Archive for May 17th, 2012

NBA Playoffs: Final Rating For ABC’s Pacers/Heat Opener Down 24%; Clippers/Grizzlies Game 7 Mixed

ABC suffered double-digit declines in ratings and viewership for the first game of the Pacers/Heat series.

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Idle Notes: NBCSN Leads Cable Outlets With Olympic Coverage (Also: ACC Title Game, Nathan’s Hot Dog Contest)

NBC Sports Network will have the heaviest Olympic schedule of the various NBC Universal cable networks. In other news, the ACC title game could move back to ABC, and the Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest [...]

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Stanley Cup Playoffs: More Declines For NHL Conference Finals

Despite featuring big market teams, three of the first four NHL conference final games have suffered declines in viewership compared to last year.

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NBA Playoffs: Lakers/Thunder Hits Playoff High; Celtics/Sixers Down Again

The Lakers/Thunder series attracted another big audience Tuesday night.

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New MLB Wild Card Games to Air on TBS; MLB Network to Get Two Division Series Games

TBS has gained the rights to the new MLB Wild Card games for the next two seasons, but will lose a pair of Division Series contests to MLB Network.

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