- Saturday’s Blazers/Jazz game drew a microscopic 0.1/0 rating on Seattle’s KONG, equaling about 2,000 households. In Portland, the game drew a far healthier 5.7/12. (pifeedback.com)
- The Lightning’s overtime loss to the Stars on Saturday drew just a 0.5/1 rating on WTOG in Tampa. Lightning/Stars was outdrawn by a 12 AM airing of Sit Down, Shut Up on FOX (1.2/4) and a double-feature or Pale Rider (1.1/2) and The Rookie (1.4/2) on ION. (pifeedback.com)
- Last Wednesday’s Oakland/Kansas college basketball game drew a 5.9/10 on Kansas City’s KSMO. Two nights later, Tennessee Tech/Kansas drew a 5.6/10, also on KSMO. (pifeedback.com)
Ted Turner, whose cable business transformed TV sports, dies
Ted Turner, the media mogul and team owner whose TBS "SuperStation" helped pave the way the era of cable...
