By a 3 to 1 margin, Americans Support Presidential Win Over Winning a Sports Championship Americans reject mixing their politics and sports Political ads are unpopular with sports fans Social justice activism by players and teams is more popular than…
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Interest High for Summer Olympic Games in Paris; One Month Out, Opening Ceremonies Especially Anticipated
With a month to go before the 2024 Summer Olympic Games kick off with an unprecedented Opening Ceremony on July 26 in Paris, Americans are already showing great interest – even before all the teams are officially chosen. The Opening…
Are Sports the Future Growth for Streaming Services? Poll Shows Sports Fans Will Subscribe and Stay
The blossoming marriage between sports and streaming services has never been more apparent than 59 percent of avid fans said they specifically subscribed to see an exclusive single game there – and 80 percent of those fans said they kept…
35 Percent of Americans Said They Would Watch the NFL Draft, 20 Percent to Attend ‘Watch Parties’ — Strong Enthusiasm Found for UFL/Spring Football
Fan interest in the NFL Draft, (shown live on ABC, ESPN, and NFL Network in addition to huge in-person attendance in Detroit), is on par with fan interest in the NBA, NCAA football and NCAA basketball, (as determined by previous…
Seton Hall Sports Poll on Super Bowl, Taylor Swift, Featured in Media Across the U.S.
The most recent Seton Hall Sports Poll was featured by media across the country and the world for its findings on the Super Bowl, the impact of Taylor Swift on viewership, the impact of big game advertising and more. The…
A Big Week for Sports Betting; But Has the Pace Slowed? Distaste for sports betting advertising rises, 45 percent of Americans support federal ban
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Sports Poll Featured by International Business Times, Sports Business Journal, The Athletic, Grant Wahl, Darren Rovell and More
The most recent findings of the Seton Hall Sports Poll were featured in media across the United States and beyond and included traditional news articles, Tweets, podcasts and radio shows. Media appearances included International Business Times, Sports Business Journal (three times), The Athletic, The Beat…
Sports Fans Cutting Cords, Wading into the Stream: 9 Pt. Drop in Cable, 6 in Satellite Subscriptions Last Year
South Orange, NJ June 14, 2022 – The television landscape has been gradually shifting for years, and the Seton Hall Sports Poll has been tracking this shift in how the American public is watching sports. In comparison to a May…
1 in 4 American Households Have Purchased or Sold Crypto/NFTs; Nearly 60% of Avid Sports Fans Have Indulged
Fans Like Benefits from NFT Ownership; Seek More While the concepts of cryptocurrency (Bitcoin, Ethereum, etc.,) and non-fungible tokens (NFT) may still be foreign to many Americans, 24 percent of households in the U.S. have owned either or both. And…
American Public Overwhelmingly Favors Sports Sanctions Against Russia
The Russian invasion of Ukraine, features death, destruction, a refugee crisis reminiscent of World War II and worldwide condemnation. But beyond the bombs, and acts of inhumanity lay multiple levels of lesser significance than the human toll, including the desire…