Recent sports TV ratings news, including local ratings for Bulls/Thunder in Oklahoma City and Celtics/Cavaliers in Boston, and college football ratings on ESPN and ESPN2 last Saturday night.
- Wednesday’s Bulls/Thunder game drew a 5.8 rating on ESPN in Oklahoma City, the market’s highest rating ever for a regular season NBA game on the network. The game also earned a 1.3 on FS Oklahoma, equaling a combined rating of 7.1. Game 1 of the Rangers/Giants World Series topped the game, with an 8.8 on FOX affiliate KOKH. (The Oklahoman)
- The Celtics’ loss to the Cavaliers drew a 5.6 rating on Comcast SportsNet New England Wednesday night, the network’s highest rating ever for its first Celtics game of the season. The previous record was a 4.7, set in 1999 and 2009. (bostonsportsmedia.com)
- ESPN drew a 2.5 U.S. rating and 4.371 million viewers for Saturday’s Alabama/Tennessee college football game, down 27% in ratings and 23% in viewership from last year (FLA/MISS ST: 3.4, 5.668 mil), but up 14% and 21%, respectively, from 2008 (LSU/SC: 2.2, 3.620 mil). Elsewhere Saturday night, ESPN2 drew a 0.6 and 989,000 for North Carolina/Miami. (pifeedback.com)
