Major League Pickleball Finals deliver second-most watched pro match ever
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Aug 27 2025
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Major League Pickleball delivered the second-most watched professional pickleball match of all-time on any network this weekend, with Saturday’s DoorDash MLP Finals (Columbus Sliders vs. New Jersey 5s) broadcast on CBS drawing 433,000 average viewers, per Nielsen.
The event was hosted at CityPickle at Wollman Rink in New York City’s Central Park and played in front of sellout crowds all weekend, capping MLP’s 2025 season of 10 regular season events, a Mid-Season Tournament, and two rounds of playoffs, all from April-August.
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As of the end of the regular season, MLP had seen strong year-over-year growth across a multitude of business and fan engagement areas, according to the league.
Highlights included increased sponsor revenue (more than double last year’s total), ticket revenue (+28%), social media impressions (+277%), YouTube views (+156%), total minutes viewed on Pickleballtv (+105%), and telecast hours (+83% on linear TV across national, RSN, and local partnerships).
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