South Orange, NJ, February 15, 2024 – In a Super Bowl week that saw record numbers for sports betting, the Seton Hall Sports Poll found a modest increase in the number of Americans who said they had placed a bet…
Was NFL Game Streamed on Peacock a Wise Gamble? Fans Say Yes
South Orange, NJ, February 9, 2024 – Although the reverberations from the first-ever NFL playoff game to run exclusively on a streaming service (Kansas City vs. Miami) are still being analyzed, results from a recent Seton Hall Sports Poll are telling…
Number of Americans Planning to Watch Super Bowl Up – Taylor Swift Effect?
21 Percent Say Taylor Swift’s Presence Influencing Decision to Watch, Number Rises to 41% for 18-34 Year-Olds Nearly ¾ Pay More Attention to Super Bowl Commercials, More than Half Plan to Discuss on Social Media Sports Betting on Super Bowl…
30% Say They’ll Watch/Follow Women’s World Cup Soccer Tournament – Number rises to 46% for Sports Fans, 65% for Avid Fans
Public rejects ‘Visit Saudi’ sponsorship. The Women’s World Cup is set to begin on Thursday, July 20 with the U.S. Women’s National Team (USWNT) playing Vietnam the next day. A Seton Hall Sports Poll found that 30 percent of Americans…
51% of Sports Fans Have Interest in Pickleball, But Is It a Made for TV Sport?
Pickleball: Strongest in Northeast and West, and Among Those 18-34; Men and Women Show Nearly Equal Interest South Orange, NJ, June 23, 2023 – Fifty-one percent of self-described sports fans say they are interested in Pickleball, the upstart participant…
Is Cable TV Striking Out with Sports Fans? Poll shows continued exodus from cable, but non-fans cutting cords in even greater numbers.
Sports programing has long been a major driving force behind cable TV subscriptions, going back to the birth of “superstations” (Braves, Yankees, Cubs, Mets) in the 1980s and the advent of ESPN Last year, the bulk of the most watched…
Fans Favor Pitch Clock, Shift Ban and Larger Bases; Numbers Stay Strong from Pre-Season to In-Season
South Orange, NJ, May 24, 2023 – Before the Major League Baseball season began (March, 2023), the Seton Hall Sports Poll found that fans embraced the new rules implemented for this season. In some cases, support from self-described fans, avid…
Poll Shows Enthusiasm for ’23 MLB Season, Aided in Part by Pitch Clock and Shorter Games
MLB fans favor Pitch Clock by more than 4 to 1. Sports fans and the general U.S. population are much more excited for the 2023 baseball season than they were a year ago. with excitement-level jumps of 20 points…
More Than Half of Americans Say ‘Yes’ to Student-Athletes Payments for Revenue Generating Sports; Number Rises to 62% for Sports Fans; 2 /3 Favor Student Athletes Getting Paid for NIL
With being a member of the sweet sixteen, each of the remaining schools in the NCAA tournaments receive direct financial compensation as well as indirect benefits such as strong media exposure. The stars of the tournament, the students, do not…
March Madness Goes Digital: Number Watching on Phone/Laptop Nearly Doubles; More Than a Third Who Watch Will Bet, Half Will Engage with Social Media
South Orange, NJ, March 14, 2023 – With the NCAA College Basketball Championships (“March Madness”) upon us, sports fans across the country are migrating in greater numbers towards non-TV devices to catch the action. While a year ago only 7…
Poll on Sports Betting USA, 2023
More Than 50 percent of U.S. Say Sports Betting Should Be Legal Fans Say Announcers Should Be Mum On Odds During Games ‘Too Many Sports Betting Ads During Games’ Say Majority of Fans South Orange, NJ, March 2, 2023…
Poll on Women’s Sports in America: ‘Show Us More and We’ll Watch More’
Billie Jean King Weighs in on Finding that 57 Percent of Avid Fans Say Men and Women Should Compete With and Against Each Other Poll Finds Support for Government Assistance to Women’s Sports; Women and Men in General Agreement on…
Covid Over? Americans Planning to Watch Super Bowl with Others Up 84%
44% Of General Public Look Most Forward to Half-Time and Commercials; With Legal Gambling on Upswing, Plans to Wager on Super Bowl Up 32%. Has the Super Bowl party made a post-Covid comeback? The numbers seem to point in that…
40% of U.S. Population Say They Plan to Watch World Cup
Forty percent of the U.S. general population plans to watch World Cup matches which begin this weekend in Qatar. The number who will watch rises to 57 percent among sports fans and 73 percent among self-described avid fans. Only 11,…
Majority of Americans Say World Cup Should Not Be Held in Qatar
South Orange, NJ November 17, 2022 – With the World Cup set to begin this weekend, 54 percent of America’s general population (and 53 percent of the country’s sports fans) say that FIFA, the world governing body for soccer, should…
Public Says LIV Has Diminished PGA and Pro Golf; By More than 2 to 1 Margin, Say LIV Is Saudi ‘Sportswashing’
The defection of many top golfers to the new LIV tour, along with their subsequent ban from PGA tournaments, has the American public thinking that both the PGA tour and professional golf in general have been diminished. Asked if the…
43 Percent of Americans Say Britney Griner Punishment ‘Unfair,’ 62 Percent Say She’s a Russian ‘Political Pawn’
Although she was barely known while playing for the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA, 65 percent of American adults now know who Brittney Griner is. Who is Brittney Griner? N=1,579 General Population Sports Fan* Non Fan Avid Fan Casual…
American Public Favors Code of Conduct for NBA Owners
Majority of fans say $10 million fine and one year suspension “strong enough” for Phoenix Suns owner; By 3 to 1 say Paypal should be able to walk away from sponsorship South Orange, NJ October 19, 2022 – With…
Sports Poll on Aaron Judge Featured by ESPN, News 12, USA Today and More
The Seton Hall Sports Poll and its Chief Methodologist, Marketing Professor Daniel Ladik, were featured by ESPN, USA Today, Yahoo, 1010 WINS News and TV News 12 in New Jersey, the Bronx, Westchester, Long Island, the Hudson Valley and Connecticut…
Americans Judge Single Season Home Run Record
56 percent of fans say Aaron Judge is the ‘rightful’ record holder, not Bonds; Fans approve of expanded wildcard format South Orange, NJ October 14, 2022 – Aaron Judge’s pursuit of Roger Maris’ American League record of 61 home…