Additional sports TV ratings, including the WNBA Playoffs on ESPN2 and NBA TV, Week 2 of the college football season on ESPN, FX and Versus, and the series debuts of several new studio shows, including Dan Le Batard is Highly Questionable.
- Ratings For WNBA Playoffs on ESPN2, NBA TV: ESPN2 drew a 0.2 U.S. rating and 280,000 viewers for Liberty/Fever Game 1 on Thursday night, the first game of the WNBA Playoffs. Later in the night, Mercury/Storm Game 1 drew a 0.2 and 243,000 viewers. On Friday, Dream/Sun Game 1 earned a 0.0 and 58,000 on NBA TV, while Silver Stars/Lynx Game 1 drew a 0.1 and 59,000. (The Voice of TV [1], [2])
- Leftover Week 2 College Football Numbers: ESPN drew a 2.4 U.S. rating and 3.949 million viewers for #12 South Carolina/Georgia on September 10, and a 1.6 and 2.045 million for Oregon State/#8 Wisconsin earlier that day. Over on FX, Nevada/#13 Oregon drew a 0.3 U.S. rating and 460,000 viewers. Finally, on Versus, Utah/USC drew a 0.4 and 749,000 viewers and #25 TCU/Air Force earned a 0.1 and 195,000. (The Voice of TV)
- Ratings For Debuts of NFL Kickoff, Le Batard Show, Others: Friday’s series premiere of NFL Kickoff on ESPN2 drew 453,000 viewers, easily topping other recent premieres. On September 12, the debut of Numbers Never Lie drew 97,000 viewers on ESPN2, while the premiere of Dan Le Batard is Highly Questionable earned 118,000 on the same network. Versus, meanwhile, drew 36,000 viewers for the series premiere of College Football Talk on September 12, and the same number of viewers for the premiere of CNBC: Game On! on September 9. (The Voice of TV [1], [2], [3])
