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The NFL is almost all that remains when it comes to broadcast TV.
A set of pie charts done up by Sportico and based on Nielsen data illustrates how much the NFL has swallowed up the top 100 broadcasts list, like a blue Pac-Man gobbling up the dizzy, meandering ghost of what’s left of the old ways.
72 of the most-watched broadcasts were NFL games in 2020. By last year, that number had jumped to 93. (Number two was college football games, at three.)
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