The Yankees’ Tuesday night blowout of the Rangers set a Fox Sports 1 record. In other news, ESPN had a slight increase for Monday’s Yankees/Rangers game, and NBCSN had its most-watched July ever.
Yankees’ Blowout Win Sets FS1 Record
- Tuesday’s Yankees/Rangers Major League Baseball game, which New York won 21-5, scored 823,000 viewers on Fox Sports 1 — the network’s largest MLB audience since it began airing games last year. The previous high was 817,000 for Indians/Tigers in April. FS1 has now earned two of its three largest MLB audiences in the past few days, with Saturday’s Braves/Cardinals game ranking third (800K). (via ShowBuzz Daily)
Slight Bump For Yankees/Rangers on ESPN
- The Yankees/Rangers Monday Night Baseball game scored 842,000 viewers on ESPN, up 2% from the same matchup last year (826K), but down 10% from the same matchup in 2013 (935K). The game ranks 11th out of the 19 Monday night telecasts this season, and last among the Yankees’ five appearances. (via ShowBuzz Daily)
NBCSN Has Best July
- Aided by NASCAR races and increases for the Tour de France and IndyCar, NBCSN has averaged 218,000 total day viewers this month — up 91% from last year and the network’s most-watched July ever. The previous record was 175,000 in July 2012, which included coverage of the Olympics. (NBC Sports Group Press Box)
