American Television Was Dominated By a Single Entity: Report

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There was an undisputed champion of American television in 2023, and, frankly, it wasn’t even close.

Football — both the collegiate and professional varieties — absolutely crushed the competition when it came to the most-watched television programs of 2023, according to a new report from Sportico, based on Nielsen ratings.

Despite whatever warts that the NFL and college football may have currently, those lingering issues have apparently not deterred fans from tuning into these gridiron battles in droves.

Per Sportico, football made up 97 of the top 100 most-watched television broadcasts of 2023.

The only three non-football-related television broadcasts that cracked the top 100:

The other top 97 television broadcasts were all related to football, including a whopping 94 related to the NFL (93 game broadcasts, plus whatever show that gets the annual post-Super Bowl bump), and three college football games rounded out the top 100.

According to the report, this is the first time that a single sport has been the only entrant on this top 100 list of broadcasts.

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