- The Little League World Series got off to a solid start on ABC. Last Saturday’s Warner Robbins/Staten Island game drew a 1.1/3 rating, up 120% from a 0.5/1 for the comparable game last year, and even with ’07. Meanwhile, Sunday’s Russellville/San Antonio game drew a 0.8/2, up 33% from a 0.6/2 last year, but down 50% from a 1.6/4 for the comparable game in ’07. Overall, ABC’s two games averaged a 1.0 rating, up 67% from last year, but down 29% from ’07.
- NBC’s coverage of the World Track & Field Championships drew a 1.1/3 rating on Saturday and a 1.2/3 on Sunday, up 10% and down 8%, respectively, from the comparable dates in ’07. Overall, NBC averaged a 1.1 rating and 1.5 million viewers for four telecasts, down 15% in ratings and 12% in viewers form a 1.3 and 1.7 million for three telecasts in ’07.
- Sunday’s Federer/Djokovic men’s final at the ATP Western & Southern Financial Group Masters drew a 0.7/2 final rating, down 22% from a 0.9/2 for Federer/Blake in ’07. Coverage of the event aired on ESPN2 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.
