- Thursday’s Cavaliers/Celtics game drew a 1.8 U.S. rating and 2.8 million viewers on TNT, up 20% and 19%, respectively, from Cavaliers/Rockets on the comparable night last year (1.5, 2.3 mil). Later in the night, Nuggets/Warriors drew a 1.1 and 1.6 million, down 35% and 38%, respectively, from Suns/Lakers last year (1.7, 2.6 mil). (pifeedback.com)
- The USA/Switzerland Olympic Men’s Hockey quarterfinal — which aired live in the Eastern and Central Time Zones, and on tape delay in the Mountain and Pacific — drew 5.9 million viewers on NBC Wednesday. For perspective, the network’s weekday Olympic coverage averaged 5.8 million viewers last week. (Puck The Media)
- Canada’s win over Team USA in the Olympic Women’s Hockey Gold Medal game drew a 1.6 U.S. rating and 2.5 million viewers on MSNBC Thursday evening. The game was the 9th-highest rated and 6th-most viewed program of the night on cable television. (pifeedback.com)
On the Air: John Sterling and the bond between baseball radio voices and fans
On the latest "On the Air," Armand Broady examines the bond between baseball radio voices and fans in the...
