Recent sports TV ratings news, including Cowboys preseason ratings in Dallas-Ft. Worth, big numbers for the Reds in Cincinnati and the latest ratings for Hard Knocks on HBO.
- Thursday’s Dolphins/Cowboys NFL exhibition game drew a 15.8 rating in Dallas-Ft. Worth, the lowest rating of the preseason for a Cowboys game in the market. Since the Hall of Fame Game drew a 22.4 rating in the market, ratings declined from game to game for the rest of the preseason. (Dallas Morning News)
- Fox Sports Ohio drew a 12.6 rating for Tuesday’s Brewers/Reds game in the Cincinnati market, “marking a record for a Reds game on the network.” Ratings peaked at a 17.7 from 9:45-10 PM. (Sports Business Daily, cincinnati.com)
- The latest edition of the NFL training camp reality show Hard Knocks drew a 0.5 U.S. rating and 947,000 viewers on HBO Wednesday night, down a tick in ratings but up 11% in viewership from the previous week (0.6, 853,000). The 947,000 viewers is a season high. (TV By The Numbers)
