Viewership dropped by double-digits for a Sunday Night Baseball blowout. In other news, Fox Sports 1 scored its second-best MLB audience, and the Premier Boxing Champions series hit a low on NBCSN.
Big Drop For Red Sox’ Sunday Night Blowout
- The Tigers/Red Sox Sunday Night Baseball game drew 1.7 million viewers on ESPN, down 25% from Dodgers/Cardinals last year (2.3M) and down 32% from Yankees/Red Sox in 2013 (2.6M). Despite the decline, the Red Sox’ blowout win ranks as the second-most watched Sunday night game in the past two months. Earlier in the day, TBS drew 576,000 for Dodgers/Mets. (via ShowBuzz Daily)
FS1 Scores Second-Largest MLB Audience
- Saturday’s Braves/Cardinals Major League Baseball game drew 800,000 viewers on Fox Sports 1, up 53% from Indians/Tigers last year (522K) and the network’s second-largest regular season audience since it began airing games last year. Only Indians/Tigers in April attracted more viewers (817K). Earlier in the day, A’s/Giants had 324,000 viewers — down 37% from Dodgers/Cardinals last year (514K). (via Sports TV Ratings)
PBC Hits Low on NBCSN
- The debut of the Premier Boxing Champions series on NBCSN earned 241,000 viewers Saturday night, easily the least-watched PBC event on any network thus far (15 telecasts). The previous low was 446,000 for coverage on Spike in June. (via Sports TV Ratings)
