Archive for March, 2009

Overnight ratings for sporting events on broadcast.Source: Sports Business Daily and jayski.com Basketball Sport Game/Event Date Time Net Rating College basketball Oklahoma/North Carolina Sun., 3/29/09 5:00 PM CBS 7.7/- College basketball Villanova/Pittsburgh Sat., 3/28/09 7:00 [...]

The ratings may have been paltry by prime time standards, but NBC saw a big increase for its coverage of the World Figure Skating Championships. Coverage of the women’s free skate at the World Figure [...]

NASCAR ratings tied a season low on Sunday. The Goody’s Fast Pain Relief 500 drew a 4.1/9 overnight rating on FOX Sunday, down 16% from a 4.9/10 last year, and tied as the lowest overnight [...]

A rematch of the most watched Super Bowl in history highlights the 2009 NFL preseason TV schedule, but not before one of the league’s most scrutinized figures makes his debut with a new team. The [...]

FOX has won the sweepstakes to air the Dallas Cowboys’ first home game at their new stadium — but with one caveat. FOX will televise the Cowboys’ preseason game against the Titans on Friday, August [...]

Users of the most popular online video-sharing site will soon be able to view content from the most popular sports television network. Disney’s ESPN and Google-owned YouTube have agreed on a deal to create an [...]

When it comes to television ratings, the brand-new Sounders trump the dearly-departed Sonics. The first game of the 2009 MLS season, featuring the expansion Seattle Sounders hosting the New York Red Bulls, drew a 3.4 [...]

Tyler Hansborough and Blake Griffin took a hit from Tiger Woods. Despite featuring a battle of two megahyped big men, CBS saw a double-digit decline in ratings for North Carolina’s victory over Oklahoma on Sunday. [...]

The toppling of the #1 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament saw a slight increase in ratings over last year’s comparable game. Michigan State’s upset victory over Louisville drew a 5.9 overnight on CBS Sunday [...]

A classic Big East battle in the Elite Eight gave CBS a bump in the ratings on Saturday night. Villanova’s victory over Pittsburgh drew a 7.5/14 overnight rating late Saturday afternoon, up 6% from a [...]