Archive for April 26th, 2011

Recent sports TV ratings news, including the Stanley Cup Playoffs on NBC, MLB on FOX, and the PGA Tour on CBS. Stanley Cup on NBC: NBC earned a 1.0 final rating and 1.529 million viewers [...]

The ratings were not overly impressive compared to previous years, but viewership for NASCAR’s Aaron’s 499 from Talladega was the highest in six years.FOX earned a 5.2 final rating and 9.039 million viewers for the [...]

The opener between the Hornets and Lakers attracted the largest audience in eight years for the opening weekend of the NBA Playoffs on ABC.ABC earned a 3.7 final rating and 5.950 million viewers for the [...]

The Knicks’ most successful season in a decade may have ended with a thud, but the team attracted strong numbers on MSG Network in both the regular season and the playoffs.MSG Network averaged a 2.96 [...]

Recent sports TV ratings news, including the NBA Playoffs on NBA TV, local Stanley Cup Playoff ratings in Buffalo, and national Stanley Cup Playoff ratings on Versus. NBA TV earned a 0.5 U.S. rating and [...]

Last year’s Stanley Cup finalists earned the highest ratings of the four NHL teams on Comcast SportsNet this season.Comcast SportsNet Chicago earned a 2.78 rating for Blackhawks telecasts during the 2010-11 regular season, up 14% [...]

Not surprisingly, considering their successful seasons, the Celtics and Bulls by far led the way among Comcast-affiliated NBA teams in ratings during the 2010-11 season.Regular season Bulls games averaged a 4.50 rating on Comcast SportsNet [...]

For the second straight game, the resurgent, defending champion Blackhawks set a ratings record on Comcast SportsNet Chicago.The Blackhawks’ overtime Game 6 win over the Canucks earned a 12.45 rating on CSN Chicago Sunday night, [...]

The latest chapter of the Bruins/Canadiens rivalry has been a hot draw for Boston’s NESN.The Bruins’ double-overtime Game 5 win over the Canadiens earned a 13.0 rating on NESN in Boston Saturday night, the third-highest [...]

ESPN scored solid numbers for coverage of the NBA Playoffs over the weekend, as three of the network’s five windows scored increases in overnight ratings from last year.On Friday, Game 3 of the Lakers/Hornets series [...]