A high-profile college hoops lead-in boosted ESPN’s College Football Playoff show. In other news, the Warriors gave NBA TV a big boost Tuesday night, and Premier Boxing Champions scored its largest cable audience in two months.
College Hoops Lead-in Boosts CFP Rankings Show
- The season’s third release of the College Football Playoff rankings scored a 1.9 final rating and 3.0 million viewers on ESPN Tuesday night, marking the highest rated and most-watched rankings show yet (14 telecasts dating back to last year). The show was sandwiched between ESPN’s Champions Classic college basketball doubleheader. (ESPN Media Zone)
Warriors Boost NBA TV
- Tuesday’s Raptors/Warriors NBA Fan Night game had 586,000 viewers on NBA TV, up 72% from Pelicans/Kings last year (341K), up 24% from Hawks/Heat in an earlier timeslot two years ago (474K), and the most-watched game on the network this season (15 telecasts). (via ShowBuzz Daily)
Spike Scores Largest PBC Audience on Cable Since September
- Coverage of the Premier Boxing Champions series drew 466,000 viewers on Spike TV Friday night, up 48% from the network’s previous telecast in October (315K) and the most-watched PBC event on cable in over two months — since coverage on Spike in September (581K). (via ShowBuzz Daily)
