Airing on ESPN2, Wednesday Night Baseball was a middle-of-the-road draw. In other news, FS1 earned one of its smallest MLB audiences of the season on Tuesday, and the WNBA delivered low numbers on ESPN2 the same night.
Dodgers/Cubs Middling Draw, But Not Bad For ESPN2
- The Dodgers/Cubs Wednesday Night Baseball game drew 609,000 viewers on ESPN2, ranking fifth out of the 12 Wednesday night telecasts this season, and third out of the nine windows on ESPN2 regardless of day. Coverage aired opposite the deciding Game 3 of the College World Series final on ESPN (1.6M). Viewership for last year’s comparable game was not available. (via ShowBuzz Daily)
Cardinals/Marlins Among Season’s Least-Watched Games on FS1
- Fox Sports 1 earned 462,000 viewers for Tuesday’s Cardinals/Marlins Major League Baseball game, the network’s fifth-smallest audience of the season (17 telecasts). The game, which aired exclusively on FS1, led into Women’s World Cup action that drew more than twice as many viewers (944K). (via Sports TV Ratings)
Low Numbers For WNBA on ESPN2
- The Sparks/Mystics WNBA regular season game drew 178,000 viewers on ESPN2 Tuesday night, not surprisingly well below the network’s season opening doubleheader nine days earlier (278K). Viewership for last year’s comparable telecast was not available. (via Sports TV Ratings)
