Archive for November, 2009

Thursday’s Texas/Texas A&M game drew a 3.8 overnight rating on ESPN, up 23% from a 3.1 for the same matchup on Thanksgiving night last year. (Sports Business Daily) Saturday’s Grambling/Southern Bayou Classic drew a 0.8 [...]

The fate of Notre Dame coach Charlie Weis, and the hype surrounding said fate, helped ABC to its highest college football overnight rating in over a month. Saturday Night Football, featuring Notre Dame/Stanford in 74% [...]

While not as big of a draw as the Florida St./Florida rivalry, Friday’s Alabama/Auburn game drew impressive numbers on CBS. Alabama/Auburn drew a 4.8 overnight rating on CBS Friday, up 92% from LSU/Arkansas last year [...]

Despite the presence of the undefeated Colts, overnight ratings fell off for Sunday’s NFL singleheader on CBS. NFL coverage featuring Colts/Texans drew a 10.6 overnight rating on CBS Sunday, down 9% from an 11.6 for [...]

After a postseason of heavy criticism, TBS lead MLB play-by-play voice Chip Caray will not return to the network next year. According to a memo obtained by the New York Times, Caray and Turner Sports [...]

The drawing power of Brett Favre boosted FOX once again on Sunday. Sunday’s NFL national window, featuring Bears/Vikings, drew a 16.3 overnight rating on FOX — up a tick from Giants/Cardinals on FOX last year [...]

An overtime battle helped propel NBC to a double-digit rise in overnight ratings for Sunday Night Football. The Ravens’ overtime win over the Steelers drew a 12.6/20 overnight rating on NBC Sunday night, up 17% [...]

Embattled golf star Tiger Woods will not participate in this week’s Chevron World Challenge. In a statement on his website, Woods cited the injuries he sustained his car accident last week as the reason he [...]

Overnight ratings were up double-digits for both Thanksgiving Day NFL games. Thursday’s Packers/Lions game on FOX drew a 12.1 overnight rating, up 11% from Titans/Lions on CBS last year (10.9) but down 13% from Packers/Lions [...]

The final college game for Tim Tebow — and possibly the final game for Bobby Bowden — drew strong numbers on CBS Saturday. Florida’s domination of Florida State drew a 5.1 overnight on CBS Saturday, [...]