Recent sports TV ratings news, including record ratings for the Cavaliers’ season opener, a double-digit rise for Saturday night college football on ESPN, and ratings for last Saturday’s college football doubleheader on ESPN2.
- The Cavaliers’ season opening win over the Celtics, the team’s first game since LeBron James departed in free agency, drew a 10.38 rating on Fox Sports Ohio on October 27 — the highest rating ever for a Cavaliers season opener on the network. (ohio.com)
- Last Saturday night’s Michigan/Penn State game drew a 1.7 U.S. rating and 2.743 million viewers on ESPN, up 13% in ratings and 18% in viewership from last year (SC/TEN: 1.5, 2.335 mil), but down 29% and 30%, respectively, from 2008 (ALA/TEN: 2.4, 3.939 mil). The telecast aired opposite both Saturday Night Football on ABC (4.7, 7.645 mil), and Game 3 of the World Series on FOX (6.7, 11.460 mil). (pifeedback.com)
- Over on ESPN2, then-BCS #1 Auburn’s win over Mississippi drew a 1.6 U.S. rating and 2.510 million viewers on Saturday evening. Later in the night, Colorado/Oklahoma earned a 0.9 and 1.335 million viewers. (pifeedback.com)
