- Saturday Night Football, featuring Oregon/Arizona or Kansas/Texas, drew a 3.8/7 final rating and 6.1 million viewers on ABC last week, up 31% and 30%, respectively, from a 2.9/5 and 4.7 million for last year’s comparable telecast. The telecast drew just a 1.3/2 in New York, the nation’s #1 market. (Sitcoms Online, pifeedback.com)
- Through Week 11, NBC is averaging an 11.8 rating and 19.6 million viewers for Sunday Night Football, up 17% and 19%, respectively, from a 10.1 and 16.4 million through the same point last year. (Sports Business Daily)
- The NBA is averaging the largest proportion of viewers age 12-17 of any of the four major U.S. pro sports leagues, according to a Sports Business Journal report. (Sports Business Journal)
ESPN acquires expanded Players Era tournament
What is quickly becoming one of the highest-profile early season college basketball events is now moving to ESPN.
