Recent sports TV ratings news, including overnights for Monday Night Football and the Ryder Cup, and another season of record ratings for the Phillies.
- Monday’s Patriots/Dolphins Monday Night Football game drew a 10.3 overnight rating on ESPN, down 28% from Packers/Vikings in Week 4 last year (14.2), which ended up as the most-viewed program in cable television history. (Sports Business Daily)
- NBC drew a 2.1 overnight rating for Ryder Cup coverage on Saturday morning, down 25% from 2008 (2.8). Meanwhile, Sunday’s coverage drew a 2.4 overnight, down 27% from ’08 (3.3). (Sports Business Daily)
- Phillies telecasts averaged a record 8.3 rating on Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia during the 2010 season, up 16% from last year’s record of 7.1. This marks the eighth straight year that Phillies ratings have increased on CSN Philadelphia. (Comcast)
