Archive for November 13th, 2010

Ratings predictions for this weekend’s sporting events, including Week 10 of the NFL season, college football action, NASCAR’s Chase For The Cup, and the MLS Playoffs.First, the results of last week’s predictions Sport Game/Event Net [...]

Recent sports TV ratings news, including a drop for college football on ABC, the highest numbers in over a decade for The NFL Today on CBS, and a slight increase in viewership for the New [...]

Hype over an undefeated horse and a fight between jockeys resulted in stronger-than-usual numbers for The Breeders’ Cup. Coverage of The Breeders Cup averaged a 1.08 U.S. rating across ESPN, ESPN2 and ABC last weekend, [...]

Recent sports TV ratings news, including ratings for both college football and the NBA on ESPN. Last Saturday night’s Arkansas/South Carolina game drew a 2.3 U.S. rating and 3.965 million viewers on ESPN, up 64% [...]

For the second time this season, the Celtics and Heat gave TNT one of the largest regular season NBA audiences on cable in recent memory. Miami’s loss to the Celtics drew a 2.7 U.S. rating [...]

NFL Network’s eight-game slate of NFL action opened with a double-digit rise in both ratings and viewership Thursday night. The Falcons’ win over the Ravens earned a 3.1 U.S. rating and 5.008 million viewers on [...]

For the fifth time this season, CBS attracted over seven million viewers for SEC college football action. LSU’s win over Alabama last Saturday drew a 4.4 final rating and 7.208 million viewers, up 3% in [...]

A high noon triple-overtime shootout earned record numbers for ESPN last week. Michigan’s 67-65 win over Illinois drew a 2.9 U.S. rating and 4.326 million viewers on ESPN last Saturday afternoon, up 38% in ratings [...]

Through Week 9 of the season, over 18 million viewers per game have tuned into regular season NFL action. NFL telecasts on FOX, CBS, NBC and ESPN averaged 18.3 million viewers through Week 9, up [...]

FOX had a slight uptick in ratings for last week’s NFL singleheader window. NFL action featuring Giants/Seahawks in 36% of TV markets earned a 9.8 final rating and 16.279 million viewers on FOX last Sunday, [...]