- All sports-related programs on FOX averaged a 6.1/13 rating and 10 million viewers in 2009, making FOX the highest rated, most-viewed sports network. FOX topped second-place CBS (3.9, 6.2 mil) by 56% and 61%, respectively. ESPN, which airs far more sporting events than FOX, averaged a 0.7/2 rating and 1 million viewers. (Fang’s Bites)
- FOX NFL Sunday averaged a 3.2 rating and 4.85 million viewers during the 2009 season, down 3% in ratings but up slightly in viewership from last year (3.3, 4.81 mil). Meanwhile, NBC’s Football Night in America averaged 7.4 million viewers, up 18% from last year’s 6.3 million, and the show’s most-viewed season ever. (Fang’s Bites)
- TNT drew a 0.6 U.S. rating for the Spurs’ 30-point win over the Heat on New Year’s Eve. The 76ers/Clippers game that followed drew a 0.5. Two weeks earlier, Magic/Heat and Suns/Blazers each drew a 0.9 rating. Through December, TNT is averaging a 1.1 U.S. rating and 1.7 million viewers for NBA coverage, up 10% and 11%, respectively, from last season. (Turner Sports)
WSJ: Rupert Murdoch spoke to White House about NFL streaming deals
Fox Corporation's campaign against the NFL's streaming deals reportedly reached the highest levels of the company and the government.
