East Carolina Media History
Media exposure trends, television partners, and streaming footprint.
Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium • Greenville • NC
Media context
East Carolina broadcast footprint
Broadcast data helps explain how often East Carolina games reached national, cable, conference-network, and streaming audiences. Use this page to connect media exposure with season context and kickoff windows.
The current dataset captures 206 games since 2003. Prime-time and streaming shares show how the team's audience profile changes over time.
Broadcast snapshot
Since 2003, we’ve captured 206 appearances for East Carolina. The charts highlight how network assignments have evolved across seasons.
Total games
206
Prime time share
28.2%
Streaming share
30.1%
Quick insights
- ESPN+ has televised East Carolina Pirates 41 times, accounting for 19.9% of tracked games.
- 28.2% of appearances have landed in prime time windows, spanning 6 different broadcast partners.
- 30.1% 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.
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 games19.9% of appearances7.3% prime time
- CBSSN30 games14.6% of appearances36.7% prime time
- ESPNU29 games14.1% of appearances31.0% prime time
- ESPN27 games13.1% of appearances44.4% prime time
- ESPN221 games10.2% of appearances61.9% prime time
- ESPN319 games9.2% of appearances5.3% prime time
Media platform mix
Breaks down how the team's exposure is split across television and streaming formats by season.
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.
Top networks
- ABC1 · 100.0%
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.
| Season | Games | Prime time | Streaming | Top network |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | ABC (1) |
| 2025 | 13 | 46.2% | 46.2% | ESPN+ (6) |
| 2024 | 13 | 15.4% | 46.2% | ESPN+ (6) |
| 2023 | 13 | 15.4% | 69.2% | ESPN+ (8) |
| 2022 | 13 | 30.8% | 46.2% | ESPN+ (6) |
| 2021 | 11 | 18.2% | 45.5% | ESPN+ (5) |
| 2020 | 9 | 33.3% | 66.7% | ESPN+ (6) |
| 2019 | 12 | 25.0% | 33.3% | CBSSN (3) |
| 2018 | 12 | 33.3% | 25.0% | CBSSN (3) |
| 2017 | 12 | 25.0% | 8.3% | CBSSN (7) |
| 2016 | 12 | 25.0% | 16.7% | ESPNN (6) |
| 2015 | 14 | 42.9% | 14.3% | CBSSN (3) |
| 2014 | 14 | 50.0% | 7.1% | ESPNU (6) |
| 2013 | 8 | 12.5% | 25.0% | FS1 (3) |
| 2012 | 9 | 11.1% | 22.2% | CBSSN (3) |
| 2011 | 2 | 100.0% | 50.0% | ESGP (1) |
| 2010 | 7 | 0.0% | 71.4% | ESPN3 (4) |
| 2009 | 6 | 50.0% | 16.7% | ESPN (3) |
| 2008 | 10 | 10.0% | 0.0% | ESPN (5) |
| 2006 | 5 | 20.0% | 0.0% | CBSSN (3) |
| 2005 | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | CBSSN (1) |
| 2004 | 4 | 50.0% | 0.0% | ESGP (4) |
| 2003 | 5 | 40.0% | 0.0% | ESPN+ (3) |
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