Ratings: Sounders/Timbers, World Cup, San Francisco Giants

Posted by | 07/17/2011 at 10:54 pm

Recent sports TV ratings news, including Major League Soccer and the Women’s World Cup on ESPN/ESPN2, and a substantial increase in ratings for the San Francisco Giants.

  • Over 450K For Sounders/Timbers: The July 10 Sounders/Timbers MLS match earned 467,000 viewers on ESPN, the third-most viewed MLS telecast on the network this season. Only the Galaxy/Sounders season opener (604K) and Red Bulls/Fire on June 26 (622K) drew better numbers. The Sounders have played in five of the seven most-viewed MLS telecasts on ESPN/ESPN2 this season. (Son of the Bronx)
  • Japan’s Penultimate Win Earns Solid Numbers For ESPN: Wednesday’s Japan/Sweden Women’s World Cup semifinal drew a 1.3 U.S. rating and 1.946 million viewers on ESPN, the most-viewed non-U.S. match of the tournament. Several days earlier, the Japan/Germany quarterfinal drew a 1.0 and 1.515 million, the second-largest non-U.S. audience. (Son of the Bronx)
  • Giants Ratings Up Substantially: Through the All-Star break, San Francisco Giants telecasts averaged a 4.95 rating on Comcast SportsNet Bay Area, up 43% from the comparable point last year (3.45). Of the network’s 72 telecasts, 21 drew at least a 6.0 rating, topping the previous five seasons combined (18). (csncalifornia.com)
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  • Bobbyr1969

    The Son of Bronx has every single rating from every MLS broadcast this year. The 15 MLS broadcasts on ESPN/ESPN2 have averaged 304,000 viewers. Four broadcasts had more than 400,000 viewers so far this year. No MLS regular season broadcast exceeded 400,000 last year. The average viewership for MLS regular season games on ESPN/ESPN2 last year at this point was 193,000. On Fox Soccer ratings are up as well. Last year MLS on Fox soccer averaged between 40 to 50,000 viewers. This year Fox Soccer’s MLS broadcasts have averaged 75,100 per game. MLS attendance is also up over 5% this year from 16,654 from this point last year to 17,528 this year. MLS appears to be growing in its 16th season.