The new Scott Van Pelt-hosted SportsCenter has been on par with last year. In other news, Game 3 of the WNBA Finals dropped double-digits on ESPN2 and NASCAR Xfinity Series racing sank on NBCSN.
SVP SportsCenter on Par With Last Year
- Excluding postgame editions after Monday Night Football, the Scott Van Pelt-hosted Midnight ET edition of SportsCenter has averaged a 0.5 rating and 690,000 viewers thus far (16 telecasts) — flat in ratings and down 2% in viewership from a 0.5 and 703,000 last year (11 telecasts). (ESPN)
Game 3 of WNBA Finals Down From Last Year, Up From ’13
- Game 3 of the Lynx/Fever WNBA Finals drew 432,000 viewers on ESPN2 Friday night, down 28% from Mercury/Sky last year (602K) but up 35% from Lynx/Dream in 2013 (321K), both of which were series-clinchers. Lynx/Fever Game 3 in 2012 had 337,000. (via Sports TV Ratings)
NASCAR Xfinity Series Down at Charlotte
- NASCAR Xfinity Series racing from Charlotte drew 962,000 viewers on NBCSN Friday night, down 23% from last year (1.2M) and down 26% from 2013 (1.3M), both on ESPN2. Excluding rainouts, the race earned the third-smallest audience of the season. Nine of the ten least-watched races have aired on NBCSN. (via Sports TV Ratings)
