Recent sports TV ratings news, including a season high for the Bruins on NSEN, increases for the NBA on TNT, and extremely low numbers for Onion SportsDome in its new timeslot.
- Thursday’s Lightning/Bruins game earned a 4.6 rating on NESN in the Boston market, the highest rating of the season for a Bruins game on the network. (Puck the Media)
- TNT earned a 1.8 U.S. rating and 2.715 million viewers for the Heat’s loss to the Magic Thursday night, up 13% in ratings and viewership from last year’s comparable matchup (LAL/MIA: 1.6, 2.402M). Later in the night, Nuggets/Jazz drew a 1.0 and 1.471 million, up 11% in ratings and viewership from last year (UTA/PHX: 0.9, 1.327M). (TV By the Numbers)
- Comedy Central’s Onion SportsDome appears to be struggling in its new 8 PM ET timeslot. Tuesday’s episode drew a mere 0.2 U.S. rating and 309,000 viewers. For some perspective, the last episode of the show to premiere at 10:30 PM ET (Feb. 15) earned a 0.7 and 1.056 million viewers. (TV By the Numbers)
