Recent sports TV ratings news, including ratings for both college football and the NBA on ESPN.
- Last Saturday night’s Arkansas/South Carolina game drew a 2.3 U.S. rating and 3.965 million viewers on ESPN, up 64% in ratings and 77% in viewership from last year (FSU/CLEM: 1.4, 2.239 mil). Over on ESPN2, Texas/Kansas State put up a 0.9 and 1.446 million viewers, down 50% and 51%, respectively, from last year (VAN/FLA: 1.8, 2.925 mil). (pifeedback.com)
- Opposite the NFL and Celtics/Heat, Thursday’s Pittsburgh/Connecticut game drew a 1.2 U.S. rating and 1.776 million viewers on ESPN, down 48% in ratings and 51% in viewership from the previous week (GT/VT: 2.3, 3.607 mil), and down 25% and 28%, respectively, from two weeks ago (FSU/NCSU: 1.6, 2.467 mil). Ratings/viewership for last year’s comparable telecast were not available. (pifeedback.com)
- ESPN drew a 1.1 U.S. rating and 1.589 million viewers for Jazz/Magic on Wednesday night, down 21% and 27%, respectively, from last year (CLE/ORL: 1.4, 2.188 mil). Later in the night, Clippers/Spurs drew an almost identical 1.1 and 1.588 million. Ratings/viewership for last year’s comparable Hornets/Suns game were unavailable. (pifeedback.com)
