Archive for April 10th, 2009

In the ratings game, Geno Auriemma is no match for Pat Summitt. Ratings dropped by double-digits for the 2009 Women’s NCAA Tournament. ESPN averaged a 1.2 cable rating and 1.5 million viewers for its twelve-game [...]

Ratings for postseason (NCAA Tournament and NIT) men’s college basketball games during the 2008-09 season. Ratings and shares are presented for games on broadcast. For games on cable, U.S. area rating is presented with cable [...]

Ratings for most regular season men’s college basketball games during the 2008-09 season. Ratings and shares are presented for games on broadcast. For games on cable, U.S. area rating is presented with cable rating in [...]

Ratings for the 2009 Men’s NCAA Tournament were up from last year, but were still among the lowest in history. CBS averaged a 5.7/12 rating and 8.9 million viewers for its coverage of the NCAA [...]

The 2009 Masters got off to a good start in the ratings on ESPN. According to fast-national data, first round coverage of The Masters drew a 2.4 U.S. rating (2.8 cable) and 3.4 million viewers [...]

ESPN viewers may have noticed that the new and improved BottomLine did not last very long. The new, sleeker BottomLine that debuted on Monday as part of SportsCenter’s new graphics package was replaced with the [...]

Two uncompetitive NBA games drew less than impressive numbers on ABC last week. A doubleheader featuring Spurs/Cavaliers and Suns/Mavericks averaged a 1.9 rating on ABC last Sunday, up 6% from a 1.8 for last year’s [...]

Miscellaneous articles from around sports media. Matt Clapp, Sharapova’s Thigh, “Remembering The Best Friend I Ever Had“ This morning I found out Angels’ incredibly talented rookie pitcher Nick Adenhart was killed in a car crash [...]

In several markets, the 2009 MLB season got off to a great start in the ratings. The Red Sox, Cubs and Yankees were among the teams that drew record ratings on their respective opening days. [...]