Recent sports TV ratings news, including college football on ESPN2, college basketball on ESPN, and the NBA on ESPN.
- ESPN2 drew a 0.7 U.S. rating and 1.098 million viewers for the Connecticut/South Florida college football game last Saturday night. The game aired directly opposite the ACC Championship Game on ESPN (VT/FSU: 1.8, 3.047 mil) and the Big 12 Championship Game on ABC (OK/NEB: 5.3, 8.981 mil). Also Saturday night, Versus drew a 0.4 U.S. rating and 713,000 viewers for Washington/Washington State. (pifeedback.com)
- Last Saturday’s National Championship Game rematch between Duke and Butler drew a 0.8 U.S. rating and 1.133 million viewers on ESPN. Later in the day, Indiana/Gonzaga drew a 0.5 and 710,000 viewers. Airing concurrently on ESPN2, Alabama/Purdue drew a 0.2 and 342,000 viewers, while NC State/Syracuse drew a 0.3 and 529,000. (pifeedback.com)
- Wednesday’s Nuggets/Celtics game drew a 1.3 U.S. rating and 1.899 million viewers on ESPN. Ratings/viewership for last year’s comparable Bulls/Hawks game were not available. (TV By The Numbers)
