- Friday’s Lakers/Nuggets game drew a 1.6/3 U.S. rating and 2.3 million viewers on ESPN, down 11% and 13%, respectively, from Pistons/Lakers on the comparable night last year (1.8, 2.7 mil). Earlier in the night, Hawks/Celtics drew a 1.2/2 U.S. rating and 1.8 million viewers. (pifeedback.com)
- ESPN2 drew a 2.3/4 U.S. rating and 3.6 million viewers for Friday night’s West Virginia/Cincinnati tilt. The game topped both games of ESPN’s NBA doubleheader — the third straight week that Friday night college football on ESPN2 has beaten the NBA on ESPN head-to-head. (pifeedback.com)
- The November 7 Feder Emelianenko/Brett Rogers Strikeforce bout drew 5.5 million viewers from 11:01-11:09 PM, making the fight the 8th-most viewed live, individual MMA fight in U.S. history. This only includes fights that have “aired on a live event broadcast … as opposed to being taped months in advance for a reality show such as The Ultimate Fighter.” 8 of the 11 most-viewed fights have aired on CBS, including the current record holder — the May ’08 Kimbo Slice/James Thompson bout (7.3 million viewers). (Ivan’s Blog)
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.
