Bill Walton is making his return to broadcasting, at least for the Final Four. The loquacious former ESPN/ABC NBA analyst, who last year announced his retirement from broadcasting due to health issues, will serve as [...]
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Ratings for the 2010 NCAA Tournament hit a high point with Sunday’s Baylor/Duke game. Duke’s win over Baylor drew a 8.7/17 final rating and 13.8 million viewers on CBS Sunday, up 28% in ratings and [...]
Read more ›Ratings jumped double-digits for the first game of Sunday’s Elite Eight double dip. Sunday’s Michigan St./Tennessee game drew a 6.6 fast-national rating on CBS Sunday, up 27% from Michigan St./Louisville last year (5.2), and up [...]
Read more ›A battle of relatively low profile college basketball programs resulted in the only decline in ratings during the Elite Eight. Butler’s win over Kansas St. on Saturday afternoon drew a 4.8 fast-national rating on CBS, [...]
Read more ›John Wall played what will likely be his final college basketball game in front of a large television audience on Saturday. West Virginia’s win over Kentucky on Saturday night drew a 7.3/15 final rating and [...]
Read more ›Two of the biggest, most divisive names in sports broadcasting are staying with their respective networks. FOX broadcaster Joe Buck told USA Today that he has signed a four-year extension to remain as the network’s [...]
Read more ›Ratings held steady, but viewership increased, for NCAA Tournament coverage on CBS Friday. Regional NCAA Tournament action featuring either Tennessee/Ohio St. or Baylor/St. Mary’s drew a 5.5/11 final rating and 8.9 million viewers on CBS [...]
Read more ›CBS saw solid increases in ratings and viewership for last Thursday’s Sweet Sixteen games. Thursday’s first NCAA Tournament window, featuring either Butler/Syracuse or West Virginia/Washington, drew a 6.0/11 final rating and 9.7 million viewers on [...]
Read more ›Rain certainly did not help the fortunes of the Arnold Palmer Invitational. Final round coverage of the Arnold Palmer Invitational drew a 1.6 overnight rating on NBC Sunday, down a whopping 68% from last year [...]
Read more ›Ernie Johnson: The Turner Sports broadcaster will make his Peachtree TV debut April 7, when the Cubs take on the Braves in Atlanta. Johnson will also call Cubs/Braves on April 8, missing that night’s NBA [...]
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