Local TV ratings for the New York Mets have hit a three-year high. In other news, NBA TV scored its largest Summer League audience, and the MLB Futures Game had double-digit increases over last year and 2013.
Mets Ratings Up Double-Digits, Hit Three-Year High
- New York Mets Major League Baseball games averaged a 2.24 rating on SNY during the first half of the regular season, up 22% from the comparable point last year, and the team’s highest average on the network since 2012. That still trails the Yankees on YES Network, who averaged a 2.55 through July 7. (SNY; additional info from New York Daily News)
NBA TV Hits Summer League Record
- Last Friday’s Lakers/Timberwolves NBA Summer League game drew 277,000 viewers on NBA TV, the network’s largest Summer League audience ever (dates back to 2010). Through Sunday, Summer League viewership increased 14% over last year — including a 63% jump among men 18-34. (Turner via TV By the Numbers)
MLB Futures Game Sees Increase
- The 2015 Major League Baseball Futures Game drew 255,000 viewers on MLB Network Sunday afternoon, up 8% from last year, when it aired later in the afternoon (236K), and up 31% from 2013 on ESPN2 (194K). It was the day’s top program on MLB Network. (via Sports TV Ratings)
