Pickleball reaches over half a million in FOX slot
DALLAS, TX - It was already pretty cool that Championship Sunday coverage of the Carvana Mesa Arizona Cup made it on FOX.
It’s even cooler now that ratings and viewership data are available.
According to Sports Media Watch, the PPA’s two-hour broadcast of the mixed doubles and women's singles gold medal matches brought in 501,000 viewers. That made it Sunday’s 18th most-watched sporting event and gave an overall rating of 0.29, good for 17th on the day.
With those viewership numbers, pickleball outpaced installments of NCAA men’s basketball (378,000) and MLB spring training on ESPN (392,000), PGA Tour action on Golf Channel (469,000), and NHL action on TNT (265,000).
This tells us that people—a lot of people, actually—will watch pro pickleball if it’s available on mainstream channels like FOX and ESPN.
Let’s hope the sport continues to carve out premium airtime in the future.
Related articles
Leigh and Anna Leigh Waters Recapture Old Magic, Land in Final
The mother-daughter duo are back in Championship Sunday after a two year hiatus.
5 hours ago
-Pickleball.com Staff
Tyra Black and Jorja Johnson are into Championship Sunday
Incredible defense, lobs, drop shots, and overheads were on display
6 hours ago
-PPA Staff
LIVE BLOG: Saturday's results and news from the Daytona Beach Open Presented by ROAR Organic
Results and news from men's and women's doubles on Saturday during the Daytona Beach Open Presented by ROAR Organic.
14 hours ago
-PPA Staff
The Johns Brothers Announce Split for 2025
Ben and Collin Johns declare their decision to split as a team after nearly four years of play and 33 total titles together on the PPA Tour.
15 hours ago
-Pickleball.com Staff