---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000832428-23-000031"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SSP"
cik: "0000832428"
company_name: "E.W. SCRIPPS Co"
filed_at: "2023-11-03T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-08T22:55:39.337593+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Scripps reports Q3 net loss of $16.2M; revenue falls 7.4% to $567M

## Summary
- Revenue $567M (-7.4% YoY); net loss $16.2M ($0.19 EPS) vs net income $33.7M ($0.38 EPS) in Q3 2022.
- Local Media distribution revenue +20% to $198M; core ad -3.1% to $142M; political revenue $9.1M vs $63.2M.
- Scripps Networks revenue -8.5% to $215M; segment profit $49.7M vs $72M YoY.
- Connected TV revenue (excl. programmatic) up 75% YoY, on track for ~$100M in 2023.
- Q4 guidance: Local Media revenue down low-to-mid double digits; Networks revenue down ~10%.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000832428-23-000031
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SSP
- cik: 0000832428
- company_name: E.W. SCRIPPS Co
- filed_at: 2023-11-03T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01, 99.1
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/832428/000083242823000031/0000832428-23-000031-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/832428/000083242823000031/ssp-20231103.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  E.W. SCRIPPS Co reported quarter ended September 30, 2023 results: revenue $567 million, net income Loss attributable to the shareholders of Scripps was $16.2 million or 19 cents per share, EPS 19 cents per share.
  - Period: quarter ended September 30, 2023
  - Revenue: $567 million
  - Net income: Loss attributable to the shareholders of Scripps was $16.2 million or 19 cents per share
  - EPS: 19 cents per share
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Scripps reports Q3 2023 financial results Nov. 3, 2023 CINCINNATI – The E.W. Scripps Company (NASDAQ: SSP) delivered $567 million in revenue and $97.5 million in segment profit for the third quarter of 2023. Loss attributable to the shareholders of Scripps was $16.2 million or 19 cents per share.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/832428/000083242823000031/0000832428-23-000031-index.htm

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