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ESPN’s Week 18 Doubleheader Saturday to decide NFC’s No. 1 seed & NFC West champion (Seahawks-49ers) and Impact NFC South Division championship (Panthers-Buccaneers)

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The NFL regular season concludes with major postseason implications on ESPN’s Doubleheader Saturday (January 3), as division titles and the NFC’s No. 1 seed are decided and impacted to open Week 18 across ESPN platforms. The Seattle Seahawks and San Francisco 49ers (7:45 p.m. ET) compete for the NFC West crown and the NFC’s top seed immediately after the Carolina Panthers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers (4:15 p.m.) meet with the NFC South title at stake. Both games will be available across ESPN, ABC, ESPN Deportes, the ESPN App and on mobile via NFL+, with Monday Night Football with Peyton and Eli (ESPN2) and MNF Playbook with Next Gen Stats (ESPN App) added to the repertoire of viewing options for Seahawks-49ers. 

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ESPN delivered largest average NBA Christmas audience since 2018

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ESPN delivered its largest average NBA Christmas audience since 2018 across its platforms, according to Nielsen Big Data + Panel. The five-game slate on Thursday, December 25, averaged 5.5M viewers, up four percent from 2024. The Christmas games reached 47.2M fans, up 45 percent from 2024. It is the largest audience reach for ESPN’s Christmas NBA games since 2010, excluding the season-opening Christmas day in 2011.

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ESPN presents over 220 women’s college basketball matchups across networks, Jan. 1-6

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ESPN’s industry leading coverage of women’s college basketball tips off the New Year with a stacked week of conference play, showcasing over 220 matchups across ESPN networks from Jan. 1-6. Featured conferences include the A-10, ACC, American, Big 12, Ivy League, SEC and more.

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ABC Hockey Saturday returns this week with noon faceoff between Pittsburgh Penguins at Detroit Red Wings

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The NHL season continues Saturday, Jan. 3, with the return of ABC Hockey Saturday featuring an Eastern Conference matchup between Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins facing Alex DeBrincat and the Eastern Conference-leading Detroit Red Wings at Noon ET. Both teams, vying for playoff position, renew a rivalry that traces back to their back‑to‑back Stanley Cup Final showdowns – Detroit’s championship win in 2008 and Pittsburgh’s return victory in 2009.

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ESPN rings in the New Year with expansive MegaCast presentation of College Football Playoff Quarterfinal clashes, Dec. 31-Jan. 1

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ESPN will present more than two dozen total offerings during the quarterfinal showdowns of the second year of the expanded College Football Playoff on Wednesday, Dec. 31 and Thursday, Jan. 1, courtesy of ESPN’s signature CFP MegaCast production. The main telecast for all four games will be presented on ESPN, with additional viewing options on ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPNEWS, SEC Network, ACC Network, ESPN Radio, ESPN Deportes and the ESPN App.

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Monday Night Football’s 49ers-Colts Matchup Draws 19.8 Million Viewers; Up 36% vs. 2024 Week 16

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ESPN’s Monday Night Football Week 16 matchup between the 49ers and Colts (December 22, 8:15 p.m. ET) generated 19.8 million viewers, up 36% compared to MNF’s 2024 Week 16 game (Saints-Packers). 49ers-Colts aired across ESPN, ABC, ESPN Deportes, ESPN2, the ESPN App, and for the first time ever (as a traditional NFL broadcast), on Disney+.

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ESPN unveils 2025 FC Women’s Rank – annual list of the 50 best women soccer players

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ESPN today revealed its fifth annual ESPN FC Women’s Rank, featuring the world’s top 50 women’s soccer players of the year. The list is compiled and published by http://www.ESPN.com/Soccer, the leading global digital platform for soccer news, information, and analysis.

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