- Last Monday night’s Jets/Ravens game drew a 3.4 U.S. rating and 5 million viewers on ESPN, up 26% in ratings and 24% in viewers from a 2.7 and 4 million for last year’s comparable Seahawks/Chargers tilt. Through three games, ESPN is averaging a 3.2 U.S. rating and 4.8 million viewers for its coverage of the NFL preseason.
- FOX drew some weak numbers in big markets for Major League Baseball coverage on Saturday. Regional coverage drew a mere 0.8/2 in Philadelphia (#4 market), a 0.7/2 in Dallas (#5), a 0.9/2 in Atlanta (#8) and a 0.9/2 in Houston (#10). On a more positive note, FOX drew solid numbers in the top three markets, each of which had a team playing on the net — Mets/Cubs drew a 2.3/5 in N.Y. (#1) and a 4.6/12 in Chicago (#3), while Dodgers/Reds scored a 2.6/7 in Los Angeles (#2).
- The Championship Game of the Little League World Series, featuring California’s victory over Taiwan, drew a 2.8 overnight rating on ABC. Should the 2.8 hold, Sunday’s game would be up 33% in ratings over last year’s final.
WNBA viewership continues to rise heading into stretch run
WNBA viewership is comfortably ahead of last year's pace entering the final weeks of the regular season.
