Archive for August 10th, 2012

Ratings and viewership for the 2012 London Olympics hit a low point Thursday night, but still held up well compared to previous years.

Though not on the level of the Women’s World Cup final a year ago, Thursday’s Olympic gold medal rematch between the United States and Japan earned record numbers for NBC Sports Network.

Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic set a ratings record for NFL preseason coverage Thursday. In other news, competition from the Olympics resulted in record-low ratings for the PGA Bridgestone Invitational and a mere 0.5 rating for IndyCar [...]

Competition between the NFL and the Olympic Games hurt the overnight ratings for both Thursday night. Meanwhile, the same has taken place in St. Louis, where the Olympics and the Cardinals have both had ratings [...]