Archive for June, 2010

Sunday’s Sounders/Union MLS telecast drew a 0.2 U.S. rating and 331,000 viewers on ESPN2, down 5% in viewership from Dynamo/Galaxy in a later timeslot on the comparable date last year (350,000). To put that in [...]

Ernie Johnson: The Turner Sports host will miss Sunday’s MLB All-Star Game Selection Show on TBS, which he has broadcast each of the past three years, due to Braves commitments on Peachtree TV. Matt Winer [...]

The Colbert Report Mon – Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c Basketcase – Stephie’s Knicks Hoop-De-Doo www.colbertnation.com

Overnight ratings for sporting events on broadcastFinal ratings for some of these events may already be available. Soccer Sport Game/Event Date Time Net Rating World Cup Ghana/USA Sat., 6/26/10 2:30 PM ABC 9.9 World Cup [...]

Ratings Game: ESPN2 averaged a 0.41 U.S. rating (466,000 HHs) for the first five days of Wimbledon, up 14% from a 0.36 (408,000 HHs) last year. The network’s top telecast was the 12:00 PM-2:36 PM [...]

Though above average compared to other regular season telecasts, Saturday’s MLB action on FOX was far from a primetime hit. Regional MLB action featuring Yankees/Dodgers drew a 2.2 final rating and 3.433 million viewers on [...]

For the fourth straight week and the 11th time in 15 races, ratings dropped for NASCAR’s Sprint Cup Series. Sunday’s Lenox Industrial Tools 301 drew a 3.0 U.S. rating and 4.909 million viewers on TNT, [...]

The biggest rivalry in college basketball will get primetime exposure on network television next year. CBS will air Duke/North Carolina air at 8 PM ET on Saturday, March 5, the first time the rivals have [...]

Sunday’s Argentina/Mexico World Cup match drew the largest audience in the history of Univision. Argentina’s win over Mexico drew 9.363 million viewers on Univision Sunday afternoon, according to Nielsen fast-nationals. Not only does this mark [...]

Big Name: Former Suns GM Steve Kerr has rejoined TNT as an NBA analyst. Kerr, who worked for TNT from 2003-07, will be in the booth for the regular season, NBA All-Star Weekend and the [...]