Archive for May 25th, 2010

With the Conference Finals ending on Monday, the NHL has moved up the start of the 2010 Stanley Cup Final. The Blackhawks/Flyers series will start on Saturday, May 29 on NBC, with the next four [...]

A shift into primetime gave FOX its best Major League Baseball rating of the season. Regional MLB action featuring Yankees/Mets drew a 2.7 final rating and 4.3 million viewers on FOX Saturday night, up 42% [...]

Though still down from last year, Sunday’s Lakers/Suns Game 3 put up spectacular numbers on TNT. The Suns’ win over the Lakers drew a 5.0 U.S. rating and 8.5 million viewers on TNT Sunday night, [...]

Sports Media Watch caught up with ESPN NHL analyst Barry Melrose on Tuesday. Topics of conversation included the Blackhawks/Flyers Stanley Cup Final, if the NHL needs ESPN to be successful and whether Melrose is the [...]

The first overtime game of the 2010 NBA Playoffs drew strong numbers on ESPN Monday night. Monday’s Magic/Celtics Game 4, won by Orlando in overtime, drew a 6.2 overnight rating on ESPN, up 41% from [...]

Facing some heavy-duty competition, overnight ratings for NASCAR’s All-Star Race held steady on Saturday night. Speed Channel drew a 2.1 overnight rating for Saturday’s NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race, even with last year. Saturday’s race aired [...]