Since YouTube TV's Disney blackout started, some sports fans have been getting their fix on Sling TV, Fubo, and others, Apptopia data shows.

On Tuesday, ESPN's Pat McAfee addressed the situation and had a message for some his big-name coworkers who have shared videos on social media talking about the dispute and how fans can go to a website so they "don't miss any" action.

The release calls it ESPN’s "second-highest Week 9 audience since 2011." In most years since 2011, however, the game was not also televised by ABC. The impact of the YouTube TV

Sports fans have been hurt by the standoff between Disney and YouTube TV, but they're partially responsible for this blackout.

ESPN's bitter, drawn-out battle with YouTube TV (or more broadly, Disney's standoff with Google) reared its ugly head earlier this week when millions of YouTube TV subscribers were blacked out of watching ESPN's Cardinals-Cowboys matchup on Monday Night Football.

A significant chunk of video programming from ABC and ESPN is unavailable due to Google and Disney's inability to reach a licensing deal. On Thursday night, YouTube TV’s parent Google announced it was losing access to Disney content,