Archive for January 31st, 2012

Recent sports TV ratings notes, including big increases for the NBA on TNT, record ratings for the Oklahoma City Thunder, and a double-digit rise for Capitals/Penguins on NBC.

The second edition of the UFC on FOX was down double-digits from the inaugural telecast in November, with some caveats. FOX earned a 2.6 final rating and 4.7 million viewers for UFC coverage Saturday night, [...]

For the first time in three years, ratings and viewership declined for the NFL Pro Bowl. Sunday’s NFL Pro Bowl earned a 7.3 final rating and 12.498 million viewers on NBC, down 5% in ratings [...]