- Friday’s Lakers/Nuggets game drew a 1.6/3 U.S. rating and 2.3 million viewers on ESPN, down 11% and 13%, respectively, from Pistons/Lakers on the comparable night last year (1.8, 2.7 mil). Earlier in the night, Hawks/Celtics drew a 1.2/2 U.S. rating and 1.8 million viewers. (pifeedback.com)
- ESPN2 drew a 2.3/4 U.S. rating and 3.6 million viewers for Friday night’s West Virginia/Cincinnati tilt. The game topped both games of ESPN’s NBA doubleheader — the third straight week that Friday night college football on ESPN2 has beaten the NBA on ESPN head-to-head. (pifeedback.com)
- The November 7 Feder Emelianenko/Brett Rogers Strikeforce bout drew 5.5 million viewers from 11:01-11:09 PM, making the fight the 8th-most viewed live, individual MMA fight in U.S. history. This only includes fights that have “aired on a live event broadcast … as opposed to being taped months in advance for a reality show such as The Ultimate Fighter.” 8 of the 11 most-viewed fights have aired on CBS, including the current record holder — the May ’08 Kimbo Slice/James Thompson bout (7.3 million viewers). (Ivan’s Blog)
On the Air: John Sterling and the bond between baseball radio voices and fans
On the latest "On the Air," Armand Broady examines the bond between baseball radio voices and fans in the...
