Football

10/30/2026 |  NFL viewership growth is picking up pace (Sports Media Watch) NFL viewership is trending further ahead of last year’s pace by the week.
NFL regular season windows were averaging 18.4 million viewers through Week 7 of the season, up 4% from last year and the highest average at this point of the season since 2015. Last week’s Week 7 windows averaged 18.1 million, up 17% from last year and the highest since 2014.

10/29/2026 |  NFL’s International Games Surge Means Pregame Show Ratings Hit (Front Office Sports) Sunday morning NFL games played in Europe are seeing another viewership spike this season—now with NFL Network under ESPN ownership.
NFL Network’s four international games in October averaged 7.1 million viewers, which is up 18% from the record 6.2 million average audience for the channel’s six European game broadcasts during the 2025 season. 

10/29/2026 |  NFL’s International Games Surge Means Pregame Show Ratings Hit (Front Office Sports) Sunday morning NFL games played in Europe are seeing another viewership spike this season—now with NFL Network under ESPN ownership.
NFL Network’s four international games in October averaged 7.1 million viewers, which is up 18% from the record 6.2 million average audience for the channel’s six European game broadcasts during the 2025 season. 

10/29/2026 |  Wisconsin’s Football Revival Fueled by State Funding, Investments (Front Office Sports) Luke Fickell’s vision for Wisconsin football felt tangible as fans stormed the field at Camp Randall Stadium this past Saturday. The Badgers had just upset No. 16 USC, their first regular-season win over the Trojans in school history, and the first time since 2019 that Wisconsin has beaten at least two ranked opponents in the same season.

10/25/2026 |  NFL Plays Its Paris Game Without Delay or Incident (Front Office Sports) The NFL played its game Sunday as scheduled in Paris after a week of public conversation—including comments by President Donald Trump—about the recent civil unrest and violence in France.