Fox Sports Ohio earned one of its highest ratings ever for a non-simulcast Cleveland Cavaliers game. In other news, ESPN had mixed numbers for a Wednesday NBA doubleheader, and the latest USA men’s soccer friendly could not compare to last year’s rivalry match against Mexico.
Near-Record Local Rating For Cavaliers
- Wednesday’s Cavaliers/Grizzlies NBA regular season game drew a 12.1 rating on Fox Sports Ohio, the network’s second-highest rating ever for a Cavaliers game that was not simulcast on a local broadcast network. Only Cavaliers/Sixers in April 2009 (14.1) had a higher rating. The previous high this season was an 11.5 for Cavaliers/Magic earlier in the month. (ohio.com)
Solid Bump For Thunder/Spurs Blowout
- ESPN earned 1.5 million viewers for the Thunder/Spurs game Wednesday night, up 19% from Grizzlies/Jazz last year (1.3M) and up 1% from Nets/Blazers in 2013 (1.53M to 1.52M). Bulls/Raptors drew 953,000 earlier in the night, down 72% from Heat/Pacers last year (3.3M), down 76% from Heat/Bulls in 2013 (3.9M), and the ninth nationally televised game this season to dip below one million viewers (excludes NBA TV). (via ShowBuzz Daily)
400K For USA Soccer Friendly on Wednesday
- The Denmark/United States men’s soccer friendly, the third match of the year for the U.S. men’s national team, earned 400,000 viewers on ESPN Wednesday afternoon — down 63% from the third match last year, a late-night meeting with rival Mexico (1.1M). Denmark’s extra-time victory trailed the year’s previous USMNT match on ESPN, against Panama in February (674K), but topped the first match of the year against Chile on Fox Sports 1 (254K). (via ShowBuzz Daily)
