Archive for October 4th, 2011

The penultimate game of the Rangers/Rays ALDS had a slight rise in ratings on Monday afternoon. Game 3 between the Rangers and Rays earned a 2.3 U.S. rating and 3.474 million viewers on TBS Monday, [...]

The slower-than-usual start to the MLB postseason continued Sunday night as the Cardinals/Phillies series suffered a second-straight double-digit decline from last year. Sunday’s Game 2 between the Cardinals and Phillies earned a 2.3 U.S. rating [...]

Airing directly opposite Yankees/Tigers for nearly two hours, Sunday’s Diamondbacks/Brewers Game 2 earned the smallest audience ever for an MLB postseason game on Turner Sports. Game 2 between the Diamondbacks and Brewers earned a 1.3 [...]

TBS hit a postseason-high for Monday’s Game 3 between the Yankees and Tigers. The third game of the Yankees/Tigers series earned a 3.9 U.S. rating and 6.046 million viewers on TBS Monday night, up 30% [...]

Unless the NBA and the NBPA can come to terms on a new collective bargaining agreement in the next week, the owners will elect to cancel the first two weeks of the 2011-12 NBA season. [...]

The National Basketball Association appears to be on the verge of losing regular season games for the second time in league history. Collective bargaining negotiations broke off between the NBA and the National Basketball Players [...]

The second English Premier League telecast on FOX had a slight rise in viewership compared to the first telecast in September. Sunday’s tape delayed Tottenham/Arsenal EPL match earned a 1.1 final rating and 1.626 million [...]

Recent sports TV ratings news, including the 2011 Major League Baseball postseason on TBS, Saturday’s college football tripleheader on CBS (including Alabama/Florida), and Saturday’s college football doubleheader on ABC (including Nebraska/Wisconsin).

With Peyton Manning still on the sidelines, Monday’s Colts/Buccaneers game was a dud in the overnights for ESPN. The Week 4 edition of Monday Night Football earned an 8.0 overnight rating on ESPN, down 22% [...]

The downward trend for the NFL on CBS continued Sunday, as the network’s national window was off double-digits compared to last year. The Week 4 NFL national window, featuring Broncos/Packers, earned a 13.6 overnight rating [...]