Archive for October, 2010

What Will Draw The Higher Rating on Sunday Night: Game 4 of the World Series or Sunday Night Football??

For only the second time in history, the World Series failed to attract even 7% of U.S. television households. Game 3 of the Giants/Rangers World Series drew a 6.7 final rating and 11.460 million viewers [...]

Will Justin Bieber’s Presence During The Pregame Show Make You More or Less Likely To Watch Saturday’s World Series Coverage on FOX?

One of the longest-tenured broadcast teams in sports could be breaking up — although such rumors have surfaced before. The New York Times reports that ESPN will decide whether to retain MLB broadcasters Jon Miller [...]

Ratings predictions for this weekend’s sporting events, including Week 8 of the NFL season, the World Series, college football action, and NASCAR’s Chase For The Cup.First, the results of last week’s predictions Sport Game/Event Net [...]

Recent sports TV ratings news, including declines for college football on ABC and ESPN last week and a huge jump for the Knicks’ season opener on MSG. Regional college football action featuring Wisconsin/Iowa drew a [...]

The SEC continues to attract big audiences on CBS. Last Saturday’s LSU/Auburn game drew a 4.5 final rating and 7.340 million viewers on CBS, up 25% in ratings and 29% in viewership from last year [...]

Sports Media Watch caught up with PromaxBDA President and CEO Jonathan Block-Verk on Friday, to discuss the upcoming Sports Media Marketing Awards. In particular, topics of conversation included how the event attracted some of the [...]

Ratings and viewership dropped for both games of the Week 7 NFL doubleheader on CBS. Regional NFL action featuring Steelers/Dolphins drew a 9.4 final rating and 15.308 million viewers on CBS Sunday, down 18% in [...]

The NFL singleheader window fell to its lowest numbers of the season on FOX last week. NFL action featuring Washington/Bears drew a 9.3 final rating and 14.923 million viewers on FOX Sunday, up 45% in [...]