Recent sports TV ratings news, including the NFL preseason on CBS, The T.O. Show and Ochocinco: The Ultimate Catch on VH1 and strong local ratings for the Little League World Series in Houston.
- CBS drew a 3.9 final rating and 6.441 million viewers for Saturday’s Cowboys/Texans NFL preseason game, up 44% in ratings and 55% in viewership from Chargers/Falcons on the comparable night last year (2.7, 4.153 mil). Meanwhile, the network’s Chargers/Saints telecast on Friday night drew a 3.7 and 5.938 million, down 10% and 6%, respectively, from Patriots/Washington last year (4.1, 6.285 mil). (TV By The Numbers)
- Sunday’s edition of The T.O. Show drew a 0.5 U.S. rating and 774,000 viewers on VH1, flat in ratings but down 16% in viewership from the previous week (0.5, 916,000). Meanwhile, Ochocinco: The Ultimate Catch drew a 0.4 and 724,000, down a tick in ratings but up 2% in viewership from last week (0.5, 710,000). (TV By The Numbers)
- Saturday’s Hawaii/Texas Little League World Series U.S. Championship Game drew an 8.7 rating on Houston ABC affiliate KTRK. The 8.7 rating is the highest ever for a LLWS game in the Houston market, topping the previous record of 6.1 set earlier this year. Prior to this year, the record high was a mere 3.7. (Houston Chronicle)
