- The Brett Favre controversy has led to high ratings in Wisconsin. Sunday night’s Packers Family Night Scrimmage drew a 15.0 rating with a 23 share in Milwaukee, “making it the top television attraction of any local sports event last weekend.” The pre and post-game shows for the scrimmage drew ratings of 10.5 and 11.1, respectively. To put that in perspective, Brewers games on FSN Wisconsin are averaging a 7.4 rating locally, including a 10.7 average since the team traded for CC Sabathia.
- NBC drew a 5.4 overnight rating for the NFL Hall of Fame Game on Sunday night, down 23% from a 7.0 for the last Hall of Fame Game on the network in 2006. The game helped NBC win the night in total viewers and among adults 18-49, averaging 7.2 million viewers and a 2.4 rating in the demo in prime time (8-11 PM).
- ABC drew increased ratings for its coverage of X Games 14. Coverage on Saturday drew a 1.1 overnight, up 22% from a 0.9 last year, while the Sunday afternoon telecast drew a 1.2, even with last year. Overall, ABC’s two day coverage averaged a 1.2 overnight, up 9% from last year.
Linda Cohn talks her ESPN exit and future plans on the SMW Podcast
"SportsCenter" anchor Linda Cohn talks her ESPN exit, future plans and more on the SMW Podcast.
