The ratings game.
Sports Media Watch —
Over 9 million viewers tuned in to watch golf on a Monday afternoon. The U.S. Open playoff on June 16 drew a 6.7 rating with 9.1 million viewers , making it the third highest rated and most watched sports program of the week, behind Game 6 of the NBA Finals (10.7, 16.9 mil) and the NBA Finals trophy presentation (8.5, 13.4 mil). The 6.7 for the Monday playoff is higher than the 6.4 for last year's Sunday afternoon final round. The North Side/South Side battle gave ESPN a shot in the arm last weekend. ESPN ...
Euro 2008 ratings.
Sports Media Watch —
... for its sixteen matches, also through last Monday. The highest rated match was the Sweden/Spain tilt on June 14, which drew a 0.9 cable rating with 1 million viewers. Like ESPN, ESPN2 has seen a substantial increase over programming in the comparable time period (12 PM - 5 PM) a year ago. The 0.5 rating marks a 67% increase, and the 635,000 viewers accounts for a 75% jump. So far, ABC has aired only one Euro 2008 match, drawing a 1.2 rating with 1.8 million viewers for Netherlands/Russia last Saturday. The match outdrew the competing third round of the Travelers ...
Spain-Italy Most Watched Match So Far And Other ESPN Euro Ratings News
EPL Talk —
... As for the one game broadcast on ABC, the Netherlands v Russia quarterfinal finished with a 1.2 rating and 1.84 million viewers according to ratings site TV by the Numbers. Compared to other Saturday afternoon sports broadcasts, it roughly fell in the middle of the pack. The match finished well behind FOX Saturday Baseball and the Men’s Gymnastics Olympic Trials on NBC, but it did finish ahead of the rest of NBC’s afternoon sports lineup and the PGA Tour on CBS. ...
Olympic trials numbers game.
Sports Media Watch —
... Sunday. For events on cable, coverage area ratings are included in parentheses. Ratings for coverage on MSNBC are unavailable. NBC averaged a 2.6 rating for twelve Olympic trials broadcasts. For eight prime time broadcasts, NBC averaged a 3.1 rating with 4.9 million viewers. USA Network averaged a 1.1 national rating (1.3 coverage area rating) for seven broadcasts last week (June 30-July 6). Ratings for a June 28 track & field telecast on the network are unavailable. Saturday, June 21 1.1 , ...
MLB numbers game.
Sports Media Watch —
... 1 1.6 ( 1.9 ), 2.4 mil : Dodgers/Mets (8 PM ESPN) Saturday, June 7 2.0 , 2.6 mil : Cubs/Dodgers, Mariners/Red Sox or Indians/Tigers (3:30 PM FOX) Sunday, June 8 1.4 ( 1.6 ), 2.2 mil : Cubs/Dodgers (8 PM ESPN) Saturday, June 14 1.9 , 2.7 mil : Red Sox/Reds, Dodgers/Tigers, Phillies/Cardinals (3:30 PM FOX) Sunday, June 15 0.9 ( 1.1 ), 1.4 mil : Braves/Angels (8 PM ESPN) Saturday, June 21 1.7 , 2.6 mil : Cardinals/Red Sox or Indians/Dodgers (3:30 PM FOX) Sunday, June 22 ...
