Archive for October 28th, 2009

How will the World Series do in the ratings? Recent WS ratings: 8.4 (2008), 10.6 (2007), 10.1 (2006). Last Yankee WS averaged a 12.8.

The 2009 World Series has it all — two big market teams, the defending champions, and arguably the most recognizable team in American sports. Not surprisingly, the Phillies/Yankees series has FOX and MLB in a [...]

Fueled by the NBA’s Big Three, the Lakers, Celtics and Cavaliers, TNT drew record numbers for NBA Opening Night. TNT averaged a 2.3 U.S. rating and 3.7 million viewers for Tuesday’s Celtics/Cavaliers and Clippers/Lakers doubleheader, [...]

Ratings for every World Series game since 1972. The 2008 Phillies/Rays World Series averaged a 8.4/14 rating and 13.8 million viewers on FOX, by far the lowest rated, least-viewed World Series on record. The past [...]

Ratings and viewership for every World Series to involve the Yankees and Phillies since ’68. Also includes what the equivalent rating would be in today’s Nielsen universe of 114.9 million households. Asterisk (*) indicates the [...]

Ratings for nationally televised games involving the New York Yankees and Philadelphia Phillies during the 2009 MLB postseason. All ratings are U.S. ratings. New York Yankees Date Time Game Net Rating Viewers N.Y. Wed., 10/7/09 [...]

The NBA season opened with a bang on TNT. Tuesday’s NBA Opening Night doubleheader averaged a 2.8 overnight rating on TNT, up 40% from a 2.0 last year. In particular, Celtics/Cavaliers drew a 3.2 overnight [...]

Overnight ratings for sporting events on broadcastFinal ratings for some of these events may already be availableSource: Sports Business DailyFootball Sport Game/Event Date Time Net Rating NFL Falcons/Cowboys or other regional action Sun., 10/25/09 4:15 [...]