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SKEDBALL: Weekend Sports TV Ratings

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The ratings below are household ratings from the 56 television markets with local Nielsen meters for Saturday July 5 and Sunday July 6, 2014. The 56 markets (out of 210 total) cover about 70% of the US television population.

 

Soccer: FIFA World Cup: The Knockout Round Continues (Quarterfinals)

Friday
3.3 rating ESPN2 11:30 am Germany vs France (+32% from 2.5 on ESPN 7.2.2010 9:30 am for Netherlands-Brazil)
4.0 rating ESPN 3:30 pm Brazil vs Columbia (+74% from 2.3 on ESPN 7.2.2010 2:00 pm for Uruguay-Ghana)
Saturday
3.7 rating ABC 11:30 am Argentina vs Belgium (-10% from 4.1 on ABC 7.3.2010 9:30 am Argentina-Germany)
3.9 rating ESPN 3:30 pm Netherlands vs Costa Rica (+3% from 3.8 on ABC 7.3.2010 2:00 pm Paraguay-Spain)

NOTE: Check back Tuesday early afternoon (Pacific Time) for continuing detailed World Cup coverage with demographic ratings for Friday’s matches.  In the meantime, you can catch up on previous WORLD CUP SKEDBALL coverage.  

 

Golf: PGA

Greenbrier Classic
1.1 rating CBS 3:00 pm Saturday 3rd Round (-8% from 1.2 last year)
1.8 rating CBS 3:00 pm Sunday Final Round (+50% from 1.2 last year)

 

Auto Racing

NASCAR Sprint Cup
2.4 rating TNT 11:00 am Sunday Coke Zero 400 (rescheduled from Saturday night due to rain; -27% from 3.3 last year)

 

MLB

0.28 rating FS1 4:00 pm Saturday Arizona Diamondbacks at Atlanta Braves
1.6 rating FOX 7:00 pm Saturday BAL-BOS or TEX-NYM or SF-SD (-24% from 2.1 last year for 5-game regional)

 

Tennis: Wimbledon

0.65 rating ESPN 9:00 am Saturday Women’s Final (-39% from 1.07 last year)
1.9 rating ESPN 9:00 am Sunday Men’s Final (-5% from 2.0 last year)

 

Other Sports

0.27 rating NBCSN 6:00 am Saturday Tour de France Stage 1 LIVE (+23% from 0.22 last year)
0.26 rating NBCSN 6:00 am Sunday Tour de France Stage 2 LIVE (-13% from 0.30 last year)
0.42 rating NBC 2:00 pm Saturday Tour de France Stage 1 HIGHLIGHTS
0.52 rating NBC 4:00 pm Sunday Tour de France Stage 2 HIGHLIGHTS
0.53 rating NBC 4:00 pm Saturday World Series of Fighting 11

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About the Author

Mitch Metcalf
MITCH METCALF has been tracking every US film release of over 500 screens (over 2300 movies and counting) since the storied weekend of May 20, 1994, when Maverick and Beverly Hills Cop 3 inspired countless aficionados to devote their lives to the art of cinema. Prior to that, he studied Politics and Economics at Princeton in order to prepare for his dream of working in television. He has been Head of West Coast Research at ABC, then moved to NBC in 2000 and became Head of Scheduling for 11 years.