MLS and ESPN change days for televised games (AP)
Published 1/20/2009 at Yahoo! Sports - MLS News
Major League Soccer and ESPN are moving games from a regular Thursday night time slot to different days of the week in hopes of boosting ratings. The average audience on ESPN2 decreased 12 percent from 288,800 viewers in 2007 to 253,000 in 2008. The league and network are entering the third year of an eight-year contract.
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