The relocated Chargers hit a record-low rating in their old home, the LPGA’s final major of the season sank on NBC, and ESPN posted mixed results for an MLB tripleheader on Wednesday.
Chargers Hit San Diego Low
Last Sunday’s Dolphins-Chargers NFL game earned a 12.3 rating on San Diego CBS affiliate KFMB, the market’s lowest rating for a Chargers game in at least 19 years, according to the San Diego Union-Tribune. The Chargers relocated from San Diego to Los Angeles in the offseason. The record-low rating in San Diego still exceeded that of home market Los Angeles, which turned in a mere 5.1 rating. [San Diego Union-Tribune 9.18]
LPGA’s Final Major Down on NBC
Final round coverage of the LPGA Evian Championship, the final major of the season, had a 0.39 rating and 551,000 viewers on NBC last Sunday — down 15% in ratings and 14% in viewership from last year (0.46, 644K) and down 17% and 21% respectively from 2015 (0.47, 696K). It was the least-watched major round on broadcast television this season. [via ShowBuzz Daily 9.19]
MLB Mixed on ESPN Wednesday
Wednesday’s Red Sox-Orioles Major League Baseball game pulled 543,000 viewers on ESPN, down 18% from the same matchup last year (659K) and down 48% from Yankees-Blue Jays in 2015 (1.1M). Indians-Angels had 482,000 afterward (-26%) and Twins-Yankees scored 383,000 in the afternoon. Figures for last night’s Twins-Tigers game on Fox Sports 1 were not immediately available. [via ShowBuzz Daily 9.21]
