Archive for January, 2010

Ratings for the NFL Pro Bowl dating back to 1997. The 2009 Pro Bowl drew a 5.4 rating and 8.8 million viewers on NBC, down 14% and 12%, respectively, from the previous year. Despite the [...]

If you could only choose one, what sporting event would you watch on Sunday?

First, the results of last week’s predictions Sport Game/Event Net Prediction Rating NFL Vikings/Saints FOX 26.1 30.6 The Saints’ overtime win over the Vikings drew a massive 30.6 final rating on FOX last Sunday, up [...]

Tom Brookshier, who called three Super Bowls as an NFL analyst for CBS, has died after battling cancer. He was 78. Brookshier spent over two decades with CBS, and was the network’s lead NFL analyst [...]

The NBA’s presence on broadcast television continues to shrink. ABC is currently scheduled to air just 9 NBA Playoff games prior to the NBA Finals, down from 10 games last year (11 were scheduled). This [...]

ESPN drew a 1.3 U.S. rating and 1.9 million viewers for Lakers/Knicks last Friday night (Jan. 22). The Bulls/Suns nightcap drew a 1.1 U.S. rating and 1.7 million viewers. Ratings for last year’s comparable telecasts [...]

Viewers did not tune-in en masse to watch Dick Vitale call an NBA game. The January 20 Jazz/Spurs game on ESPN, called by Vitale and Dan Shulman, drew a 0.8 U.S. rating and 1.3 million [...]

College basketball drew decent numbers on CBS last weekend. Last Saturday’s Texas/Connecticut game drew a 1.7 final rating on CBS, up 70% from a 1.0 for Memphis/Tennessee on the comparable date last year, and up [...]

With the Winter Olympics approaching, NBC drew solid numbers for coverage of the U.S. Figure Skating Championships last week. Primetime coverage of the Ladies’ Free Skate at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships drew a 3.4 [...]

Ratings inched up for the NHL on NBC last week. Sunday’s Penguins/Flyers game drew a 1.0 final rating on NBC, up 11% from a 0.9 for the network’s third NHL telecast last season (Red Wings/Penguins, [...]