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Month: February 2023

Thursday, February 23, 2023

FOX Sports Opens Major League Soccer’s 28th Season as Exclusive U.S. Television Home for the Regular Season

15 Regular-Season Matches on FOX Mark Most Ever by One English-Language Broadcast Network in MLS History

Broadcaster Duo John Strong and Stu Holden Return

FOX Deportes Presents a Network Record 34 Matches in Spanish Language

LOS ANGELES – FOX Sports today announces plans to open Major League Soccer’s 28th season this coming weekend as the league’s exclusive U.S. English and Spanish language television home for the regular season. The robust 34-match regular-season TV schedule features 15 games on FOX and 19 games on FS1 with every match airing in Spanish on FOX Deportes.

The 2023 MLS season kicks off Saturday, Feb. 25, at 4:30 PM ET on FOX when Nashville SC hosts NYCFC. On Sunday, Feb. 26, at 8:00 PM ET, FS1 will air the matchup between Seattle Sounders FC and Colorado Rapids. FOX Deportes’ coverage of Sounders vs. Rapids will stream live on the FOX Sports App with tape delay on Monday, Feb. 27 at 9:00 PM ET.

Veteran play-by-play announcer John Strong and match analyst Stu Holden return as FOX soccer’s lead broadcast booth calling select matches on FOX throughout the regular season, including Saturday’s regular season opener between Nashville SC and NYCFC; LAFC vs. Portland Timbers on Saturday, March 4, at 4:30 PM ET; Charlotte FC vs. Atlanta United FC on Saturday, March 11, at 12:00 PM ET; and Sounders vs. LAFC on Saturday, March 18, at 4:00 PM ET. Broadcaster assignments will be announced prior to matches over the course of the regular season.

FOX Deportes’ complete 34-match slate sets a new high mark for the network’s regular-season coverage. Calling matches are FOX Deportes’ dynamic line-up of commentators and analysts, including play-by-play announcers John Laguna and Rodolfo Landeros, alongside former Mexican National team members Claudio Suarez, Mariano Trujillo, Martin “Pulpo” Zuñiga and Copa Libertadores champion Alvaro Izquierdo. MLS coverage also appears regularly on the network’s main studio shows: EL ENTRETIEMPO, TOTAL SPORTS 360 and PUNTO FINAL.

Click here to view the MLS on FOX and FS1 regular season broadcast schedule.

Monday, February 13, 2023

FOX Sports’ Presentation of Super Bowl LVII Scores Six-Year High With 113 Million Viewers

Third Most-Watched Television Show All-Time

Chiefs’ Victory over Eagles Posts Best Super Bowl Audience Since 2017

Most-Streamed Super Bowl Ever and Most-Streamed Event in FOX Sports History

Halftime Show Starring Rihanna Shines Bright Like a Diamond with 118.7 Million

ARIZONA – The Grand Canyon State delivered a grand finale for the ages with a preliminary average audience of 113 million tuning in to watch the Kansas City Chiefs defeat the Philadelphia Eagles (38 – 35) in Super Bowl LVII at State Farm Stadium in Arizona.

Kansas City’s victory in the Valley delivered the best Super Bowl audience in six years ranking as the most-watched Super Bowl since 2017 on FOX, per Nielsen Media Research Fast National data and Adobe Analytics. Final Nielsen data will be available tomorrow.

SUPER BOWL LVII HIGHLIGHTS

  • Super Bowl LVII drew an average audience of 113 million across television (FOX and FOX Deportes) and digital (FOX and NFL properties)
  • FOX’s average audience represents the second most-watched non-overtime Super Bowl on record and the second most-watched program in FOX Sports history
  • 182.6 million viewers watched all or part of Super Bowl LVII on FOX and FOX Deportes
  • Super Bowl LVII on FOX ran away in primetime viewership across all networks with a 40.0/77 household rating/share

 

METERED MARKETS

  • Local markets were led by Kansas City with a 52.0/87 rating/share and Philadelphia with a 46.3/77 rating/share. Host market Phoenix posted a +23% increase over last year’s Super Bowl with a 39.5/76 ratings/share
  • Top metered markets available for Super Bowl LVII:
1. Kansas City 52.0/87
2. Philadelphia 46.3/77
3. Cincinnati 45.9/77
4. Detroit 43.4/74
5. Pittsburgh 43.0/73
6. Milwaukee 42.4/74
7. Norfolk 42.1/70
8. Charlotte 42.0/74
9. Minneapolis 41.9/77
10. St. Louis 41.6/74

 

HALFTIME

  • The Apple Music Super Bowl Halftime Show, starring Rihanna, drew an average of 118.7 million viewers across TV (FOX and FOX Deportes) and digital platforms (FOX and NFL properties)
  • Most-watched Super Bowl halftime show since Katy Perry’s performance in 2015 and second most-watched Super Bowl halftime performance on record

PREGAME

Final FOX SUPER BOWL LVII PREGAME viewership will be available tomorrow

DIGITAL

  • Super Bowl LVII was the most-streamed Super Bowl in history, delivering an average of 7 million streams, up +18% over last year (vs. 6 million) and up +103% over FOX’s last Super Bowl stream in 2020 (vs. 3.4 million), according to Adobe Analytics and traditional counting of streaming (which does not take into account co-viewing from connected devices)
  • The Super Bowl LVII live streaming audience includes consumption across: com; the FOX Sports app; FOX.com; the FOX NOW app; NFL digital properties including the NFL mobile app, the NFL Fantasy mobile app, NFL.com, the NFL connected TV app and NFL+ for subscribers

FOX DEPORTES

  • An average audience of 951,000 watched the game in Spanish on FOX Deportes setting the record for the most-watched Super Bowl game in Spanish-language cable television history. FOX Deportes total audience includes connected TV devices and FOX and NFL digital properties
  • Super Bowl LVII on FOX Deportes was the most watched non-soccer event in Spanish-language cable history
  • FOX Deportes shattered its own viewership record of 762,000 set in 2020 by +25%
  • FOX Deportes now holds four of the top five highest-rated Spanish-language telecasts in Super Bowl history
Thursday, February 9, 2023

FOX Sports Announces 2023 CONCACAF Men’s U-17 Championship Broadcast Schedule

LOS ANGELES – FOX Sports, America’s home for the world’s top international soccer tournaments, today presents its 39-match broadcast schedule for the 2023 Concacaf Men’s U-17 Championship with matches airing live across the FOX family of networks, including FS1, FS2, FOX Soccer Plus and Tubi.

Beginning on Saturday, Feb. 11, twenty teams will compete in the two-week long tournament that will see all four semifinalists qualify for the FIFA U-17 World Cup Peru 2023™. Nineteen matches will air on FS2, including Quarterfinals, Semifinals and the Final on Sunday, Feb. 26, at 5 PM ET. Additionally, Tubi will live stream select matches from the Concacaf tournament for the first time, including four Round of 16 matches.

The United States U-17 Men’s Youth National Team opens play Saturday vs. Barbados at 8:00 PM ET on FS2, while their second match vs. Trinidad and Tobago on Monday, Feb. 13 kicks off at 8:00 PM ET on FS1. The U.S. U-17 squad’s final group stage match vs. Canada on Wednesday, Feb. 15 airs at 8:00 PM ET on FS2.

Click here to view the 2023 Concacaf Men’s U-17 Championship broadcast schedule.

Tuesday, February 7, 2023

FOX Corporation and FOX Sports Announce Super Bowl LVII Community Initiatives

Company Partners with Pat Tillman Veterans Center, Purple Heart Homes and Boys & Girls Clubs of the Valley to Create Lasting Positive Impact in Arizona Communities

New York, NY and Los Angeles, CA – February 7, 2023 – Fox Corporation (“FOX” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: FOX, FOXA) today announced charitable commitments totaling over $300,000, in conjunction with its ongoing FOX Forward and FOX Sports Supports corporate social responsibility initiatives, to create a lasting, positive impact in Arizona, the host community of Super Bowl LVII, airing on FOX (Sunday, Feb. 12 at 6:30 p.m. ET). These include a commitment to the Pat Tillman Veterans Center (PTVC) to provide scholarship funding and resources for student veterans, as well as the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Valley to enhance their career development and training programs and Purple Heart Homes through FOX Sports’ Gamechanger Fund.

“We are honored to support these worthy organizations that enhance the lives of military service members, veterans and underserved youth throughout the community,” said Lachlan Murdoch, Executive Chair and CEO, Fox Corporation.

Through the Company’s FOX Forward initiative, FOX has partnered with The Pat Tillman Veterans Center to support undergraduate and graduate students over the course of five years by providing scholarships and funding for education and mental health resources. The Pat Tillman Veterans Center, which honors Pat Tillman, an Arizona State University (ASU) graduate, pro-football star and U.S. Army veteran who lost his life while serving, is located on the ASU campus adjacent to the state-of-the-art FOX Technology Center, which opened in 2019 and will serve as the broadcasting hub for Super Bowl LVII. As part of the FOX Forward commitment, FOX Technology Center employees will also engage with PTVC student veterans  to provide ongoing pathways to employment through skill building workshops, internships and more.

Additionally, FOX Sports’ Gamechanger Fund was established to benefit nonprofit partners in its Super Bowl host cities and further the FOX Sports Supports mission to create and advance fighting chances for underserved youth and our nation’s military heroes. Building on FOX’s companywide efforts, the FOX Sports and FOX Technology Center teams partnered with Purple Heart Homes, an organization whose mission is to improve home safety and accessibility, increase independence and facilitate aging in-place for veterans. The Gamechanger Fund enabled Purple Heart Homes to renovate the home of a U.S. Air Force veteran in need, including a bathroom remodel, new ADA-compliant door and floors, wheelchair accessible kitchen adaptations and the installation of a new wheelchair ramp.

The Gamechanger Fund will also support the creation of Boys & Girls Clubs of the Valley’s new AZYouthforce West Valley Career Readiness Center, which delivers essential skills training and mentorship to teens to prepare them for internships and permanent jobs. The funding will be used to hire a career advisor and provide necessary technology to support career exploration and training. Additionally, the Gamechanger Fund grants the FOX Sports Super Bowl LVII Scholarship to Arizona’s representative for the annual Boys & Girls Clubs of America Youth of the Year competition. AZYouthforce members will also visit the FOX Sports Super Bowl compound during Super Bowl Week for a behind-the-scenes look at careers in sports media.

To learn more about FOX’s corporate social responsibility programs, please visit www.FoxCorporation.com and www.foxsports.com/supports. For more information about the organizations the Company is supporting visit Purple Heart Homes, Pat Tillman Veterans Center and Boys & Girls Clubs of the Valley.

Monday, February 6, 2023

FOX Sports Kicks off Super Bowl LVII Week by the Numbers

‘By the Numbers’ with FOX NFL’s Acclaimed Coverage Before the Big Game

PHOENIX – FOX Sports opens Super Bowl LVII Week in Arizona with preparations in full swing for the network’s monumental 10th all-time broadcast of the big game on Sunday, Feb. 12 (6:30 PM ET on FOX).

An all-star cast of FOX NFL broadcasters and wall-to-wall exclusive programming on FOX, FS1 and FOX Deportes are set to deliver unrivaled coverage for millions of fans as excitement across America builds for Super Bowl LVII between the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles.

A by-the-numbers look at FOX Sports’ Super Bowl LVII coverage below:

  • 1st Super Bowl called by FOX NFL lead announce team of play-by-play announcer Kevin Burkhardt and three-time Pro Bowl tight end Greg Olsen. Also, 1st Super Bowl for sideline reporter Tom Rinaldi 
  • 2 SkyCams deliver sweeping views of all the action on the field
  • 4th Time FOX Deportes presents exclusive Spanish-language telecast of the Super Bowl
  • 4th Super Bowl Erin Andrews reports from the sidelines for FOX Sports
  • 7 ½ Hours of live pregame coverage on Super Bowl Sunday, beginning at 11:00 AM ET on FOX 
  • 8 Mobile units deployed around State Farm Stadium
  • 10 All-time Super Bowls broadcast on FOX – the most of any network in the last 26 years
  • 13 Pylon cameras providing pin-point perspectives 
  • 14 Super Bowls won between FOX NFL KICKOFF and FOX NFL SUNDAY analysts
  • 17 Super Bowls worked by FOX NFL rules analyst Mike Pereira
  • 20 Miles of fiber and cable installed on the Super Bowl grounds
  • 25 Hours of Super Bowl LVII coverage throughout the week on FOX Deportes
  • 29 Total Super Bowls covered between FOX NFL lead game director Rich Russo and FOX NFL lead producer Richie Zyontz (5th for Russo as lead director, 7th for Zyontz as lead producer)
  • 29 Field-level microphones capturing game and player sound
  • 35 Analysts, hosts and commentators in Arizona anchoring FOX Sports coverage
  • 50 Hours of week-long Super Bowl LVII programming from State Farm Stadium across FOX, FS1 and FOX Deportes
  • 94 Cameras committed to covering Super Bowl LVII (44 game cameras, 18 pregame cameras, 16 robotic cameras)
Monday, February 6, 2023

NASCAR Champion Kevin Harvick Joins FOX NASCAR Broadcast Booth Full-Time Beginning in 2024

Veteran Driver to Call All FOX NASCAR Cup Series Races Alongside  Mike Joy and Clint Bowyer

Harvick Joins FS1 Booth This Season for Four NASCAR Xfinity Series and Three NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Races

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – NASCAR champion Kevin Harvick joins the FOX NASCAR broadcast booth full-time to call NASCAR Cup Series races following retirement, beginning with the 2024 season, announced today by Brad Zager, President, Production & Operations/Executive Producer, FOX Sports. Harvick will partner with FOX Sports play-by-play announcer Mike Joy and former NASCAR teammate and analyst Clint Bowyer beginning with the 2024 season opener.

“I’m really looking forward to working with the FOX NASCAR team full-time,” Harvick said. “I’ve enjoyed the experience in the booth the last several years because it has given me valuable insight into what being in the booth is all about. Getting the chance to step into the booth with Mike and Clint in 2024 is an honor and a great way to stay connected to the sport and NASCAR fans.”

Harvick will get a jumpstart on the FOX Sports booth in 2023, resuming his guest driver analyst duties for four NASCAR Xfinity Series and three NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series races, in addition to multiple NASCAR RACE HUB analyst appearanc

His scheduled NASCAR Xfinity Series analysis slate includes Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Phoenix Raceway, Richmond Raceway and the resumption of his role as play-by-play announcer in the FS1 “Drivers Only” race at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Harvick’s 2023 Truck Series television repertoire features Circuit of the Americas, Kansas Speedway and World Wide Technology Raceway.

“I can’t overstate how thrilled we are for Kevin to be an official member of the FOX Sports family,” Zager said. “This is a marriage eight years in the making — since he first stepped into our NASCAR Xfinity Series booth with more presence and poise than most newcomers dream of. It has been fun to watch Kevin learn the TV ropes, and we cannot wait to hear him, Mike (Joy) and Clint (Bowyer) call their first race toget

Beginning with the 2015 season, Harvick has served as a FOX NASCAR guest driver analyst alongside play-by-play announcer Adam Alexander for more than 25 NASCAR Xfinity Series races, in addition to three Truck Series races.

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