Recent sports TV ratings news, including Red Sox/Yankees on FOX, The T.O. Show and Ochocinco: The Ultimate Catch and Orioles ratings in Baltimore.
- Regional MLB action featuring Red Sox/Yankees drew a 2.5 overnight rating on FOX Saturday, according to USA Today, down 19% from coverage featuring the same matchup last year (3.1), but up 14% from regional coverage in ’08 (2.2). (USA Today)
- With Terrell Owens and Chad Ochocinco playing on NBC Sunday night, their VH1 reality shows took a hit in the ratings. Sunday’s first episode of The T.O. Show drew a 0.5 U.S. rating and 803,000 viewers, while a second episode drew a 0.6 and 852,000 — both down in viewership from the previous week’s episode (958,000). Meanwhile, Ochocinco: The Ultimate Catch drew a 0.4 and 663,000, down in both ratings and viewership from the previous week (0.5, 697,000). (TV By The Numbers)
- The first six Orioles games since manager Buck Showalter‘s hiring averaged a 5.0 rating on MASN in Baltimore, up 52% from the network’s season average of 3.3. In Washington, D.C., the games averaged a 1.1 rating, up 57% from the market’s 0.7 average for Orioles games. Monday’s White Sox/Orioles game drew a 5.2 overnight rating in Baltimore and a 1.7 in Washington. (Sports Business Daily)
