Recent sports TV ratings news, including a double-digit drop for Georgia/Georgia Tech on ESPN, and double-digit rises for the NBA on TNT and the 76ers on CSN Philadelphia.
- Saturday night’s Georgia/Georgia Tech game drew a 1.6 U.S. rating and 2.747 million viewers on ESPN, down 30% in ratings and 28% in viewership from last year (ARK/LSU: 2.3, 3.812 mil). Also Saturday night, South Carolina/Clemson earned a 1.3 and 2.236 million on ESPN2. (pifeedback.com)
- Through the first month of the season, 76ers games averaged a 1.3 rating on Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia, up 30% from last year (1.0). (Comcast press release)
- TNT averaged a 1.6 U.S. rating and 2.550 million viewers for 12 NBA games through Thanksgiving, up 20% in ratings and 22% in viewership from last year (1.4, 2.082 mil), and up 46% and 55%, respectively, from 2008 (1.1, 1.642 mil). (Turner Sports press release from TV By The Numbers)
