Ratings and viewership for All-Star games in the four major sports dating back to the 1990s.
The Pro Bowl was the highest rated, most-viewed All-Star Game in the four major sports in 2011, with a 7.7 household rating and 13.406 million viewers.
The January 30 contest outdrew Major League Baseball’s All-Star Game by 12% in ratings and 22% in viewership — a complete reversal from two years ago, when the Midsummer Classic topped the Pro Bowl by 65% and 66%, respectively.
Viewership For the Four Major All-Star Games
Past Ten Seasons
Ratings/Viewership For the Four Major All-Star Games Dating Back to 1995
|
Year
|
MLB
|
NBA
|
NFL
|
NHL
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Rating
|
Viewers (000)
|
Rating
|
Viewers (000)
|
Rating
|
Viewers (000)
|
Rating
|
Viewers (000)
|
|
|
2011
|
6.9
|
10,970
|
5.2
|
9,093
|
7.7
|
13,406
|
0.8
|
1,481
|
|
2010
|
7.5
|
12,118
|
3.8
|
6,846
|
7.1
|
12,297
|
OLYMPICS
|
|
|
2009
|
8.9
|
14,593
|
4.5
|
7,621
|
5.4
|
8,798
|
0.6
|
1,087
|
|
2008
|
9.3
|
14,540
|
3.8
|
6,334
|
6.3
|
9,971
|
0.5
|
852
|
|
2007
|
8.4
|
12,530
|
4.2
|
6,843
|
4.6
|
6,983
|
0.4
|
691
|
|
2006
|
9.3
|
14,424
|
4.3
|
7,070
|
3.7
|
5,964
|
OLYMPICS
|
|
|
2005
|
8.1
|
12,330
|
4.9
|
8,082
|
4.1
|
6,161
|
LOCKOUT
|
|
|
2004
|
8.8
|
13,995
|
5.1
|
8,190
|
3.9
|
6,359
|
1.8
|
2,681
|
|
2003
|
9.5
|
13,810
|
6.6
|
10,829
|
5.9
|
9,060
|
1.7
|
2,449
|
|
2002
|
9.5
|
14,653
|
8.2
|
13,103
|
4.3
|
6,978
|
1.8
|
2,676
|
|
2001
|
11.0
|
16,029
|
5.1
|
7,755
|
4.7
|
6,970
|
1.7
|
—
|
|
2000
|
10.1
|
14,714
|
6.9
|
10,516
|
8.6
|
13,239
|
2.7
|
—
|
|
1999
|
12.0
|
17,640
|
LOCKOUT
|
7.9
|
—
|
2.2
|
—
|
|
|
1998
|
13.3
|
18,970
|
10.6
|
16,931
|
7.9
|
—
|
2.7
|
—
|
|
1997
|
11.8
|
16,723
|
11.2
|
16,903
|
9.1
|
—
|
2.8
|
—
|
|
1996
|
13.2
|
18,479
|
11.7
|
17,459
|
10.9
|
—
|
4.1
|
—
|
|
1995
|
13.9
|
20,163
|
10.7
|
15,775
|
11.8
|
—
|
LOCKOUT
|
|
(1995-2001 MLB numbers from Nielsen Wire; 1995-2002 NBA numbers from Sports Business Daily 2/18/05; 2000-2005 NFL numbers from Sports Business Daily 2/10/06; 1995-1999 NFL numbers from Sports Business Daily 9/17/01).
