- Through Thanksgiving night, TNT is averaging a 1.4 U.S. rating and 2.1 million viewers for NBA coverage, up 27% in ratings and viewership from a 1.1 and 1.6 million through the same point last year. (TV By the Numbers)
- Through Week 12, NBC is averaging an 11.8 rating and 19.5 million viewers for Sunday Night Football, up 17% and 20%, respectively, from last year. Sunday’s Steelers/Ravens game, which drew an 11.5 rating and 19.2 million viewers, ranked as the fourth-most viewed primetime program of the week on broadcast. (Sports Business Daily, TV By the Numbers)
- The November 21 Ohio St./Michigan game drew 6.8 million viewers on ABC, up 2% from 6.6 million for the same matchup last year. (ESPN.com)
Ted Turner, whose cable business transformed TV sports, dies
Ted Turner, the media mogul and team owner whose TBS "SuperStation" helped pave the way the era of cable...
