ESPN scored mixed numbers for a Friday NBA doubleheader. In other news, the FCS semifinals declined over the weekend, and the D-II football championship also shed viewers.
Mixed Numbers For Friday NBA on ESPN
- Friday’s Clippers/Spurs NBA regular season game scored 1.7 million viewers on ESPN, up 8% from Blazers/Spurs last year (1.6M) and up 2% from Rockets/Pacers in 2013 (1.7M). Pelicans/Suns had a 0.8 final rating and 1.1 million in the nightcap, down 39% in both measures from Thunder/Lakers last year (1.3, 1.9M) and down 20% and 18%, respectively, from T’Wolves/Lakers in 2013 (1.0, 1.4M). (via TV Media Insights)
FCS Semis Down on ESPN2, ESPNU
- The North Dakota State/Richmond FCS playoff semifinal had a 0.5 final rating and 741,000 viewers on ESPN2 Friday night, flat in ratings and down 6% in viewership from NDSU/Sam Houston State last year (0.5, 790K) and flat and down 9%, respectively, from NDSU/New Hampshire in 2013 (0.5, 813K). On Saturday, Sam Houston State/Jacksonville State drew 256,000 viewers on ESPNU — down 31% from Illinois State/New Hampshire last year (370K) and down 37% from Towson/Eastern Washington on ESPN2 in 2013 (409K). (via TVMI, Sports TV Ratings)
D-II Championship Down From Last Year, 2013
- Saturday’s Northwest Missouri State/Shepherd NCAA Division II football championship had 369,000 viewers on ESPN2, down 9% from CSU–Pueblo/Minnesota State–Mankato last year (407K) and down 58% from Northwest Missouri State/Lenoir–Rhyne in 2013 (870K). (via Sports TV Ratings)
