The Cubs hit a four-year ratings high on WGN. In other news, the Mets are edging the Yankees in New York’s local TV ratings, and the PBA bowling season ended with big gains.
WGN Earns Top Cubs Rating Since 2011
- Tuesday’s Cubs/Pirates Major League Baseball game drew a 5.4 rating on Chicago CW affiliate WGN, the highest Cubs rating on the network since 2011. The Cubs’ comeback victory overlapped for an hour with the Predators/Blackhawks NHL playoff game on CSN Chicago (10.3). (wgntv.com)
Mets Edging Yankees in Local TV Ratings
- New York Mets MLB games have averaged a 2.81 rating on SportsNet New York through Wednesday, topping the Yankees’ 2.77 average on YES Network. The Yankees have maintained the edge in viewership, averaging 267,000 through Tuesday — ahead of the Mets’ 253,000. (New York Daily News, The New York Times)
PBA Ends Season With Big Gains
- Last Sunday’s Professional Bowlers Association PBA League Elias Cup Finals earned a 0.5 final rating and 673,000 viewers on ESPN, up 67% in ratings and 66% in viewership from last year (0.3, 406K) and up a tick and 22%, respectively, from 2013 (0.4, 554K). The previous three PBA League telecasts each failed to hit the 500,000 mark. (via Awful Announcing)
