- The Ratings Game: Thursday’s World Cup Kickoff Concert drew a 1.0 rating and 1.7 million viewers on Univision, topping ESPN2’s telecast of the same event by 233% and 310%, respectively (0.3, 424,000 viewers). Univision outdrew ESPN2 among adults 18-34, 18-49 and 25-54, men 18-34, 18-49 and 25-54, women 18-34, 18-49 and 25-54 and teens 12-17. (TV By The Numbers)
- Idle Note: ESPN is planning to close five ESPN Zones — including the Times Square ESPN Zone, where The Sports Reporters is taped each week. As a result, the show will move to ESPN’s Bristol studios at a yet-to-be-announced date. (St. Petersburg Times; Washington Post)
- Idle Note II: SportsCenter and local television stations devoted 1.6% of airtime to women’s sports in 2009, according to a study by researchers at USC and Purdue. That is the lowest percentage of the past 20 years. According to the study, 72% of all coverage focused on “men?s basketball, football and baseball.” (sportsjournalism.org)
Cup Final ratings, viewership, maintain hot pace in Game 2
The good times continue to roll for the NHL as the Stanley Cup Final posted another viewership mark on...
