- Regional MLB action featuring Rays/Rangers drew a 1.7 overnight rating on FOX Saturday afternoon, tied as the network’s lowest MLB overnight of the season. Five of the nine MLB telecasts on FOX this season have failed to draw a 2.0 overnight. (Sports Business Daily)
- The Bucks’ resurgence certainly has not helped NBA ratings in Milwaukee. Game 1 of the Celtics/Lakers NBA Finals drew a mere 5.2 rating in the Milwaukee market, down 19% from Magic/Lakers Game 1 last year (6.4) and well below the national average of 8.6. Thursday’s game drew the lowest rating on record for Game 1 of the NBA Finals in the market. (Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel)
- Cycling’s Tour of California averaged 175,000 viewers on Versus in May, down 31% from last year, and the first time since Versus acquired the rights in ’07 that viewership declined for the event. The top telecast was Stage 1 on May 16, which drew 261,000 viewers. (Sports Business Daily)
“Sunday Night Baseball” scores MLB’s top audience since Opening Week
As "Sunday Night Baseball" starts to settle into a routine on NBC, the viewers may be following suit.
