Archive for October, 2011

CBS had a slight rise in ratings and viewership for NFL coverage in Week 7 of the season. The Week 7 NFL singleheader window earned a 9.7 final rating and 15.803 million viewers on CBS [...]

Week 7 of the NFL season was a mixed bag for Fox Sports. The Week 7 NFL national window, featuring Packers/Vikings in 83% of markets, earned a 14.6 final rating and 24.267 million viewers on [...]

Boosted by Games 6 and 7, the 2011 World Series averaged a double-digit rating on FOX. The seven-game Cardinals/Rangers World Series averaged a 10.0 rating and 16.6 million viewers on FOX, up 19% in ratings [...]

The final game of the 2011 World Series earned the largest Major League Baseball audience since 2004. Friday’s Rangers/Cardinals Game 7 earned a 14.7 final rating and 25.4 million viewers on FOX, down 18% in [...]

Game 7 of the World Series hit a seven-year high in the overnights Friday night. The Cardinals’ series-clinching Game 7 win over the Rangers drew a 16.2 overnight rating on FOX Friday night, down 18% [...]

NBA Commissioner David Stern made the choice to cancel two more weeks of regular season games Friday after labor negotiations broke off between the league and the National Basketball Players Association. Stern announced Friday that [...]

Game 6 of the 2011 World Series earned one of the largest Major League Baseball audiences in recent years. Thursday’s Rangers/Cardinals Game 6 earned a 12.7 final rating and 21.060 million viewers on FOX, down [...]

The penultimate game of the 2011 World Series soared to a series-high on FOX. The Cardinals’ extra-inning Game 6 win over the Rangers drew a 13.8 overnight rating on FOX, down 10% from from 2009 [...]

Sunday Night Football tumbled to a three-year ratings low thanks to the Saints’ 55-point drubbing of the Colts. The Week 7 Colts/Saints Sunday Night Football game drew a mere 7.6 final rating and 12.465 million [...]

For the first time in three years, a World Series game has been postponed due to rain. Game 6 of the Rangers/Cardinals World Series has been postponed to Thursday night due to rain. The postponement [...]