- Last Sunday’s IndyCar Camping World Grand Prix at The Glen drew a 0.9 final rating on ABC, even with last year (0.9), but down 10% from both 2008 and 2007 (1.0). The 0.9 rating 29% higher than the 0.7 ABC drew for its first non-Indy 500 race of the season (the May 1 Roadrunner Turbo Indy 300), and tops the ratings for two recent Formula 1 telecasts on FOX. (Sports Business Daily)
- Both Indians/Rangers on Wednesday and Orioles/Rangers on Thursday drew a 4.6 rating on FS Southwest, the network’s best numbers of the season for Rangers coverage. Rangers telecasts are averaging a 3.9 rating in July, “up considerably from the 1.9 the team averaged in April.” (Dallas Morning News)
- Through Tuesday, Versus averaged 484,000 viewers for morning coverage of the 2010 Tour de France, up 16% from last year. (Digital Sports Daily)
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