The Astros scored their highest local rating in six years. In other news, Pan Am Games ratings increased on ESPN2, and the International Champions Cup had an increase on FOX last weekend.
Astros Hit Six-Year High
- Thursday’s Angels/Astros Major League Baseball game drew a 4.7 rating on Root Sports Houston, the highest rating for the Astros on a single network in six years — since Astros/Cardinals in July 2009 (4.9). In the same week last year, the team pulled a 0.0 rating for a game on the defunct Comcast SportsNet Houston. (Houston Chronicle [1], [2])
Pan Am Games Rating Up on ESPN2
- ESPN2 averaged a 0.2 rating and 268,000 viewers for 54 hours of Pan Am Games coverage, an uptick in ratings over 2011, when the network aired 20 hours (0.1). The most-watched telecast was coverage on July 23, which earned 366,000 viewers. ESPN Deportes chipped in 97,000 viewers for its coverage of the event. (ESPN; 7/23 numbers from Sports TV Ratings)
FOX Sees Increase For Man U/Barca
- The Manchester United/Barcelona International Champions Cup match drew a 0.5 final rating and 693,000 viewers on FOX last Saturday, up a tick in ratings and 25% in viewership from Manchester United/Roma on the same weekend last year (0.4, 555K). Keep in mind FOX aired two Champions Cup matches last year, with the second one — Manchester United/Real Madrid — scoring a 0.5 and 726,000. (via Sports Business Daily)
