- ESPN2 averaged a 0.2 U.S. rating and 254,000 viewers for its first two MLS Playoff telecasts. In particular, Dynamo/Sounders on October 29 drew a 0.2 and 274,000, while Galaxy/Chivas USA on November 1 drew a 0.1 and 233,000. ESPN Deportes averaged 63,000 viewers for the same two games, including 86,000 for Dynamo/Sounders and 39,000 for Galaxy/Chivas USA. (ESPN)
- Tuesday’s Lakers/Thunder game drew a 3.9 rating on FS Oklahoma, the highest rating ever for a Thunder telecast on the network, “and three times last season?s average.” Last year’s high was a 2.8 for Celtics/Thunder early in the season. (NewsOK.com)
- Thursday night’s Virginia Tech/ECU game drew a 1.6/3 U.S. rating and 2.3 million viewers on ESPN, even in ratings but down 2% in viewers from a 1.6 and 2.4 million for South Florida/Cincinnati last year. The past two Thursday night games on ESPN have been the two lowest rated, least-viewed Thursday games of the season. (pifeedback.com)
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