The Red Sox/Yankees rivalry lifted ESPN to a season-high for Wednesday Night Baseball. In other news, Fox Sports 1 scored its third-largest audience for UFC PPV prelims, and ESPN2 hit another season-high for the Canadian Football League.
Red Sox/Yankees Sets Wednesday Night High on ESPN
- The Red Sox/Yankees Wednesday Night Baseball game, which co-existed with local coverage in the home markets, drew 860,000 viewers on ESPN — up 21% from Angels/Orioles last year (713K) and up 25% from Cardinals/Pirates in 2013 (691K). The Red Sox’ win ranks as the most-watched Wednesday night telecast this season, topping the previous mark held by Cardinals/Cubs in July (798K). (via ShowBuzz Daily)
FS1 Scores Third-Best Audience For UFC PPV Prelims
- Fox Sports 1 earned 1.3 million viewers for Saturday’s UFC 190 prelims, which aired prior to the Ronda Rousey/Bethe Correia pay-per-view fight. It was the network’s third-largest audience for prelims leading up to a pay-per-view event, trailing only the UFC 183 prelims in February (1.5M) and the UFC 168 prelims in December 2013 (1.6M). Viewership increased 10% over the UFC 184 prelims in February, the last time coverage aired prior to a Rousey fight (1.2M). (Fox Sports)
ESPN2 Hits New Season-High For CFL
- Monday’s Argonauts/Tiger-Cats Canadian Football League game drew 235,000 viewers on ESPN2, the network’s most-watched telecast of the season (nine telecasts). The previous high was set last Thursday by Lions/Blue Bombers (201K). (via ShowBuzz Daily)
