Archive for May 13th, 2010

Sports Media Watch visited Turner’s NBA studios on Monday and had a chance to speak with TNT NBA analyst Charles Barkley. In part two of the Q&A, the topics of conversation include the NBA’s age [...]

The season finale of The Crosby Show put up spectacular numbers in Pittsburgh. The Penguins’ season-ending Game 7 loss to the Canadiens drew a stratospheric 26.45 rating on FSN Pittsburgh Wednesday night, up 6% from [...]

Though Monday, Versus averaged 1.1 million viewers for coverage of the second round of the 2010 Stanley Cup Playoffs, up 31% from last year (806,000), and up 77% from the first round (595,000). (NHL) Wednesday’s [...]

ESPN drew a 1.4 U.S. rating and 2.0 million viewers for Magic/Hawks Game 3 on Saturday afternoon, down 20% in ratings from Nuggets/Mavericks Game 3 last year (2.0). The four Magic/Hawks games were the four [...]

Multiple sweeps and zero Game 7s have driven down the ratings for the 2010 NBA Playoffs on TNT. Through the second round, TNT is averaging a 2.4 U.S. rating and 3.6 million viewers for coverage [...]

With just one more game to go before the NBA Finals, ABC’s NBA Playoff ratings are up double-digits. ABC is averaging a 3.3 rating and 5.0 million viewers for coverage of the 2010 NBA Playoffs, [...]

The only remotely competitive series during the second round of the NBA Playoffs has also proven to be the biggest television draw. The Cavaliers’ 32-point Game 5 loss to the Celtics drew a hefty 4.2 [...]

Sports Media Watch visited Turner’s NBA studios on Monday and had a chance to speak with TNT NBA analyst Charles Barkley. In part one of the Q&A, the topics of conversation include Barkey’s future endeavors, [...]