- Taped coverage of the NCAA Women’s Gymnastics Championships drew a 0.6 final rating on CBS last Saturday, down 14% from both last year (0.7) and 2008 (0.7), and down 33% from 2007 (0.9). (Sports Business Daily)
- Last Saturday’s edition of ESPN Sports Saturday drew a 0.4 final rating on ABC, down a tick from the previous week’s episode (0.5), and the second-lowest rating in the show’s young history. ESPN Sports Saturday finished tied as the second-lowest rated sporting event on broadcast last weekend, ahead of only the Monster Energy AMA Supercross Year in Review (0.3). (Sports Business Daily)
- The NASCAR Nationwide Series Royal Purple 200 from Darlington drew 1.4 million viewers on ESPN2 May 7, down 2% from last year (1.5 mil). One week earlier, the Bubba Burger 250 from Richmond drew 1.4 million viewers on ESPN2, down 13% from last year. (ESPN)
In latest blow to early negotiations, NFL talks with Paramount on “pause”
Chances of the NFL renegotiating any of its media rights deals before the season appear slim to none.
