Additional sports TV ratings news, including national MLB ratings on ESPN and local ratings for the Giants on Comcast SportsNet Bay Area.
- ESPN drew a 1.7 U.S. rating and 2.627 million viewers for Red Sox/Yankees last Sunday night. There was no comparable telecast last year. Of the four Red Sox/Yankees games on Sunday Night Baseball this season, the highest rated drew a 2.3. To put that in perspective, all three Sunday night games between the rivals last year drew a 3.0 rating. (Sports Business Daily)
- The baseball season ended on a low note for ESPN Wednesday. Marlins/Braves drew a 0.4 U.S. rating and 476,000 viewers Wednesday afternoon, while Diamondbacks/Giants drew a not-much-better 0.5 and 601,000 late that night. (pifeedback.com)
- Wednesday’s aforementioned Diamondbacks/Giants game drew a 9.25 rating on Comcast SportsNet Bay Area, the network’s highest rating ever for a Giants telecast. The previous record was a 7.8 rating for Nationals/Giants in ’07 (Barry Bonds‘ home run record). So far this season, Giants ratings are up 27% from last year. (csncalifornia.com)
