Ratings and viewership for All-Star games in several sports leagues in ’09. The MLB All-Star Game was easily the highest rated, most viewed All-Star Game, drawing an 8.9 rating and 14.6 million viewers.
The NBA All-Star Game was the highest rated, most viewed All-Star Game on cable, drawing a 4.5 and 7.6 million viewers on TNT in February.
The NHL, WNBA and MLS All-Star games each failed to draw even 1.0% of U.S. television households — and the WNBA and MLS games both failed to draw at least 1 million viewers.
Ratings/viewership for All-Star games in ’09.
Viewership presented in chart; ratings and viewership presented in table.
| Date | Event | Net | Rating | Viewers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue., 7/14/09 | MLB All-Star Game | FOX |
8.9
|
14.6 mil
|
| Sun., 2/8/09 | NFL Pro Bowl | NBC |
5.4
|
8.9 mil
|
| Sun., 2/15/09 | NBA All-Star Game | TNT |
4.5
|
7.6 mil
|
| Sat., 5/16/09 | NASCAR Sprint Cup All-Star Race | Speed |
2.4
|
4.2 mil
|
| Sun., 1/25/09 | NHL All-Star Game | Versus |
0.6
|
1.1 mil
|
| Sat., 7/25/09 | WNBA All-Star Game | ABC |
0.4
|
519,000
|
| Wed., 7/29/09 | MLS All-Star Game | ESPN2 |
0.3
|
484,000
|
