- ESPN drew a 1.5 U.S. rating and 2.2 million viewers for Lakers/Spurs on March 24, up 25% and 23%, respectively, from Jazz/Suns in a later timeslot last year (1.2, 1.8 mil). The game was the top sports telecast of the week (March 22-28) on cable. Earlier in the night, Nuggets/Celtics drew a 0.9 and 1.2 million viewers, down 25% and 29%, respectively, from Celtics/Magic last year (1.2, 1.7 mil). (Sports Business Daily)
- Last Saturday’s Baylor/Tennessee Women’s NCAA Tournament game drew a 0.9 U.S. rating and 1.3 million viewers on ESPN. Ratings and viewership for last year’s comparable window were unavailable. Meanwhile, Sunday’s Connecticut/Iowa St. game drew a 0.8 and 1.2 million, down 11% and 7%, respectively, from Connecticut/Cal in the same timeslot a year earlier. (Sports Business Daily)
- The Cal Poly Pomona/Indiana NCAA Division II National Championship Game drew a 0.8 final rating on CBS, down 33% from last year’s Cal Poly Pomona/Findlay game (1.2). (Sports Business Daily)
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