Recent sports TV ratings news, including increases for college basketball on CBS, numbers for the NCAA FCS playoffs, and numbers for the premiere of HBO’s 24/7: Penguins/Capitals series.
- CBS drew a 1.6 overnight rating for Saturday’s Texas/North Carolina college basketball game, up 14% from last year (GONZ/DUKE: 1.4). Earlier in the day, regional action featuring either South Carolina/Ohio State or Stanford/Butler drew a 1.0 overnight, up 25% from last year (UCLA/ND: 0.8). (Sports Business Daily)
- Friday’s Villanova/E. Washington FCS playoff semifinal drew a 0.6 U.S. rating and 880,000 viewers on ESPN2. Six days earlier, the Villanova/Appalachian State quarterfinal drew a 1.3 and 1.695 million on ESPN2. (pifeedback.com 1, 2)
- The premiere of 24/7: Penguins/Capitals on HBO drew a 0.2 U.S. rating and 383,000 viewers last Wednesday night. (pifeedback.com, via Puck The Media)
