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OFF TOPIC: CBS viewership down sharply in first full-year as Big Ten partner, but network is all in on the league

Kevin Knight

All-Steve Smith
Staff
Nov 8, 2022
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"It goes almost without saying that CBS has seen its viewership decline this season — the network’s 3:30 PM ET Big Ten windows have averaged 3.65 million viewers, down 28% from a mixture of Big Ten and SEC games in the same window at the same point last season (5.10M) and 26% lower than ABC’s competing 3:30 PM ET SEC slot (4.94M). (CBS is not disclosing Nielsen figures as the parties are at an impasse, but its viewership is still widely reported by industry publications.)"

Full article on Sports Media Watch and the CBS "game of consequence" angle it's approaching for now:

 
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