Scripps reports Q1 2026 financial results
Business notes:
- Net leverage at the end of the first quarter was 3.9x, per the calculations in company credit agreements, which includes the retroactive benefit of proforma adjustments of management’s ongoing transformation efforts. In February, Scripps announced it had launched a transformation plan that targets annualized enterprise EBITDA growth of
$125-$150 million by 2028 through cost savings and revenue growth initiatives. - For the first quarter, core advertising revenue in the Local Media division increased 7% on an adjusted combined basis, largely driven by revenue from agreements with four
National Hockey League teams, including the addition of the Tampa Bay Lightning this season. The Winter Olympics and theSuper Bowl also contributed. The NHL regular season ended in mid-April, reducing the impact of live local sports on second-quarter results. - A fifth NHL team, the Nashville Predators, and
Scripps Sports announced a landmark multi-year media rights agreement in early April that begins with the 2026–27 NHL season.Scripps Sports will produce and distribute all local preseason, regular season and first-round playoff Predators games that are not allocated exclusively to national broadcasts and will broadcast live 30-minute pre-game and post-game shows. - On
March 24 , Scripps debutedScripps Sports Network (SSN), a free, premium ad-supported streaming television channel designed as a 24/7 destination for live games, original series, documentaries, sports talk and other premium sports programming. The network launched with broad distribution on major CTV platforms, including The Roku Channel, LG Channels and Samsung TV Plus, with more distribution announcements expected soon. - In the first quarter, political advertising revenue in the Local Media division was
$9 million as the nation launched into a midterm election cycle projected to have record-setting spending. Scripps’ competitive election outlook includes its markets inArizona ,Colorado ,Michigan ,Nevada, Ohio andWisconsin , with certain races inFlorida andMontana also being closely watched. - Scripps has now closed on the sales of its Fox affiliate WFTX in
Fort Myers, Florida , and itsABC affiliate WRTV inIndianapolis . Gross proceeds from both sales are$123 million . The company has announced plans to swap stations across five markets in four states with Gray Media, which will close following the necessary regulatory approvals. And it has entered into an agreement to purchase WTVQ, theABC affiliate inLexington , for$15.8 million , and create a duopoly with its existingNBC affiliate, WLEX. While approval is pending, we receive revenue from and pay expenses related to WTVQ’s operations through a local programming and marketing agreement. These transactions support two company strategies: to pay down debt and to improve the operating performance of its local stations. - On
April 30 , the company entered into an agreement to extend theJuly 7, 2027 , maturity date for$200 million of commitments on our revolving credit facility toJuly 7, 2029 .
From Scripps President and CEO
“We’re moving through the second quarter with real momentum, fueled by progress toward our transformation goals, the ongoing successes with our
“The magnitude of our transformation is evident in the early changes to our leverage ratio and the improvement we’ll continue to see on our balance sheet. We plan to use proceeds from midterm political advertising revenue to make meaningful further progress.
“We’re also capitalizing on live sports across both divisions’ portfolios. Tomorrow night, the
“We continue to expand on our opportunity, having recently announced a new partnership with the NHL’s Nashville Predators for local broadcast, and with the PBR for Premier Women’s Rodeo, which we’ll bring to Grit, ION and our new streaming channel,
“This is shaping up to be a pivotal year for our company. We’re using the word transformation to describe how all of us at Scripps are questioning what we do, how we do it and why, with a goal of forming the optimal organizational structure to position us to grow, inside our current businesses and beyond. Through that growth, we will continue to serve our audiences, advertisers, sports fans and communities with objective journalism, meaningful personal connection, live sports and quality entertainment – and at the same time, create new shareholder value.”
Operating results
First-quarter company revenue was
Loss attributable to the shareholders of Scripps was
First-quarter 2026 as-reported results by segment compared to prior-period amounts:
Local Media
Revenue was
- Core advertising revenue increased 5.8% to
$140 million . - Political revenue was
$9 million , compared to$3.3 million in the prior-year quarter, a non-election year. - Distribution revenue increased 1.5% to
$190 million .
Segment expenses increased 1.5% to
Segment profit was
Revenue was
Segment profit was
First-quarter 2026 adjusted combined results by segment compared to prior-period amounts:
In order to provide more meaningful year-over-year comparisons, we are providing non-GAAP supplemental information for certain revenues and expenses for the prior-year periods on an adjusted combined basis.
The adjusted combined revenue and expense information illustrates what the historical results of Scripps would have been, given the assumptions outlined in the supplemental materials and had WFTX, WRTV and WTVQ (Local Media) and Court TV (
Local Media – Adjusted combined basis
Revenue was
- Core advertising revenue increased 7% to
$137 million . - Political revenue was
$8.9 million , compared to$3.3 million in the prior-year quarter, a non-election year. - Distribution revenue increased 1.9% to
$182 million .
Segment expenses increased 2.4% to
Segment profit was
Revenue was
Segment profit was
Financial condition
On
Total debt was
Scripps did not declare or provide payment for the first-quarter 2026 quarterly preferred stock dividend. The 9% dividend rate on the preferred shares compounds quarterly. At
Looking ahead
Comparisons for our segments are to the same adjusted combined period in 2025.
| Second-quarter 2026 | ||
| Local Media revenue | Up low single-digit percent | |
| Local Media expense | Flat | |
| Down about 10 percent | ||
| Up low single-digit percent range | ||
| Shared services and corporate | About |
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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
| Three Months Ended |
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| (in thousands, except per share data) | 2026 | 2025 | ||||||
| Operating revenues | $ | 516,868 | $ | 524,393 | ||||
| Segment, shared services and corporate expenses | (456,621 | ) | (454,392 | ) | ||||
| Restructuring costs | (644 | ) | (4,144 | ) | ||||
| Depreciation and amortization of intangible assets | (35,347 | ) | (38,460 | ) | ||||
| Gains (losses), net on disposal of property and equipment | 509 | 78 | ||||||
| Operating expenses | (492,103 | ) | (496,918 | ) | ||||
| Operating income | 24,765 | 27,475 | ||||||
| Interest expense | (56,958 | ) | (43,750 | ) | ||||
| Defined benefit pension plan expense | (733 | ) | (338 | ) | ||||
| Gains (losses) from sale of business | 30,009 | — | ||||||
| Miscellaneous, net | (1,531 | ) | 156 | |||||
| Loss from operations before income taxes | (4,448 | ) | (16,457 | ) | ||||
| Benefit for income taxes | 2,658 | 13,002 | ||||||
| Net loss | (1,790 | ) | (3,455 | ) | ||||
| Preferred stock dividends | (16,191 | ) | (15,388 | ) | ||||
| Net loss attributable to the shareholders of |
$ | (17,981 | ) | $ | (18,843 | ) | ||
| Net loss per diluted share of common stock attributable to the shareholders of |
$ | (0.20 | ) | $ | (0.22 | ) | ||
| Weighted average diluted shares outstanding | 89,767 | 86,912 | ||||||
See notes to results of operations.
Notes to Results of Operations
1. SEGMENT INFORMATION
We determine our operating segments based upon our management and internal reporting structure, as well as the basis that our chief operating decision maker makes resource-allocation decisions.
Our Local Media segment includes more than 60 local television stations and their related digital operations. It is comprised of 18
Our
Our segment results reflect the impact of intercompany carriage agreements between our local broadcast television stations and our national networks. The intercompany carriage fee revenue earned by our local broadcast television stations is equal to the carriage fee expense incurred by our national networks. We also allocate a portion of certain corporate costs and expenses, including accounting, human resources, employee benefit and information technology to our segments. These intercompany agreements and allocations are generally amounts agreed upon by management, which may differ from an arms-length amount.
The other segment caption aggregates our operating segments that are too small to report separately. Costs for centrally provided services and certain corporate costs that are not allocated to the segments are included in shared services and corporate costs. These unallocated corporate costs would also include the costs associated with being a public company. Corporate assets are primarily cash and cash equivalents, property and equipment primarily used for corporate purposes and deferred income taxes.
Our chief operating decision maker evaluates operating performance and makes decisions about the allocation of resources to our segments using a measure called segment profit. Segment profit excludes interest, defined benefit pension plan amounts, income taxes, depreciation and amortization, impairment charges, divested operating units, restructuring activities, investment results and certain other items that are included in net income (loss) determined in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in
Information regarding our operating performance is as follows:
| Three Months Ended |
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| (in thousands) | 2026 | 2025 | Change | ||||||||
| Segment operating revenues: | |||||||||||
| Local Media | $ | 341,638 | $ | 325,389 | 5.0 | % | |||||
| 176,027 | 198,007 | (11.1 | )% | ||||||||
| Other | 3,663 | 5,680 | (35.5 | )% | |||||||
| Intersegment eliminations | (4,460 | ) | (4,683 | ) | (4.8 | )% | |||||
| Total operating revenues | $ | 516,868 | $ | 524,393 | (1.4 | )% | |||||
| Segment profit (loss): | |||||||||||
| Local Media | $ | 46,691 | $ | 34,919 | 33.7 | % | |||||
| 46,266 | 64,093 | (27.8 | )% | ||||||||
| Other | (6,076 | ) | (6,405 | ) | (5.1 | )% | |||||
| Shared services and corporate | (26,634 | ) | (22,606 | ) | 17.8 | % | |||||
| Restructuring costs | (644 | ) | (4,144 | ) | |||||||
| Depreciation and amortization of intangible assets | (35,347 | ) | (38,460 | ) | |||||||
| Gains (losses), net on disposal of property and equipment | 509 | 78 | |||||||||
| Interest expense | (56,958 | ) | (43,750 | ) | |||||||
| Defined benefit pension plan expense | (733 | ) | (338 | ) | |||||||
| Gains (losses) from sale of business | 30,009 | — | |||||||||
| Miscellaneous, net | (1,531 | ) | 156 | ||||||||
| Loss from operations before income taxes | $ | (4,448 | ) | $ | (16,457 | ) | |||||
Operating results for our Local Media segment were as follows:
| Three Months Ended |
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| (in thousands) | 2026 | 2025 | Change | ||||||
| Segment operating revenues: | |||||||||
| Core advertising | $ | 139,794 | $ | 132,146 | 5.8 | % | |||
| Political | 8,964 | 3,263 | |||||||
| Distribution | 189,922 | 187,191 | 1.5 | % | |||||
| Other | 2,958 | 2,789 | 6.1 | % | |||||
| Total operating revenues | 341,638 | 325,389 | 5.0 | % | |||||
| Segment costs and expenses: | |||||||||
| Employee compensation and benefits | 104,300 | 105,169 | (0.8 | )% | |||||
| Programming | 142,637 | 139,697 | 2.1 | % | |||||
| Other expenses | 48,010 | 45,604 | 5.3 | % | |||||
| Total costs and expenses | 294,947 | 290,470 | 1.5 | % | |||||
| Segment profit | $ | 46,691 | $ | 34,919 | 33.7 | % | |||
Operating results for our
| Three Months Ended |
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| (in thousands) | 2026 | 2025 | Change | ||||||
| Total operating revenues | $ | 176,027 | $ | 198,007 | (11.1 | )% | |||
| Segment costs and expenses: | |||||||||
| Employee compensation and benefits | 22,574 | 20,873 | 8.1 | % | |||||
| Programming | 71,037 | 76,410 | (7.0 | )% | |||||
| Other expenses | 36,150 | 36,631 | (1.3 | )% | |||||
| Total costs and expenses | 129,761 | 133,914 | (3.1 | )% | |||||
| Segment profit | $ | 46,266 | $ | 64,093 | (27.8 | )% | |||
2. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
| (in thousands) | As of 2026 |
As of 2025 |
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| ASSETS | ||||||
| Current assets: | ||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 83,726 | $ | 27,923 | ||
| Restricted cash | 11,305 | — | ||||
| Other current assets | 570,266 | 616,562 | ||||
| Assets held for sale | — | 102,933 | ||||
| Total current assets | 665,297 | 747,418 | ||||
| Investments | 12,915 | 14,369 | ||||
| Property and equipment | 398,018 | 407,966 | ||||
| Operating lease right-of-use assets | 92,175 | 95,975 | ||||
| 1,918,334 | 1,918,334 | |||||
| Other intangible assets | 1,508,389 | 1,517,776 | ||||
| Programming | 296,229 | 280,359 | ||||
| Miscellaneous | 25,691 | 26,431 | ||||
| TOTAL ASSETS | $ | 4,917,048 | $ | 5,008,628 | ||
| LIABILITIES AND EQUITY | ||||||
| Current liabilities: | ||||||
| Accounts payable | $ | 73,678 | $ | 63,420 | ||
| Unearned revenue | 24,838 | 22,166 | ||||
| Current portion of long-term debt | — | 8,854 | ||||
| Accrued expenses and other current liabilities | 323,821 | 352,098 | ||||
| Liabilities held for sale | — | 7,063 | ||||
| Total current liabilities | 422,337 | 453,601 | ||||
| Long-term debt (less current portion) | 2,548,901 | 2,585,534 | ||||
| Other liabilities (less current portion) | 700,409 | 723,401 | ||||
| Total equity | 1,245,401 | 1,246,092 | ||||
| TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY | $ | 4,917,048 | $ | 5,008,628 | ||
3. EARNINGS PER SHARE (“EPS”)
Unvested awards of share-based payments with non-forfeitable rights to receive dividends or dividend equivalents, such as certain of our RSUs, are considered participating securities for purposes of calculating EPS. Under the two-class method, we allocate a portion of net income to these participating securities and, therefore, exclude that income from the calculation of EPS for common stock. We do not allocate losses to the participating securities.
The following table presents information about basic and diluted weighted-average shares outstanding:
| Three Months Ended |
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| (in thousands) | 2026 | 2025 | ||||||
| Numerator (for basic and diluted earnings per share) | ||||||||
| Net loss | $ | (1,790 | ) | $ | (3,455 | ) | ||
| Less preferred stock dividends | (16,191 | ) | (15,388 | ) | ||||
| Numerator for basic and diluted earnings per share | $ | (17,981 | ) | $ | (18,843 | ) | ||
| Denominator | ||||||||
| Basic weighted-average shares outstanding | 89,767 | 86,912 | ||||||
| Effect of dilutive securities | — | — | ||||||
| Diluted weighted-average shares outstanding | 89,767 | 86,912 | ||||||
4. NON-GAAP INFORMATION
In addition to results prepared in accordance with GAAP, this earnings release discusses adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP performance measure that management and the company’s Board of Directors uses to evaluate the performance of the business. We also believe that the non-GAAP measure provides useful information to investors by allowing them to view our business through the eyes of management and is a measure that is frequently used by industry analysts, investors and lenders as a measure of valuation for broadcast companies.
Adjusted EBITDA is calculated as income (loss) from continuing operations, net of tax, plus income tax expense (benefit), interest expense, financing transaction costs, losses (gains) on extinguishment of debt, defined benefit pension plan expense (income), share-based compensation costs, depreciation, amortization of intangible assets, impairment of goodwill, loss (gain) on business and asset disposals, acquisition and integration costs, restructuring charges and certain other miscellaneous items. We consider adjusted EBITDA to be an indicator of our operating performance.
A reconciliation of the adjusted EBITDA measure to the comparable financial measure in accordance with GAAP is as follows:
| Three Months Ended |
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| (in thousands) | 2026 | 2025 | ||||||
| Net loss | $ | (1,790 | ) | $ | (3,455 | ) | ||
| Benefit for income taxes | (2,658 | ) | (13,002 | ) | ||||
| Interest expense | 56,958 | 43,750 | ||||||
| Defined benefit pension plan expense | 733 | 338 | ||||||
| Share-based compensation costs | 6,511 | 5,605 | ||||||
| Depreciation | 13,285 | 14,904 | ||||||
| Amortization of intangible assets | 22,062 | 23,556 | ||||||
| Losses (gains), net on disposal of property and equipment | (509 | ) | (78 | ) | ||||
| Restructuring costs | 644 | 4,144 | ||||||
| Losses (gains) from sale of business | (30,009 | ) | — | |||||
| Miscellaneous, net | 1,531 | (156 | ) | |||||
| Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 66,758 | $ | 75,606 | ||||
5. SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION
The following table presents additional information on certain sources and uses of cash:
| Three Months Ended |
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| (in thousands) | 2026 | 2025 | ||||||
| Capital expenditures | $ | (2,136 | ) | $ | (1,854 | ) | ||
| Interest paid | (81,310 | ) | (57,867 | ) | ||||
| Income taxes refunded | 6,876 | 185 | ||||||
| Mandatory contributions to defined retirement plans | (281 | ) | (277 | ) | ||||
ADJUSTED COMBINED SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
Due to the effect that the WTVQ station inclusion, the WRTV and WFTX television station dispositions and the Court TV disposition have on our segment operating results, and to provide meaningful period over period comparisons, we are presenting supplemental non-GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles) information for certain financial results on an adjusted combined basis. The adjusted combined financial results have been compiled by adding, as of the earliest period presented, the impact from including the WTVQ television station's historical revenue, employee compensation and benefits, programming and other expenses to Scripps’ historical revenue, employee compensation and benefits, programming and other expenses captions historically reported within our Local Media segment. Similarly, WRTV and WRTV television stations' historical revenue, employee compensation and benefits, programming and other expenses have been subtracted, as of the earliest period presented, from Scripps’ historical revenue, employee compensation and benefits, programming and other expenses captions historically reported within our Local Media segment. Finally, Court TV's historical revenue, employee compensation and benefits, programming and other expenses have been subtracted, as of the earliest period presented, from Scripps’ historical revenue, employee compensation and benefits, programming and other expenses captions historically reported within our
Management uses the adjusted combined non-GAAP supplemental information for purposes of evaluating the Company’s segment results. The company therefore believes that the non-GAAP measure presented provides useful information to investors by allowing them to view the company’s businesses through the eyes of management, facilitating comparison of Local Media and
The company uses the adjusted combined non-GAAP supplemental information to supplement the financial information presented on a GAAP historical basis. This non-GAAP supplemental information is not to be considered in isolation from, or as a substitute for, the related GAAP measures, and should be read only in conjunction with financial information presented on a GAAP basis.
The adjusted combined financial results contained in the following supplemental information is for informational purposes only. These results do not necessarily reflect what the historical results of Scripps would have been if the transactions had occurred on
The adjusted combined financial information is not pro forma information prepared in accordance with Article 11 of
Local Media adjusted combined segment profit
| 2025 | 2026 | |||||||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total | Q1 | ||||||||||||
| Segment operating revenues: | ||||||||||||||||||
| Core advertising | $ | 127,710 | $ | 130,893 | $ | 127,529 | $ | 160,801 | $ | 546,933 | $ | 136,608 | ||||||
| Political | 3,269 | 2,615 | 5,283 | 9,216 | 20,383 | 8,880 | ||||||||||||
| Distribution | 178,653 | 183,857 | 177,470 | 175,007 | 714,987 | 182,131 | ||||||||||||
| Other | 2,789 | 2,954 | 2,963 | 2,642 | 11,348 | 2,893 | ||||||||||||
| Total operating revenues | 312,421 | 320,319 | 313,245 | 347,666 | 1,293,651 | 330,512 | ||||||||||||
| Segment costs and expenses: | ||||||||||||||||||
| Employee compensation and benefits | 102,694 | 102,007 | 103,022 | 104,141 | 411,864 | 102,561 | ||||||||||||
| Programming | 133,442 | 123,013 | 119,037 | 146,709 | 522,201 | 137,430 | ||||||||||||
| Other expenses | 44,027 | 43,915 | 41,397 | 49,869 | 179,208 | 46,839 | ||||||||||||
| Total costs and expenses | 280,163 | 268,935 | 263,456 | 300,719 | 1,113,273 | 286,830 | ||||||||||||
| Segment profit | $ | 32,258 | $ | 51,384 | $ | 49,789 | $ | 46,947 | $ | 180,378 | $ | 43,682 | ||||||
Non-GAAP reconciliation
Below is a reconciliation of Scripps historical reported revenue and segment profit for its Local Media segment to the adjusted combined revenue and adjusted combined segment profit for the Local Media segment following the sales of WRTV and WFTX television stations, as well as the inclusion of the WTVQ television station.
| 2025 | 2026 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total | Q1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Local Media operating revenues, as reported | $ | 325,389 | $ | 334,766 | $ | 325,456 | $ | 359,952 | $ | 1,345,563 | $ | 341,638 | ||||||||||||
| WRTV station disposition | (9,351 | ) | (11,532 | ) | (9,616 | ) | (9,190 | ) | (39,689 | ) | (9,136 | ) | ||||||||||||
| WFTX station disposition | (7,380 | ) | (6,670 | ) | (6,480 | ) | (7,204 | ) | (27,734 | ) | (4,588 | ) | ||||||||||||
| WTVQ station inclusion | 3,763 | 3,755 | 3,885 | 4,108 | 15,511 | 2,598 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Local Media adjusted combined operating revenues | $ | 312,421 | $ | 320,319 | $ | 313,245 | $ | 347,666 | $ | 1,293,651 | $ | 330,512 | ||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2026 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total | Q1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Local Media segment profit, as reported | $ | 34,919 | $ | 55,821 | $ | 52,801 | $ | 50,046 | $ | 193,587 | $ | 46,691 | ||||||||||||
| WRTV station disposition | (1,826 | ) | (4,056 | ) | (2,214 | ) | (1,752 | ) | (9,848 | ) | (2,106 | ) | ||||||||||||
| WFTX station disposition | (961 | ) | (509 | ) | (914 | ) | (1,667 | ) | (4,051 | ) | (905 | ) | ||||||||||||
| WTVQ station inclusion | 126 | 128 | 116 | 320 | 690 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Local Media adjusted combined segment profit | $ | 32,258 | $ | 51,384 | $ | 49,789 | $ | 46,947 | $ | 180,378 | $ | 43,682 | ||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2026 | |||||||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total | Q1 | ||||||||||||
| Total operating revenues | $ | 191,805 | $ | 198,464 | $ | 194,640 | $ | 192,983 | $ | 777,892 | $ | 173,580 | ||||||
| Segment costs and expenses: | ||||||||||||||||||
| Employee compensation and benefits | 18,195 | 19,217 | 19,330 | 19,004 | 75,746 | 21,406 | ||||||||||||
| Programming | 72,536 | 84,978 | 82,965 | 71,737 | 312,216 | 69,471 | ||||||||||||
| Other expenses | 34,289 | 37,037 | 36,395 | 36,452 | 144,173 | 35,211 | ||||||||||||
| Total costs and expenses | 125,020 | 141,232 | 138,690 | 127,193 | 532,135 | 126,088 | ||||||||||||
| Segment profit | $ | 66,785 | $ | 57,232 | $ | 55,950 | $ | 65,790 | $ | 245,757 | $ | 47,492 | ||||||
Non-GAAP reconciliation
Below is a reconciliation of Scripps historical reported revenue and segment profit for its
| 2025 | 2026 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total | Q1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| $ | 198,007 | $ | 205,765 | $ | 200,956 | $ | 199,489 | $ | 804,217 | $ | 176,027 | |||||||||||||
| Court TV disposition | (6,202 | ) | (7,301 | ) | (6,316 | ) | (6,506 | ) | (26,325 | ) | (2,447 | ) | ||||||||||||
| $ | 191,805 | $ | 198,464 | $ | 194,640 | $ | 192,983 | $ | 777,892 | $ | 173,580 | |||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2026 | |||||||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total | Q1 | ||||||||||||
| $ | 64,093 | $ | 55,948 | $ | 53,299 | $ | 63,504 | $ | 236,844 | $ | 46,266 | |||||||
| Court TV disposition | 2,692 | 1,284 | 2,651 | 2,286 | 8,913 | 1,226 | ||||||||||||
| $ | 66,785 | $ | 57,232 | $ | 55,950 | $ | 65,790 | $ | 245,757 | $ | 47,492 | |||||||
Source: E.W. Scripps Company