Recent sports TV ratings news, including college basketball on CBS, the NBA on ESPN, and the Australian Open on ESPN2.
- Duke’s surprising loss to St. John’s earned a 1.3 final rating and 1.861 million viewers on CBS last Sunday afternoon, flat in ratings and down 3% in viewership from regional action last year (UF/TEN or MIN/OSU: 1.3, 1.922M). One day earlier, regional action featuring Minnesota/Purdue earned a 0.9 and 1.298 million, down 44% and 47%, respectively, from last year (DUKE/GTOWN: 1.6, 2.441M). (nielsen.com)
- Last Sunday’s Jazz/Warriors NBA game on ESPN drew a 0.6 U.S. rating and 977,000 viewers, down 33% and 30%, respectively, when compared to the network’s first Sunday night game this season (DEN/SAS: 0.9, 1.403M). (pifeedback.com)
- ESPN2 drew a 0.5 U.S. rating and 727,000 viewers for a 10 AM encore of last Sunday’s Australian Open Men’s Final. A 7 PM encore of the match drew a 0.2 and 344,000. (pifeedback.com)
