NBA games scored a 0.89% viewership share across Nov. 11-17, while men’s college basketball grabbed 0.53%, per Inscape.

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Inscape’s ranking of the most-watched programs for Nov. 4-10 is overwhelmingly news-focused, with a bit of sports — and Yellowstone — thrown in. 

Watch-time was down week-over-week for major sports, while several Fox News programs saw a boost, according to Inscape’s latest ranking. 

Now that election day is upon us, I set off to find some data from this spin cycle that can deepen my understanding of the attention economy. Some data that isn’t a poll funded by an agenda, but receipts of views and ad impressions that reveal real behaviors by companies and people. A work in progress, but so far here is what I’ve found:

Sports and related programming hold five of the top ten ranking positions for Oct. 21-27, per Inscape’s viewership data. 

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Fueled in part by the interview with VP Kamala Harris, “Special Report With Bret Baier” jumps into Inscape’s ranking of the top 25 TV programs for the first time since July.

Hurricane Milton coverage spurred enough viewership for The Weather Channel that three of its programs jump into the top 25 ranking for Oct. 7-13, per Inscape.

And although the NFL and college football maintain their chart-topping positions, both saw viewership shares decrease week-over-week, according to Inscape.

Football again dominates Inscape’s ranking of most-watched TV programming, while TWC’s ‘America’s Morning Headquarters’ jumps into the top 15, fueled by Hurricane Helene coverage.

Combined, NFL and college football games accounted for over 13% of all minutes watched last week, per Inscape.

ABC’s broadcast of the presidential debate ranked sixth for TV programming watch-time last week, per Inscape.

Inscape’s Q2 2024 report reveals that 60% of smart TVs only streamed content during the quarter — a record high.

NFL games captured nearly 8% of all live, linear minutes watched across Sept. 2-8, per Inscape.

Sports, led by college football, take the top five spots on Inscape’s ranking of most-watched TV programs for August 26 through September 1.

Combined across all networks, coverage of the Democratic National Convention accounted for nearly 5% of all minutes watched on TV Aug. 19-25, per Inscape. 

NFL preseason games captured a 2.48% viewership share across Aug. 12-18, per Inscape.

Per Inscape, NFL preseason games captured a 1.55% viewership share for Aug. 5-11, behind only the Olympics.

The 2024 Paris games continue to dominate TV viewership, per Inscape data.