Archive for June 7th, 2010

The NBA Finals trounced the Stanley Cup Final in, of all places, Minneapolis. Sunday’s Celtics/Lakers Game 2 drew a 6.5/12 rating in Minneapolis-St. Paul, topping Flyers/Blackhawks Game 5 on NBC by 71% (3.8/7). Keep in [...]

Regional MLB action featuring Rays/Rangers drew a 1.7 overnight rating on FOX Saturday afternoon, tied as the network’s lowest MLB overnight of the season. Five of the nine MLB telecasts on FOX this season have [...]

The final round of The Memorial drew good numbers on CBS Sunday, but could not compare to last year. CBS drew a 3.2 overnight rating for final round coverage of The Memorial on Sunday afternoon [...]

Surprisingly, overnight ratings improved for arguably the most anonymous Grand Slam final in many years. NBC drew a 1.7 overnight rating for Saturday’s French Open Women’s Final between Francesca Schiavone and Samantha Stosur, up 21% [...]

The Kentucky Derby and Preakness winners were not present at The Belmont Stakes — and neither were many television viewers. The race segment of The 2010 Belmont Stakes (5:30-7:15 PM ET) drew a 3.1 overnight [...]

Swapping the least-viewed night of the week (Saturday) for the most-viewed night (Sunday) resulted in a huge increase in overnight ratings for Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final. The Blackhawks’ win drew a 4.0 [...]

Game 2 of the NBA Finals put up big numbers for ABC Sunday night. The Celtics’ Game 2 win over the Lakers drew a 10.9 overnight rating on ABC Sunday night, up 10% from Magic/Lakers [...]