Recent sports TV ratings news, including college basketball on CBS, the NBA’s Thunder on Fox Sports Oklahoma, and NBA Fan Night on NBA TV.
- Regional college basketball action featuring St. John’s/UCLA earned a 1.0 final rating and 1.384 million viewers on CBS last Saturday, up 25% and 12%, respectively, from regional coverage in a later timeslot last year (CAL/UCLA*: 0.8, 1.231M). On Sunday, Michigan State/Wisconsin earned a 0.9 and 1.297 million viewers. There was no comparable telecast last year. (nielsen.com)
- Tuesday’s Grizzlies/Thunder game drew a 5.8 rating on FOX Sports Oklahoma, the highest rating ever for a Thunder telecast on the network. So far this season, Thunder telecasts are averaging a 2.8 rating on FS Oklahoma, up 47% from last year (1.9). (newsok.com)
- NBA TV averaged a 0.25 U.S. rating and 384,000 viewers for fourteen Fan Night telecasts through February 1. Ratings and viewership for the network’s Clippers/Magic Fan Night game this past Tuesday were not immediately available. (Turner Sports via TV By the Numbers)
