Recent sports TV ratings news, including the NBA on ESPN, local NCAA Tournament ratings in Milwaukee, and the BNP Paribas Open on ABC.
- ESPN drew a 1.0 U.S. rating and 1.506 million viewers for Sunday’s Trail Blazers/Thunder NBA game, flat in ratings and up 2% in viewership from last year’s comparable game (SA/BOS: 1.0, 1.480M). In the nightcap, Mavericks/Suns drew a 0.8 and 1.176 million. (TV By the Numbers)
- Wisconsin’s loss to Butler in the NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen drew a 14.9 rating on TBS in Milwaukee Thursday night. The next night, Marquette’s loss to North Carolina in the same round earned a 9.2 on CBS. (Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel)
- Coverage of the BNP Paribas Open Men’s and Women’s Finals earned a 0.8 final rating and 1.156 million viewers on ABC March 20. There was no comparable coverage on the network last year. (Media Life Magazine)
