The Kansas City Royals set a ratings record for the third time this month. In other news, the El Súper Clásico soccer match hit a five-year high on Univision, and Golf Channel had its best ever April.
New Ratings Record For K.C. Royals
- Sunday’s Royals/White Sox Major League Baseball game drew a 17.3 rating on Fox Sports Kansas City, the highest Royals rating ever on the network. The previous record was set just five days earlier by Twins/Royals (15.9), and the record before that was set by Athletics/Royals the previous Sunday (14.6). Overall, the five highest Royals ratings ever on FSKC took place in the span of a week. (royals.mlb.com)
Strong Numbers For El Súper Clásico
- The Chivas/Club América El Súper Clásico match drew a 1.3 final rating and 2.9 million viewers on Univision and Univision Deportes Network Sunday night, up 18% and 25%, respectively, from last year on UniMás (1.1, 2.3M) and the largest audience for the match since 2010. [UPDATE 10/1: UDN simulcast was likely included in Univision numbers.] (TV Media Insights, Sports TV Ratings, Univision)
Golf Channel Has Record April
- Golf Channel averaged 132,000 total day viewers during the month of April, up 2% from last year (130K), up 4% from 2013 (128K), and the network’s most-watched April ever. The network’s April viewership has increased each year since Comcast acquired NBC Universal in 2011, bringing Golf Channel under the NBC Sports umbrella. (NBC Sports Group Press Box)
