Alex Rodriguez has boosted YES Network’s flagging New York Yankees ratings. Meanwhile, the Texas Rangers are on pace for their highest rated month of the season, and “The ’99ers” was the second-most viewed ESPN “Nine For IX” documentary.
A-Rod Boosts Yankees on YES Network
- Since Alex Rodriguez returned to the line-up on August 6, New York Yankees regular season games have averaged a 2.8 rating on YES Network — an increase of 13% over the team’s average prior to his return. Wednesday’s Blue Jays/Yankees game earned a 3.7 rating, the network’s sixth-best of the season. (Nielsen)
Rangers On Pace For Highest Rated Month of Season
- Texas Rangers games have averaged a 5.5 rating on Fox Sports Southwest during the month of August, on pace to be the team’s highest rated month of the season. For the season, the Rangers have averaged a 4.86 rating on FS Southwest — still well below last year’s full-season pace of 5.9. (Nielsen)
ESPN Earns Second-Best “Nine For IX” Audience
- The ESPN “Nine For IX” documentary “The ’99ers” earned 491,000 viewers Tuesday night, the second-largest audience of the series. Only “Runner” the previous week earned a larger audience (548K). Despite the relatively healthy numbers, the telecast was outdrawn by the “World Series of Poker” telecast that followed (535K). (Tue. numbers from The Futon Critic)
