Recent sports TV ratings news, including college football on FX, the WNBA Playoffs on NBA TV, and the IndyCar Series on Versus.
- Syracuse/USC Up 50% From Previous Week: FX drew 690,000 viewers for the Syracuse/USC college football game Saturday night, up 50% from an afternoon game the previous week (NEV/ORE: 460K). USC’s win did not finish too far behind ESPN2’s Utah/BYU telecast, which aired in a slightly later timeslot (879K). (The Voice of TV)
- More WNBA Playoff Ratings: Game 2 of the Fever/Liberty WNBA playoff series earned 40,000 viewers on NBA TV last Saturday afternoon. Later that night, Storm/Mercury Game 2 drew 57,000. Both games were topped by the CFL on NFL Network (TOR/SAS: 70K) and United States Women’s Soccer friendly on Fox Soccer (USA/CAN: 63K). (The Voice of TV)
- Double-Digit Drop For IndyCar’s Japan Finale: Sunday’s IndyCar Series Indy Japan 300 drew 112,000 viewers on Versus, down 38% from last year (181K), and down 43% from 2009 (197K). This year marked the final edition of the race. (The Voice of TV, Sports Business Daily)
