TV Ratings: U.S. Open Coverage Down on ESPN2 (Also: Chicago White Sox, Houston Astros)

ESPN2 suffered a modest drop in ratings and viewership for U.S. Open coverage. In other news, the White Sox hit a three-year ratings high, while the Astros hit a probable record low.

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TV Ratings: Head-to-Head Competition Hurts Olympics, NFL, Cardinals

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 [...]

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TV Ratings: 18.6 Overnight For Olympics Wednesday Night (Also: Nationwide Series, Cincinnati Reds)

Overnight ratings rose once again for primetime coverage of the London Olympics. In other news, Saturday’s Nationwide Series race from Iowa hit a record low in viewership, and local ratings have risen by double-digits for [...]

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TV Ratings: Olympic Ratings Lowest in North Carolina (Also: More Olympics, Detroit Tigers)

Charlotte and Raleigh are bringing up the rear when it comes to local Olympic ratings. In other news, the Olympics has also underperformed in New England, and the Tigers earned one of their best ratings [...]

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TV Ratings: Back in the Afternoon, Overnights Flat For MLB on FOX (Also: PGA on CBS, Kansas City Royals)

Overnight ratings held steady for Saturday’s afternoon Major League Baseball coverage on FOX. In other news, the PGA John Deere Classic had a double-digit rise for final round coverage, and the Kansas City Royals have [...]

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Big Names: Health Issues For ESPN’s McDonough, Rangers’ Barnett (Also: Beadle’s NBC Debut)

ESPN’s Sean McDonough will miss several weeks this summer to undergo surgery. In other news, Rangers announcer Dave Barnett is dealing with health issues of his own, and NBC Sports’ Michelle Beadle will make her [...]

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TV Ratings: Spelling Bee Sets Cable Record (Also: NBA Draft Lottery, Texas Rangers)

The National Spelling Bee set a viewership record on cable Thursday night. In other news, viewership inched up for the NBA Draft Lottery, and the NBA Playoffs beat the Rangers’ blowout loss to the Mariners [...]

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TV Ratings: 1.3 Million For EPL ‘Survival Sunday’ (Also: Sixers Ratings, NASCAR Nationwide Series)

The English Premier League ‘Survival Sunday’ attracted over one million viewers across a variety of networks Sunday. In other news, just over 4% of Philadelphia TV homes watched the Sixers finish off the Bulls, and [...]

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TV Ratings: Mavs Fans Bail As Team is Swept, But Series Does Well in OKC (Also: Nationwide Series Strong on ABC)

The Thunder/Mavericks NBA playoff series was not surprisingly a dud in Dallas and a hit in Oklahoma City. In other news, ABC earned one of its largest Nationwide Series audiences ever on Saturday.

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TV Ratings: Baseball Ratings Up 20% on Fox Sports RSNs (Also: Knicks Set Record on MSG; Flyers Crush Phils, Sixers)

A month into the Major League Baseball season, ratings have risen by double-digits for teams on the various Fox Sports regional sports networks. In other news, the Knicks had their highest rated regular season ever [...]

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