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Yahoo
05-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Major Kentucky Derby News Revealed on Sunday
In a landmark development for both sports broadcasting and horse racing, NBC Sports and Peacock made a huge announcement on Sunday. Their telecast of the 151st Kentucky Derby delivered record viewership figures, cementing the 'Run for the Roses' as one of America's premier sporting spectacles. Advertisement NBC's milestone 25th presentation of the Derby averaged 17.7 million viewers across NBC and Peacock, a 6% increase over last year and the highest audience since 1989, when Sunday Silence captured 18.5 million viewers. The broadcast peaked at 21.8 million viewers between 7:00 and 7:15 p.m. ET, marking the strongest quarter‑hour performance in NBC Sports history. On‑track, Sovereignty, sent off at 7‑1, capitalized on a blistering early pace to overtake Journalism in the stretch and win by 1 1/2 lengths in 2:02.31 on a rain‑soaked Churchill Downs surface. Peacock streaming set new standards as well, delivering an average minute audience of 959,000, up 34% year‑over‑year and nearly tripling the 2023 figure (371,000). Advertisement The combined linear and digital performance underscores the Derby's broad appeal across demographics. Churchill Downs, site of the 151st Kentucky Derby. © Scott Utterback/Courier Journal / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Looking ahead, Sovereignty will head to the 150th Preakness Stakes at Pimlico on May 17 (4 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock), with Triple Crown aspirations. Should the 7‑1 winner prevail again, the Belmont Stakes on June 7 will draw even greater scrutiny and potentially encore the blockbuster audiences seen this weekend. For NBC Sports, the record numbers reinforce its status as the home of premier horse racing. For the sport, the ratings surge signals a resurgence of mainstream interest in Thoroughbred racing. Advertisement Related: Simone Biles Makes Exciting Announcement on Friday Related: Josh Allen's Future Wife Hailee Steinfeld Posts Major Personal News on Saturday
Hamilton Spectator
04-05-2025
- Sport
- Hamilton Spectator
Kentucky Derby averages 17.7 million viewers, giving NBC its most-watched Run for the Roses
STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) — Sovereignty's win in Saturday's Kentucky Derby averaged 17.7 million fans on NBC and Peacock, the largest audience for the Run for the Roses since 1989 and the biggest since NBC took over the rights in 2001. It was a 6% increase over last year according to Nielsen and Adobe Analytics. The audience peaked at 21.8 million from 7-7:15 p.m. EDT, as Sovereignty ran to a 1 1/2-length victory over Journalism . Sunday Silence's victory in the 1989 Derby averaged 18.5 million on ABC. NBC has averaged at least 15 million viewers across all platforms for 10 of the last 12 Kentucky Derby races contested in May. The 2020 race was moved to the first weekend in September due to COVID-19. ___ AP horse racing:
Winnipeg Free Press
04-05-2025
- Sport
- Winnipeg Free Press
Kentucky Derby averages 17.7 million viewers, giving NBC its most-watched Run for the Roses
STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) — Sovereignty's win in Saturday's Kentucky Derby averaged 17.7 million fans on NBC and Peacock, the largest audience for the Run for the Roses since 1989 and the biggest since NBC took over the rights in 2001. It was a 6% increase over last year according to Nielsen and Adobe Analytics. The audience peaked at 21.8 million from 7-7:15 p.m. EDT, as Sovereignty ran to a 1 1/2-length victory over Journalism. Sunday Silence's victory in the 1989 Derby averaged 18.5 million on ABC. NBC has averaged at least 15 million viewers across all platforms for 10 of the last 12 Kentucky Derby races contested in May. The 2020 race was moved to the first weekend in September due to COVID-19. ___ AP horse racing:
