Recent sports TV ratings news, including Major League Baseball on FOX, the PGA Tour’s St. Jude Classic on CBS, and the Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix on FOX.
- Declines For MLB on FOX: Regional MLB action featuring Cubs/Phillies earned a 1.4 final rating and 2.195 million viewers on FOX June 11, down 7% in ratings and 3% in viewership from the network’s eleventh telecast last year (LAD/BOS*: 1.5, 2.252M). Compared to the eleventh telecast in 2009 (TB/NYM*: 1.5, 2.116M), the window was down 7% in ratings and up 4% in viewership.
- PGA St. Jude Classic Up: Final round coverage of the PGA Tour St. Jude Classic earned a 1.8 final rating and 2.637 million viewers on CBS June 12, up 6% in ratings and 9% in viewership from last year (1.7, 2.425M), and flat and up 3%, respectively, from 2009 (1.8, 2.561M). Third round coverage on June 11 drew a 1.0 and 1.414 million, flat in ratings and up 4% in viewership from last year (1.0, 1.360M), and down 23% in both measures compared to ’09 (1.3, 1.837M).
- F1 Canadian Grand Prix Up on FOX: The June 12 Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix on FOX earned a 0.8 final rating and 1.196 million viewers, up 14% in ratings and 28% in viewership from last year (0.7, 934K).
(Asterisk indicates featured game of regional window; this year’s numbers from Media Life Magazine)
