Archive for September 29th, 2009

Overnight ratings for sporting events on broadcast.Source: Sports Business DailyFootball Sport Game/Event Date Time Net Rating NFL Steelers/Bengals or other regional action Sun., 9/27/09 4:15 PM CBS 12.6 NFL Falcons/Patriots or other regional action Sun., [...]

Overnight ratings were up double-digits for college football on ABC. ABC drew strong numbers for regional college football action on Saturday afternoon. Regional coverage, featuring Miami/Virginia Tech, drew a 4.4 overnight — up 29% from [...]

FOX drew a 2.4 overnight rating for regional MLB coverage (featuring Yankees/Red Sox) on Saturday afternoon, down 7% from a 2.6 on the comparable date last year. Keep in mind that last year’s coverage fell [...]

Curt Menefee: The NFL on FOX host will fill in for Nick Charles on Showtime’s ShoBox: The Next Generation boxing telecasts through the end of the year. Menefee begins this Friday. Charles is suffering from [...]

The NFL season is off to a hot start on FOX. Sunday’s singleheader, featuring Falcons/Patriots, drew a 12.5 overnight rating on FOX — up 25% from a 10.0 last year, and up 20% from a [...]

Ratings were not particularly strong for the NFL on CBS during Week 3. CBS saw declines for both of its NFL windows on Sunday. Late afternoon coverage, featuring Steelers/Bengals, drew a 12.6 overnight rating — [...]