Archive for July 12th, 2009

Longtime Atlanta Hawks play-by-play voice Bob Rathbun spoke with Sports Media Watch last week. Among the topics of conversation: Atlanta’s bad reputation as a sports city, his play-by-play debut at the tender age of 12, [...]

First, the results of last week’s predictions.Source: Sports Business Daily Sport Game/Event Net Prediction Final rating Tennis Federer/Roddick NBC 2.6 3.8 The 3.8 rating for last Sunday’s Federer/Roddick Wimbledon men’s final is a 9% increase [...]

Competitive eating topped Major League Baseball and Wimbledon in the ratings last week. The Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest drew a 0.9 U.S. rating (1.0 cable) and 1.3 million viewers on ESPN July 4. The [...]

Wherever Tiger Woods goes, big ratings follow. The final round of the AT&T National, featuring Woods’ third PGA Tour victory of the season, drew a 4.2/10 final rating on CBS Sunday — up 180% from [...]