- ESPN2 drew a 0.7 U.S. rating and 1.0 million viewers for Wimbledon coverage from 12:00-2:26 PM ET on Wednesday, which featured coverage of the John Isner/Nicholas Mahut match. With the players tied at 45-45 in the fifth set, coverage shifted to ESPNU in favor of an Australia/Serbia World Cup match — which drew a 0.5 and 616,000 viewers. (pifeedback.com)
- Wednesday’s Royals/Nationals game, Nationals P Stephen Strasburg‘s fourth Major League start, drew a 0.1 U.S. rating and 143,000 viewers on MLB Network. Thanks in part to the weekday afternoon timeslot, the game drew the smallest national audience yet for a Strasburg start. The telecast was blacked out in Washington, D.C. and Kansas City. (pifeedback.com)
- TCU’s victory over Florida State in the College World Series drew a 0.6 U.S. rating and 1.0 million viewers on ESPN2 Wednesday night, topping the Tigers/Mets game on ESPN airing at the same time (0.6, 812,000). (pifeedback.com)
Twins-Yankees opener nears MLB Network high
The Yankees helped MLB Network to its second-largest audience on record.
