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Media exposure trends, television partners, and streaming footprint.

Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium • Greenville • NC

Games Indexed
205
Prime Time Share
28%
Streaming Share
30%
Seasons Tracked
22

Broadcast snapshot

Since 2003, we’ve captured 205 appearances for East Carolina. The charts highlight how network assignments have evolved across seasons.

Total games

205

Prime time share

28.3%

Streaming share

30.2%

Quick insights

  • ESPN+ has televised East Carolina Pirates 41 times, accounting for 20.0% of tracked games.
  • 28.3% of appearances have landed in prime time windows, spanning 6 different broadcast partners.
  • 30.2% of tracked kickoffs streamed exclusively, highlighting the shift toward digital distribution.

Network trend

Tracks which outlets carried this team over time so you can spot long-term partner shifts and season-to-season changes.

20032025

Top broadcast partners

Ranks the networks and platforms that have shown this team most often, along with how frequently those appearances landed in prime time.

  • ESPN+41 games
    20.0% of appearances7.3% prime time
  • CBSSN30 games
    14.6% of appearances36.7% prime time
  • ESPNU29 games
    14.1% of appearances31.0% prime time
  • ESPN27 games
    13.2% of appearances44.4% prime time
  • ESPN221 games
    10.2% of appearances61.9% prime time
  • ESPN319 games
    9.3% of appearances5.3% prime time

Media platform mix

Breaks down how the team's exposure is split across television and streaming formats by season.

Stacked seasons

Kickoff windows

Shows when this team typically appears on the schedule, from early windows to night games.

Prime time landing spots

Highlights the outlets that most often carry this team when the game is scheduled in a prime time window.

  • ESPN213 games · 22.4%
  • ESPN12 games · 20.7%
  • CBSSN11 games · 19.0%
  • ESPNU9 games · 15.5%
  • ESPNN4 games · 6.9%
  • ESGP3 games · 5.2%

Recent season snapshot

Summarizes the latest season in the dataset so you can quickly compare its exposure mix to the longer trend.

2025 season13 games
Prime time share46.2%
Streaming share46.2%

Top networks

  • ESPN+6 · 46.2%
  • ESPN4 · 30.8%
  • ACC Network1 · 7.7%
  • ESPN21 · 7.7%
  • ESPNU1 · 7.7%

Season-by-season recap

Provides a compact annual summary of game count, prime time rate, streaming rate, and the top outlet for each season we track.

SeasonGamesPrime timeStreamingTop network
20251346.2%46.2%ESPN+ (6)
20241315.4%46.2%ESPN+ (6)
20231315.4%69.2%ESPN+ (8)
20221330.8%46.2%ESPN+ (6)
20211118.2%45.5%ESPN+ (5)
2020933.3%66.7%ESPN+ (6)
20191225.0%33.3%CBSSN (3)
20181233.3%25.0%CBSSN (3)
20171225.0%8.3%CBSSN (7)
20161225.0%16.7%ESPNN (6)
20151442.9%14.3%CBSSN (3)
20141450.0%7.1%ESPNU (6)
2013812.5%25.0%FS1 (3)
2012911.1%22.2%CBSSN (3)
20112100.0%50.0%ESGP (1)
201070.0%71.4%ESPN3 (4)
2009650.0%16.7%ESPN (3)
20081010.0%0.0%ESPN (5)
2006520.0%0.0%CBSSN (3)
200510.0%0.0%CBSSN (1)
2004450.0%0.0%ESGP (4)
2003540.0%0.0%ESPN+ (3)

Quick Answers

East Carolina media quick answers

Latest season

2,025

Games tracked
205
Seasons covered
22
Prime-time share
28.3%
Top outlet / window
ESPN+ / Early Afternoon