Both the Hawks and Pacers have earned strong local television ratings for their first round playoff series. In other news, NBCSN earned the largest audience ever for an early morning EPL match in the U.S., and IndyCar set a viewership mark for its Alabama race.
Hawks, Pacers, Earn Strong Local Numbers For Playoff Series
- Game 3 of the Pacers/Hawks first round NBA playoff series earned a 9.9 rating on Fox Sports Midwest in Indianapolis last Thursday, the network’s highest Pacers rating since Sixers/Pacers Game 1 in 1999 (10.1) and second-best overall. Game 5 on Monday earned a 9.2, the fifth-best ever on the network. Monday’s game also earned a 4.5 rating on SportSouth in Atlanta, the highest ever for a Hawks game on SportSouth or Fox Sports South. (ibj.com, ajc.com)
NBCSN Earns Largest U.S. Audience For Early EPL Match
- Saturday’s Chelsea/Liverpool English Premier League match earned 940,000 viewers on NBCSN, the largest U.S. audience ever for an EPL telecast that began before 10 AM ET. Regardless of timeslot, the match ranks as the third-most viewed EPL telecast ever on cable. (NBC Sports Group Press Box)
IndyCar From Alabama Most-Viewed Ever
- NBCSN earned 400,000 viewers for the IndyCar Grand Prix of Alabama on Sunday, up 58% from last year (253K), and the largest audience in the history of the race (dates back to 2010). The race also earned the largest IndyCar audience on NBCSN in more than two years. (NBC Sports Group Press Box)
