- ESPN2 drew a 0.2 U.S. rating and 197,000 viewers for Thursday’s Dynamo/Toronto F.C. MLS match, easily the smallest audience for an MLS match on the network since the league returned from its World Cup break. The match drew a higher rating and more viewers than both MLB telecasts on MLB Network that day — Rays/Twins (0.1, 152,000 viewers) and Mariners/Yankees (0.1, 80,000 viewers). (pifeedback.com)
- NFL Network drew a 0.0 U.S. rating and 58,000 viewers for Thursday’s CFL Montreal/Saskatchewan telecast, the network’s CFL debut. The next night, the network drew a 0.0 and 53,000 for a Rush/Storm Arena Football League matchup. (pifeedback.com 1, 2)
- Misc: Thursday’s Vera Zvonareva/Tsvetana Pironkova Wimbledon semifinal drew a 0.4 U.S. rating and 507,000 viewers on ESPN2, while the Tomas Berdych/Novak Djokovic semifinal the next day drew a 0.4 and 509,000. Meanwhile, The Golf Channel drew a 0.4 U.S. rating and 515,000 viewers for Thursday’s first round of the AT&T National, with Friday’s second round action drawing a 0.2 and 363,000. (pifeedback.com)
Twins-Yankees opener nears MLB Network high
The Yankees helped MLB Network to its second-largest audience on record.
