- The rain-delayed Heluva Good! at the Glen drew 2.0 million viewers on ESPN last Monday, down slightly from 2.2 million viewers for the similarly-delayed Pennsylvania 500 on a Monday afternoon the previous week. Coverage of the rain delay on Sunday drew 2.5 million viewers — the second most viewers of the week for a sporting event on cable.
- Last Saturday’s NFL Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony drew a 0.6 U.S. rating and 770,000 viewers on ESPN, down 14% in ratings and 19% in viewership from a 0.7 and 949,000 viewers last year.
- Thursday’s Patriots/Eagles game, featuring Patriots QB Tom Brady‘s first NFL action since his injury last season, drew a 14.6/27 rating and 524,300 viewers in Boston — the second-most viewed Patriots preseason game in the market since ’02.
Laid off Ravech back on ESPN MLB coverage, will work additional dates
A week after being laid off from ESPN, Karl Ravech was back on-air for the network Thursday.
