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Solid numbers for NBA games on cable; TNT up 20%.
Published 4/29/2008 by Paulsen at Sports Media Watch
Before the Western Conference Playoffs became largely uncompetitive, the much hyped games gave TNT and ESPN a major shot in the arm. Three NBA Playoff games finished in the top 20 most watched cable shows for last week , with six games finishing in the top 40. The three most watched games were all in the Western Conference, including two games from the Spurs/Suns series. Game 2 between the Spurs and Suns ...

Final ratings for the Draft fall only 3%.
Published 4/29/2008 by Paulsen at Sports Media Watch
The overnight ratings for the NFL Draft resemble the exit polls for the 2004 Presidential Election. While the overnight rating for the Draft fell 15% from last year, indicating a sharp and surprising downturn in viewership, the final rating for the event was down only 3% . ESPN ...

ESPN NFL Draft Ratings Drop
Published 4/29/2008 by Michael David Smith at FanHouse
Filed under: NFL Draft, NFL Media Watch, ESPN, NFL Network NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has said the decision to change the start time of the draft to later in the day on Saturday, and to cut the amount of time between picks, was an attempt to make the draft more appealing to fans. Preliminary TV ratings suggest that it didn't work. From Sports Media Watch: the final rating for the event was down only 3%. ESPN drew a 3.4 national rating with 5 million viewers for its coverage of the ...