NFL vs. NBA TV Ratings: Who had the highest 2023 New Year’s viewership?
We tried to determine the exact TV viewership for the NBA games on December 31 (2022) and January 1 (2023). However, since we could not find the precise data for the NBA games played on that day, we will use the available information to make empirical comparisons. We will also try to find a comparative niche between the two very different sports, football and basketball. The NFL numbers On 1st of January 2023, Fox significantly increased viewership, while CBS and NBC saw a decline. The singleheader on Fox had an average of 22.0 million viewers, the highest for any week since 2015. Out-of-home viewing, which is significant on national holidays, was not included in these figures until two years ago. The single header also had the highest rating (10.75) since 2019. Ratings increased by 7%, and viewership increased by 17% from last year’s Week 17 singleheader on CBS (10.0, 18.77M). CBS, on the other side, had a 12.0 rating and 24.62 million viewer s for its national window (Vikings-Packer...