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Final Tally: Division Series Ratings Down Over 27%. TBS Wins Cable Ratings
Final Tally: Division Series Ratings Down Over 27%. TBS Wins Cable Ratings
Is the glass half empty or full for TBS and their coverage of the Division Series? With the Division Series now in the books and no decisive Game Fives in the mix, Nielsen Media Research reports that TBS averaged a 3.2 cable rating or 4.3 million viewers, a drop of 27.3 percent from the year prior.
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