ABC had another decline in overnights to end the NBA season. Also, NBC hit a season-low for its penultimate NHL game, and ESPN scored its highest MLB rating in New York since 2012.
ABC’s Thunder/Pacers Finale Down
- Sunday’s Thunder/Pacers NBA regular season game earned a 2.3 overnight rating on ABC, down 8% from Bulls/Heat last year (2.5), and down 21% from Bulls/Knicks in 2012 (2.9), both of which aired on Masters Sunday. The 2.3 is the third-lowest overnight of the season for the NBA on ABC. (Sports Business Daily)
NBC Hits Season-Low For Flyers/Penguins
- NBC earned a 0.8 overnight rating for Sunday’s Red Wings/Blues NHL regular season game, its final telecast of the season. On Saturday, the network’s Flyers/Penguins telecast had a season-low 0.6. (Sports Business Daily)
ESPN Earns Highest MLB Rating in N.Y. Since ’12
- ESPN’s Yankees/Red Sox “Sunday Night Baseball” telecast earned a 5.7 rating in the New York market last night, the highest for an MLB game on the network since 2012. The game earned a 6.7 rating in Boston, and a 2.1 overnight nationally. (ESPN)
