Ratings and viewership increased for coverage of the College World Series on the ESPN family of networks, though the numbers still trailed 2009 and 2008.
The South Carolina/Florida College World Series championship averaged a 1.4 U.S. rating and 2.233 million viewers on ESPN (two telecasts), up 27% in ratings and 43% in viewership from last year (SC/UCLA: 1.1, 1.558M), but down 22% and 19%, respectively, from 2009 (LSU/TEX: 1.8, 2.762M).
Ratings for this year’s championship series also trailed 2008 (FRES/UGA: 1.5). Keep in mind the 2009 and 2008 championship series went the full three games, while the last two series were two-game sweeps.
Overall, the College World Series as a whole averaged a 0.9 U.S. rating and 1.310 million viewers on ESPN (11 telecasts), up a tick in ratings and 9% in viewership from last year (0.8, 1.198M), but down 31% and 32%, respectively, from 2009 (1.3, 1.928M).
ESPN2’s four telecasts averaged a 0.7 U.S. rating and 999,000 viewers, up 40% in ratings and 26% in viewership from last year (0.5, 794K), and flat in ratings and down 4% in viewership compared to 2009 (0.7, 1.043M).
Ratings/Viewership For College World Series on ESPN/ESPN2
Dating Back to 2008
|
Year
|
CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
|
OVERALL
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Series
|
Rating
|
Viewers (000)
|
Net
|
Rating
|
Viewers (000)
|
Net
|
Rating
|
Viewers (000)
|
|
|
2011
|
SC 2, UF 0 |
1.40
|
2,233
|
ESPN |
0.86
|
1,310
|
ESPN2 |
0.67
|
999
|
|
2010
|
SC 2, UCLA 0 |
1.06
|
1,558
|
ESPN |
0.81
|
1,198
|
ESPN2 |
0.52
|
794
|
|
2009
|
LSU 2, TX 1 |
1.80
|
2,762
|
ESPN |
1.27
|
1,928
|
ESPN2 |
0.72
|
1,043
|
|
2008
|
FRES 2, UGA 1 |
1.48
|
2,193
|
ESPN |
0.97
|
1,408
|
ESPN2 |
0.68
|
988
|
(This year’s numbers from espnmediazone3.com)
