Archive for May, 2011

The final game of the NHL Eastern Conference Finals scored record numbers in both Boston and Tampa-St. Petersburg. Friday’s Game 7 between the Lightning and Bruins scored an 18.8 rating in Boston, the market’s highest [...]

Ratings for every NBA Finals game over the past 25 years, with household viewership dating back to 1991, people 2+ viewership dating back to 2001, and adults 18-49 ratings dating back to 2001. The 2010 [...]

The crown jewel of the IndyCar season had a modest increase in overnight ratings on ABC. The 2011 Indianapolis 500 earned a 4.3 overnight rating on ABC, up 7% from last year (4.0), and up [...]

Just over a week after receiving a chilly reception prior to Bulls/Heat Game 3, TNT NBA analyst Charles Barkley will return to Miami for coverage of the NBA Finals. Along with Kenny Smith and Rick [...]

The finale of the Bruins/Lightning series was the most-viewed conference final game on cable in nearly a decade. Friday’s Game 7 between the Lightning and Bruins drew 2.550 million viewers on Versus, the most-viewed NHL [...]

A primetime slate of high-profile interleague matchups gave FOX its highest Major League Baseball rating in nearly three years. Regional MLB action featuring Mets/Yankees earned a 2.8 final rating and 4.551 million viewers on FOX [...]

The penultimate game of the Bruins/Lightning Eastern Conference Final set another local ratings record in Boston. Wednesday’s Bruins/Lightning Game 6 on Versus earned a 16.4 rating in Boston, the market’s highest rating ever for an [...]

The Liberty Bowl will move to ABC this season, increasing the network’s bowl game slate to just two games. ABC will air this season’s Liberty Bowl, marking the first time 1980 that the event has [...]

TNT and NBA TV analyst Kevin McHale is heading back to the NBA as coach of the Houston Rockets, according to multiple reports. McHale agreed on Friday to a four-year deal to coach the NBA’s [...]

ESPN.com writer Howard Bryant, arrested on domestic assault charges earlier this year, has agreed to serve probation in exchange for having all charges against him dropped. Bryant will not face charges stemming from a February [...]