Additional sports TV ratings news, including Saturday’s Oregon State/TCU matchup on ESPN and the season finales of The T.O. Show and Ochocinco: The Ultimate Catch.
- Saturday’s Oregon State/TCU game drew a 2.3 U.S. rating and 3.660 million viewers on ESPN, down 18% in ratings and 20% in viewership from BYU/Oklahoma last year (2.8, 4.562 mil), but up 44% and 42%, respectively, from Illinois/Missouri in a later timeslot in 2007 (1.6, 2.585 mil). (TV By The Numbers)
- The season finale of The T.O. Show drew a 0.7 U.S. rating and 1.105 million viewers on VH1 Sunday night, down 41% in viewership from last year’s finale (1.869 mil). Earlier in the night, the finale of Ochocinco: The Ultimate Catch drew a slightly better 0.8 and 1.239 million. (TV By The Numbers)
- ESPN drew 1.893 million viewers for Saturday’s NASCAR Nationwide Series Great Clips 300, down 8% from last year (2.052 mil) and down 30% from 2008 (2.705 mil) — when the race aired in March. (ESPN)
