Recent sports TV ratings news, including FOX Saturday Baseball, IndyCar racing on Versus and local ratings for the Rams in St. Louis.
- Regional MLB action featuring Braves/Mets drew a 1.4 final rating and 1.939 million viewers on FOX last Saturday, flat in ratings but down 8% in viewership from last year’s comparable telecast (CHC/STL*: 1.4, 2.101 mil). So far this season, FOX is averaging a 1.8 rating for MLB coverage, even with last year’s record low pace. (Sports Business Daily)
- Through 11 races, Versus has averaged 366,000 viewers for IndyCar coverage, up 15% from last year (319,000). (Versus)
- The Rams’ Week 2 loss to the Raiders drew a 23.4 rating in St. Louis last Sunday, the second-highest local rating for a Rams telecast since December 2007. The only Rams telecast since the ’07 season to draw a higher rating was Cardinals/Rams in Week 1 (26.0). Sunday’s game aired head-to-head with a Padres/Cardinals MLB telecast for 45 minutes, winning the ratings battle by 54%. (stltoday.com)
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