- Through 4 games, Wizards telecasts are averaging a 2.5 rating on Comcast SportsNet, up a whopping 93% from the first four games on the net last year. All four games have drawn “at least a 1.6 household rating; none of the first four games a year ago rated that high.” The Wizards’ loss to the Cavaliers on Tuesday drew a 3.5 on CSN. (Washington Post)
- Despite the presence of ESPN’s College Gameday, the October 24 TCU/BYU matchup was not much of a draw. The game drew a mere 0.2 U.S. rating (261,000 HHs) on Versus; by comparison, ESPN drew a 3.4 (3.9 million HHs) for Florida/Mississippi State and ESPN2 drew 1.2 (1.4 million HHs) for Auburn/LSU, both of which aired opposite the game. (USA Today)
- The 5 regularly-scheduled games of the 2009 World Series averaged a 12.8 rating after 11 PM ET, 6% higher than the pre-11 PM average of 12.1. While that may seem on the surface to support the idea that later starts are better for ratings, consider this: last year’s post-11 PM average was 3% lower than the pre-11 PM average, and the post-11 PM average in ’07 was 8% lower. This year’s World Series had an average end time of 11:37 PM, nearly a half-hour earlier than the 12:03 AM average from the past two years. (TV By the Numbers)
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