Recent sports TV ratings news, including a record audience for the NFL Combine on NFL Network, a double-digit increase for gymnastics’ Tyson American Cup, and viewership for the series premiere of Animal Planet’s Taking on Tyson.
- Seven hours of NFL Combine coverage earned 406,000 viewers on NFL Network last Sunday afternoon, up 47% from last year, and the most-viewed NFL Combine telecast ever. (NFL Network)
- NBC earned a 1.0 final rating and 1.420 million viewers for coverage of gymnastics’ Tyson American Cup last Saturday afternoon, up 25% in ratings and 24% in viewership from last year (0.8, 1.145M). (Courtesy Robert Seidman, TV By the Numbers)
- The series premiere of Taking on Tyson, a reality show about Mike Tyson‘s venture into the world of pigeon racing, earned 560,000 viewers on Animal Planet last Sunday, below the network’s primetime average during the month of February (588K). (Multichannel News)
