Sporting Classics with Chris Dorsey Continues Steady Media Growth with 2.46 Million TV Views in 2025
The hit outdoor series Sporting Classics with Chris Dorseycontinued its consistent viewership growth by reaching 2.17 million households with 2.46 million unique views over the 3rd and 4th quarters of 2025 on Outdoor Channel, white expanding a digital and social media footprint. The series has averaged 2.4+ million views over 5-straight years on Outdoor Channel, remarkable consistency in an uncertain TV landscape - and continues its unprecedented success across all media platforms including international syndication on Wild TV, monthly features in Sporting Classics Magazine, Forbes, social media, weekly newsletters and more.
In addition to the large domestic TV audience, Sporting Classics with Chris Dorsey expanded its footprint across all platforms in 2025. The series reached 717,000 viewers on WildTV in syndication, the YouTube channel @ChrisDorseysOutdoorWorld has 79,000 subscribers and 35 million total views, the Instagram account @SportingClassicsTV reaches 1.9 million accounts per month, and Dorsey's articles in Forbes are viewed by 300,000+ domestic and international readers. With a weekly newsletter reaching 15,000 industry insiders, monthly essays in Sporting Classics magazine, weekly inclusion in Sporting Classics Daily and frequent guest appearances on radio and podcast programming - Dorsey continues to be a vocal advocate for the outdoor industry and a champion for hunting rights and wildlife conservation.
"From a business perspective, consistency in ratings is a big plus since it means we can deliver more value to our sponsors in an uncertain landscape," said Chris Dorsey. "But the real goal is to defend our sport while sharing the love of our outdoor heritage with fans and viewers across so many platforms."
Chris Dorsey has been called the 'brand-father' of outdoor television having helped create and launch almost 60 series in the outdoor genre and an equal number of series in mainstream television, including for such networks as ABC, Discovery Channel, History Channel, HGTV, Travel, DIY, ESPN, WGN America, National Geographic, Nat Geo Wild, Destination America, Oxygen, and all the outdoor networks. Dorsey formerly served as editor in chief of Sports Afield and Ducks Unlimited magazines, is the author of 12 books, and is a regular contributor to Forbes. His work also has appeared in The Wall Street Journal, National Geographic, Newsweek, and The Robb Report. He's among the world's most widely traveled hunters having taken the 29 big game species of North America, the deadly seven species of Africa, the spiral horns of Africa and the wild turkey world slam. He's a member of the Outdoor Legends Hall of Fame and is a recipient of the Ray Scott Trailblazer Award as well as the Curt Gowdy Memorial Award. Dorsey has also served in board and advisory positions of numerous conservation and sporting advocacy organizations.