Archive for May 21st, 2010

A week before heading into primetime for the first time in six years, baseball on FOX had yet another poor outing in the ratings. Regional MLB coverage featuring Phillies/Brewers drew a 1.4 final rating on [...]

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After a somewhat solid run in the ratings the past few weeks, NASCAR once again approached record lows on FOX. Sunday’s Autism Speaks 400 from Dover drew a 3.7 final rating and 5.8 million viewers [...]

After ratings for the Kentucky Derby tied an 18-year high, the second leg of the Triple Crown did not fare nearly as well. The race portion of The 2010 Preakness Stakes drew a 5.3 final [...]

Ratings and viewership inched up for the NBA Playoffs on ABC. ABC averaged a 3.4 rating and 5.3 million viewers for its nine-game coverage of the 2010 NBA Playoffs, up 6% and 7%, respectively, from [...]

Sports Media Watch visited Turner Sports last week and had a chance to speak with Turner Sports VP, New Products & Services Michael Adamson and NBA Digital Dir. of Technology and Product Development Robert Occhialini. [...]

Sports Media Watch visited Turner Sports last week and had a chance to speak with Turner Sports VP, New Products & Services Michael Adamson and NBA Digital Dir. of Technology and Product Development Robert Occhialini. [...]

The Ratings Game: Monday’s Suns/Lakers Game 1 drew a 6.5 rating in the San Diego market, topping that night’s Padres/Giants game head-to-head (5.7). It was the second Padres telecast in a row to lose to [...]

Though solid, ratings and viewership for the NBA Conference Finals have not been able to measure up to last season. Wednesday’s Suns/Lakers Game 2 drew a 4.4 U.S. rating and 7.0 million viewers on TNT, [...]

Ratings are still up double-digits for the 2010 Stanley Cup Playoffs on Versus. Through Tuesday, Versus averaged a 0.5 U.S. rating and 810,000 viewers for coverage of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, up 25% in ratings [...]