The F.A. Cup final had a modest slide in ratings and viewership. In other news, the Liga MX Championship had substantial declines, and NBC scored double-digit gains for the French Open last weekend.
F.A. Cup Final Down on FOX
- Last Saturday’s Arsenal/Aston Villa F.A. Cup final drew a 0.5 final rating and 809,000 viewers on FOX, down a tick in ratings and 8% in viewership from Arsenal/Hull City last year (0.6, 880K) and flat and up 4%, respectively, from Manchester City/Wigan in 2013 (0.5, 781K).
LigaMX Clausura Championship Down Big
- The second leg of the Santos Laguna/Querétaro Liga MX Clausura championship earned a 0.6 final rating and 1.2 million viewers on Azteca last Sunday, down 50% in ratings and 53% in viewership from Leon/Pachuca on UniMás last year. The first leg on May 26 drew a 0.5 and 1.1 million — down 44% and 38%, respectively, from last year on Telemundo (0.9, 1.7M).
NBC Sees Gains For French Open
- Coverage of the French Open drew a 1.0 final rating and 1.4 million viewers on NBC last Sunday, up 43% in ratings and viewership from last year (0.7, 951K) and up a tick and 8%, respectively, from 2013 (0.9, 1.3M). The previous day, coverage drew a 0.9 and 1.2 million — up 29% in ratings and 22% in viewership from last year (0.7, 986K) and flat and down 8%, respectively, from 2013 (0.9, 1.3M).
(Wknd. numbers via Sports Business Daily)
