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Negative trends for FOX Sports 1, Big East in 2015

There were plenty of theories about what caused the poor Big East ratings on FOX Sports 1 in 2014. Among the most prominent were: No one knows where to find the channel. It takes time to build a loyal base. The product wasn’t great. The results for 2015 are in, and the prognosis isn’t any […]

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FS1’s impact on Big East TV ratings

(Editorial Note: This is the second of three installments diving into the TV ratings for FOX Sports 1 and the Big East. To see the full TV data, head over to our Google Spreadsheet, compiled by Andrei Greska using the data from Sports Media Watch.)  Earlier in the week we documented the positive news regarding FOX Sports 1’s […]

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Big East, FOX Sports 1 ratings pick up steam in March

(Editorial Note: This is the first of three installments diving into the TV ratings for FOX Sports 1 and the Big East. To see the full TV data, head over to our Google Spreadsheet, compiled by Andrei Greska using the data from Sports Media Watch.) One of the biggest questions going into the inaugural season […]

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Big East, FOX Sports 1 struggle to gain TV ratings

Going into the  season, one of the biggest questions regarding the Big East was how much of an impact leaving ESPN for FOX Sports would have on the TV ratings. Getting a wide audience is a crucial aspect of maintaining national relevance for a regional league, not to mention a key selling point to potential […]

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Analysis of 2013 Big East TV Ratings

Let’s try this again. Last week we took a broad look at how the Big East teams fared when it came to TV ratings for national TV games and came to the conclusion that FOX Sports 1 way overpaid for the content they were receiving. That seemed to draw the ire of fans around the conference […]

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Bleak ratings outlook for Big East and FOX Sports 1

Big Apple Buckets had a great dive into the 2012-13 ratings for nationally televised college basketball games this morning, complete with a spreadsheet of the top-100 teams in regards to rankings. As if the two links weren’t a big enough tell, I highly suggest taking a look at it. After taking some time to digest […]

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