader presented by State Farm. At 7 p.m. ET, the Cleveland Cavaliers and Donovan Mitchell host the Houston Rockets and Kevin Durant, who are looking to extend their winning streak to five games. Mark Jones will provide play-by-play alongside analyst Doris Burke, with Katie George reporting.

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Disney, ESPN and the NBA team up to present second Dunk the Halls – the real-time, animated NBA game: Cleveland Cavaliers vs. New York Knicks on Christmas Day – live from Main Street, U.S.A.

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Disney, ESPN and the NBA are teaming up once again to present Dunk the Halls – the second annual real-time, animated NBA game using Sony’s Beyond Sports technology – on Thursday, December 25 at noon ET, when the New York Knicks host the Cleveland Cavaliers. The innovative alternate presentation will be available on ESPN2, Disney+, Disney Channel, Disney XD and the new ESPN App via ESPN DTC or pay TV authentication, with the traditional telecast available on ABC, ESPN, Disney+ and the ESPN App. Dunk the Halls visual assets can be found here.

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Three-time Grammy Award winner Ludacris to headline T-Mobile SEC Championship concert Dec. 6

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Three-time GRAMMY Award-winning artist Ludacris will headline the T-Mobile SEC Championship Concert on Dec. 6, ahead of the SEC Championship game. Ludacris will take the stage in Building C of the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta during the Dr Pepper SEC FanFare. The concert kicks off at 12:00 p.m. ET. The first two songs of the concert will be broadcast live on the SEC Championship edition of Marty & McGee Presented by Old Trapper on SEC Network, as well as SEC Network+.

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Ranked clashes with postseason implications power ESPN’s Week 13 college football presentation

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As college football’s regular season nears its dramatic conclusion, ESPN networks deliver an action-packed Week 13, featuring ranked showdowns, historic rivalries and must-see matchups across all networks with conference championship appearances on the line and CFP implications ahead. Headlined by 13 Top 25 teams and 85+ contests across ESPN networks and the ESPN App, ESPN CFB action is set for ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, SEC Network, ACC Network, ESPN+, SEC Network+ and ESPN Radio.

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