Archive for October 1st, 2010

Recent sports TV ratings, including college football on ESPN and the UFL on Versus. Thursday’s Texas A&M/Oklahoma State game drew a 2.4 U.S. rating and 3.655 million viewers on ESPN, up 9% in ratings and [...]

The new home of the Bowl Championship Series has gotten off to a slow start for college football coverage. Through 29 telecasts, ESPN is averaging a 2.0 U.S. rating and 3.104 million viewers for college [...]

The third time was not the charm for Notre Dame football on NBC. NBC earned a 1.8 final rating and 2.641 million viewers for Stanford/Notre Dame last Saturday, down 38% in ratings and 41% in [...]

Ratings for college football on ABC continue to be generally down from last season. Saturday’s Oregon State/Boise State game on ABC drew a 3.4 final rating and 5.587 million viewers — down 15% in ratings [...]

Alabama/Arkansas may not have been the biggest draw of the college football season, but it still turned in strong numbers for CBS. CBS drew a 5.2 final rating and 8.138 million viewers for Alabama’s win [...]

Ratings and viewership rose by double-digits for both games of last week’s NFL doubleheader on CBS. The early window on CBS (featuring Titans/Giants) drew an 8.0 final rating and 12.836 million viewers Sunday afternoon, up [...]

A battle of Texas teams lifted FOX to massive numbers for last Sunday’s NFL singleheader. NFL action featuring Cowboys/Texans drew a 12.8 final rating and 22.237 million viewers on FOX Sunday afternoon, up 8% in [...]

It may not be a day game, but Game 3 of the 2010 World Series will have the earliest start for any World Series game since the late 1980s. Game 3 of the World Series [...]