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The Home Depot Builds Bigger March Madness TV Footprint

The Home Depot Builds Bigger March Madness TV Footprint

The Home Depot is an NCAA corporate partner and a major advertiser during big events like the annual men's basketball tournament. But during this 2025 March Madness action, the home improvement brand saw its national linear TV ad reach grow by 44% year-over-year, according to data from iSpot.

What Are Bleacher Report Viewers Shopping For?

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What Are Bleacher Report Viewers Shopping For?

Since it's owned by men's tournament TV partner Warner Bros. Discovery, Bleacher Report becomes a go-to resource for March Madness fans every spring. The surge in interest for the already-popular sports channel not only means more views, but also more business opportunities for B/R to

South Makes Up Nearly 40% Of March Madness TV Households

South Makes Up Nearly 40% Of March Madness TV Households

Both the men's and women's NCAA Tournaments are TV events with significant U.S. household reach. But some regions also tune in at a higher rate than others, as data from iSpot's recent March Madness Advanced Audiences Snapshot revealed. * The South accounted for 38.

Liberty Mutual's Hit 'Farm' Spot Maintains High Attention

Liberty Mutual's Hit 'Farm' Spot Maintains High Attention

When an ad is among the most-seen spots on TV, it's typically hard to retain high attention, as audiences eventually suffer from creative wear/burnout. Yet there are exceptions – including one of the breakout ads of 2025, Liberty Mutual's "LiMu Emu and Doug: Farmer."

ESPN's Holiday Season Ad Attention Is A Present In Primetime

ESPN's Holiday Season Ad Attention Is A Present In Primetime

The holiday season is a crowded time of year, especially on TV. But with a strong roster of premier sports and special one-off events, ESPN has been able to cut through the primetime holiday ad buzz better than any other top network so far, as data from iSpot showcases. With

Football, CMA Awards Propel ABC to No. 1 on TV Network Rankings

Football, CMA Awards Propel ABC to No. 1 on TV Network Rankings

ABC takes first place with an 8.08% viewership share across Nov. 18-24, per Inscape.

Wingstop TV Advertising Taking Flight In 2024

Wingstop TV Advertising Taking Flight In 2024

According to iSpot data, through the first half of 2024, Wingstop’s est. national TV advertising increased by 115% year-over-year. That continues a trend that began in Q4 of 2023, when the brand spent $13.5 million. * Wingstop’s yearly national linear TV advertising has largely stayed in the same

Women’s Basketball Fuels Increase in ABC’s TV Watch-Time

Women’s Basketball Fuels Increase in ABC’s TV Watch-Time

Although it remains in second place week-over-week, ABC saw its TV viewership share increase from 6.48% to 7.21%.

AT&T Dunks All Over Men's Tourney

AT&T Dunks All Over Men's Tourney

If you were watching men’s NCAA Tournament action, then chances are you saw an AT&T ad last weekend. The wireless company led all brands from the First Four through the round of 32, with 104 minutes of TV ads, per iSpot. * GEICO's "March Madness:

Big Ten Tournament Helps CBS Reclaim Lead on TV Network Ranking

Big Ten Tournament Helps CBS Reclaim Lead on TV Network Ranking

CBS had a 7.57% viewership share across March 11-17, per Inscape.

Selection Sunday’s New (Ad) Faces

Selection Sunday’s New (Ad) Faces

Brackets weren't the only place where fans could spot new faces on Selection Sunday. iSpot data shows that ads during CBS's Men's National Basketball Championship Selection Show also featured some newcomers vs. last year's program. Particularly: GEICO, Liquid I.V., Oreo, Powerade

Homes.com Building Something Big With TV Ads In 2024

Homes.com Building Something Big With TV Ads In 2024

Following Homes.com's celebrity-filled splash during this year's Super Bowl, the brand has been all over TV – as data from iSpot reveals. After not advertising on national linear TV at all since the start of 2018, the brand has already spent $37.9 million since the

Insurance TV Ad Impressions Decrease 17% Year-Over-Year

Insurance TV Ad Impressions Decrease 17% Year-Over-Year

iSpot’s new insurance industry report includes this major takeaway: Insurance brand TV ad impressions declined by 17% YoY from Jan. 1-Aug. 31. The report also uncovered these major findings: * Auto & general insurance brands saw a YoY increase share of TV ad impressions delivered during daytime, from 16.56%

How Women’s Basketball Still Gets Deprioritized On TV

How Women’s Basketball Still Gets Deprioritized On TV

[the following is an excerpt from TVREV, where you can read the full piece] Looking at iSpot data for the 2022-23 college basketball regular season, first-airing men’s college basketball games delivered more ads across national linear TV and RSNs than any other program (over 123K). Those ads amounted to