Archive for March 27th, 2010

Though far from spectacular, ratings held steady for the final round of last week’s Transitions Championship. Final round coverage of the Transitions Championship drew a 1.7 final rating and 2.6 million viewers on NBC last [...]

Idle Note: ESPN will launch ESPNNewYork.com on April 2, two days before the Yankees play the Red Sox on MLB Opening Night. The site is the latest city-specific version of ESPN.com, with other sites focusing [...]

The NCAA Tournament play-in game between Arkansas Pine-Bluff and Winthrop drew a 0.8 U.S. rating and 1.1 million viewers on ESPN March 16, flat in ratings but down 10% in viewership from last year (0.8, [...]

After relatively solid numbers throughout the season, the NHL plumbed the depths on NBC last Sunday. NBC drew a mere 0.5 final rating for Rangers/Bruins last Sunday, down 38% from Flyers/Penguins last year (0.8). The [...]

Ratings continue to drop for NASCAR. Sunday’s Food City 500 drew a 4.4 final rating and 7.4 million viewers on FOX, down 2% in ratings and virtually flat in viewership from last year (4.5, 7.4 [...]

A “founding father of sports television” died on Thursday. Former ESPN and NBC Sports president Chet Simmons passed away on Thursday, due to natural causes. He was 81. Simmons was the first president of ESPN, [...]