SPORTS TELEVISION: The Top 10 Most Expensive North American Television Sports Rights Deals

  1. NFL – $39.6 billion, 2014 -2022 (ESPN, CBS, NBC, FOX)
  2. MLB – $12.4 billion, 2013-2021 (ESPN, FOX, Turner)
  3. NCAA March Madness – $10.8 billion, 2010 – 2014(CBS Sports and Turner Sports)
  4. NASCAR – $8.2 billion, 2015-2024 (FOX, NBC)
  5. NBA – $7.44 billion, 2009 -2016 (ESPN/ABC, TNT)
  6. College Football Playoff – $5.64 billion, 2014-2026 (ESPN)
  7. NHL – $5.2 billion, 2014-2026 (RCI)
  8. Four Olympics – $4.38 billion, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020 (NBC Universal)
  9. NHL – $2 billion – 2011 – 2021 (NBC Sports and NBC Sports Network)
  10. U.S. Open Golf -$1 billion – 2015 – 2026 (FOX Sports)

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