Television ratings for the WNBA All-Star Game dropped significantly with a move from ABC to ESPN. In other news, Sunday Night Baseball did well despite a decline and the Milwaukee Brewers hit a three-year ratings high.
WNBA All-Star Game Down Big on ESPN
- The WNBA All-Star Game earned a 0.3 U.S. rating and 475,000 viewers on ESPN Saturday afternoon, down 50% in ratings and 40% in viewership from last year on ABC (0.6, 791K) and down 40% and 37%, respectively, from the 2011 game — also on ABC (0.5, 756K). Louisville and Greensboro (NC) were the top markets with a 1.5 rating, followed by Memphis (1.4), Birmingham, AL (1.3) and Norfolk, VA (1.2). (ESPN)
Solid Numbers For Sunday Night Baseball
- The Dodgers/Cardinals Sunday Night Baseball game drew a 1.5 U.S. rating and 2.3 million viewers on ESPN last week, down 24% in ratings and 10% in viewership from Yankees/Red Sox last year (1.7, 2.6M), but the network’s fourth-largest audience of the season. (Sports Business Daily)
Brewers Hit Three-Year Ratings High
- Tuesday’s Reds/Brewers Major League Baseball game drew a 9.5 rating on Fox Sports Wisconsin, the network’s top Brewers rating since 2011. So far this season, Brewers ratings have increased 34% over last year. (Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel)
