Big East on FS1

[IWB]

From MU Press Release...


BIG EAST ENJOYS MOST-WATCHED SEASON
ON FOX SPORTS FAMILY OF NETWORKS

Overall Viewership Up +16% on FOX, FS1 and FS2

New York – BIG EAST men’s basketball enjoyed its most watched season on the FOX broadcast network, FS1 and FS2 in 2016-17, with an overall viewership increase of +16% over last season and a huge +84% growth over the conference’s first season on FOX Sports in 2013-14.

BIG EAST men’s basketball games on FOX, FS1 and FS2 averaged 192,000 viewers per game during the 2016-17 regular season and conference tournament, compared to last year’s average of 166,000 (+16%) and the 2013-14 average of 104,000 (+84%). This season, BIG EAST regular-season games averaged 182,000 viewers per game, up +18% over last year (vs. 154,000) and up a staggering +96% over 2013-14 (vs. 93,000).

On FS1 alone, BIG EAST men’s basketball viewership grew +20% from last year’s regular season (130,000 vs. 108,000) and +11% during the tournament (212,000 vs. 191,000). On FOX Sports GO, BIG EAST Tournament games were streamed for more than 4.4 million minutes, a +130% increase from a year ago.

[Goose85]

Initially the concern was having people find / consider FS1 in their normal channel rotation. That sure seems to have changed.

Not sure if it is just me the MU / Big East basketball fan, but I know find myself watching far less ESPN, and more games on other channels. I'm also used to including FS1 in my normal sports channel check too.

Great to see the increase with the Fox Sports channels.

[CaribouJim]

Colin Cowherd included the Big East ratings increase on his show today in the context of an overall increase in ratings for FS1 overall and many other sports while NBA is down and blaming a good portion on NBA players taking games off for "rest" and fans conclude that NBA players "don't care". Not that I agree with his NBA assessment.

[Gato78]

Weren't some of your leggy supermodels complaining your were taking "games off for rest"?

[CaribouJim]

I'm only human!

[MayorBeluga]

I'm only human!

Well, superhuman if your 'Lil Monarch stories are to be believed. Of course, they're not.

[CaribouJim]

Our 55 - 3 win over Holy Trinity in 1972 with me chipping in 16 points (7 for 7 from the field and 2-2 from the line) would make one think otherwise!

[Gato78]

Hizzoner could have scored 16 against Holy Trinity.

[CaribouJim]

Hizzoner could have scored 16 against Holy Trinity.

Let's not get carried away now...

[MayorBeluga]

Hizzoner could have scored 16 against Holy Trinity.

17. 'Nuff said.