Recent sports TV ratings news, including low numbers for the inaugural NFL Honors, a huge drop for the PGA Tour Farmers Insurance Open, and declines for the U.S. Figure Skating Championships on NBC.
- Not Much Juice For NFL Honors on NBC: The inaugural NFL Honors awards show drew a 2.2 final rating and 3.524 million viewers on NBC Saturday night, ranking behind the network’s telecast of ‘Harry’s Law’ earlier in the night (2.6, 4.050M). In the all-important adults 18-49 demographic, the show earned a 0.9 rating — tied for just sixth for the night among the Big Four broadcast networks, behind two episodes of ‘Cops’ on FOX (1.3 each), ’48 Hours Mystery’ on CBS (1.3), a rerun of ‘Criminal Minds’ on CBS (1.0) and the movie ‘Transformers’ on ABC (1.0). (The Voice of TV)
- Final Round of Farmers Insurance Open Lowest Rated Since At Least ’96: Final round coverage of the PGA Tour Farmers Insurance Open earned a 1.8 final rating and 2.624 million viewers on CBS January 29, down 49% in ratings and 51% in viewership from last year (3.5, 5.307M), and down 18% and 16%, respectively, from 2010 (2.2, 3.118M). This marks the lowest rated final round of the event since at least 1996. Third round action on January 28 drew a 1.0 and 1.374 million viewers, down 50% in ratings and 55% in viewership from last year (2.0, 3.037M), and down 33% and 36%, respectively, from 2010 (1.5, 2.140M). (Media Life Magazine)
- Ratings Down Across the Board For U.S. Figure Skating Championships: Primetime coverage of the 2012 U.S. Figure Skating Championships earned a 2.4 final rating and 3.711 million viewers on NBC January 28, down 4% in ratings and 5% in viewership from last year (2.5, 3.918M), and down 29% and 31%, respectively, from 2010 (3.4, 5.387M). Afternoon coverage earlier in the day earned a 1.2 and 1.774 million viewers, down 14% in ratings and 17% in viewership from last year (1.4, 2.126M), while coverage on January 29 scored a a 1.8 and 2.782 million viewers — down 5% and flat, respectively, from last year (1.9, 2.787M). (Media Life Magazine)
