Ratings and viewership slipped for Formula 1 racing from Canada. In other news, the Women’s World Cup topped the one million mark on FOX last weekend, and the Premier Boxing Champions tied its lowest rating on broadcast.
F1 From Canada Down From Last Year
- Formula 1 racing from Canada earned a 0.8 final rating and 1.0 million viewers on NBC last Sunday afternoon, down a tick in ratings and 33% in viewership from last year (0.9, 1.5M), but up a tick and 5%, respectively, from 2013 (0.7, 950K). The 0.8 rating ranks fifth out of the ten F1 telecasts on NBC since the network acquired rights.
Over 1M For Germany/Ivory Coast Women’s World Cup Match
- Last Sunday’s Germany/Ivory Coast FIFA Women’s World Cup match had a 0.8 final rating and 1.3 million viewers on the FOX broadcast network, the second-largest audience of the event through Wednesday. Only Monday’s USA/Australia match on Fox Sports 1 attracted more viewers (3.3M). Earlier Sunday, the Norway/Thailand match drew a 0.6 and 847,000. The last time group play matches aired on broadcast — 2003 — ABC earned ratings of 0.9 and 1.3 for matches involving the USA.
PBC Ties Lowest Rating on Broadcast
- The latest edition of the Premier Boxing Champions series drew a 0.8 final rating and 1.2 million viewers on NBC last Saturday, flat and up 20%, respectively, from coverage on the network two weeks earlier (0.8, 1.0M). The 0.8 rating is tied as the lowest for a PBC event on broadcast.
(Wknd. numbers via Sports Business Daily)
