Recent sports TV ratings, including local ratings for Game 4 of the ALCS in New York and Dallas-Ft. Worth, and ratings for college football games on ESPN and ESPN2 last Saturday night.
- Tuesday’s Rangers/Yankees Game 4 on TBS drew a 17.1 rating in the New York market, up 18% from Game 3 of the series on Monday (14.5), but down 14% from last year’s Yankees/Angels ALCS Game 4 on FOX (19.8). The game drew a 26.5 rating in Dallas-Ft. Worth, up 20% from Game 3 (22.1). Game 4 hit a series-high in both markets. (Turner Sports)
- Alabama’s win over Mississippi drew a 1.8 U.S. rating and 3.143 million viewers on ESPN2 Saturday night, well above the network’s three previous Saturday night college football telecasts — Auburn/Kentucky on October 9 (1.2, 1.980 mil), regional action on October 2 (1.2, 1.934 mil) and West Virginia/LSU on September 25 (1.5, 2.518 mil). (pifeedback.com)
- Elsewhere Saturday, ESPN drew a 1.8 U.S. rating and 2.748 million viewers for Oregon State/Washington late last Saturday night. Meanwhile, ESPN2 drew a 0.9 and 1.518 million for South Carolina/Kentucky earlier in the evening. (pifeedback.com)
