Recent sports TV ratings news, including the Capitals on Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic, the NHL on Versus, and Sunday Night Baseball on ESPN.
- Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic drew a 6.2 rating for Wednesday’s Rangers/Capitals Game 1 in the Washington, D.C market, the second-highest rating ever for a Capitals game on the network. Only last year’s Canadiens/Capitals Game 7 drew a higher rating (8.1). (Comcast)
- Thursday’s Canadiens/Bruins Game 1 earned a 0.3 U.S. rating and 510,000 viewers on Versus. In the nightcap, Kings/Sharks Game 1 drew a 0.3 and 381,000. Also Thursday night, abbreviated coverage of Sabres/Flyers Game 1 drew a 0.4 and 660,000. (Son of the Bronx)
- ESPN drew a 2.9 U.S. rating and 4.697 million viewers for last Sunday’s Yankees/Red Sox game, up 107% in ratings and 119% in viewership from last year (STL/MIL: 1.4, 2.144M), and the most-viewed MLB game on ESPN since August 2009 (NYY/BOS: 4.698M). (ESPN Media Zone, TV By the Numbers)
