Wow.  USA vs Ghana on ESPN Monday just missed averaging 10 million viewers over the course of the entire telecast.  This is double what the USA matches did in 2010 from South Africa, and the demographic ratings (almost 6 ratings with young men) are excellent.  The other two matches earlier in the day Monday are […]

The NCAA men’s basketball championship tournament rolled on Sunday with two games to select the last Final Four spots.  The two games averaged 19% higher household ratings than last year in the 56 local markets measured by Nielsen (covering 70% of the country).  The second game at 5:00 Sunday almost hit the magic 10.0 rating […]

The ratings below are household ratings from the 56 television markets with local Nielsen meters for Saturday December 21 and Sunday December 22, 2013. The 56 markets (out of 210 total) cover about 70% of the US television population.   College Football Early Bowls 2.3 rating ABC 3:30 Las Vegas Bowl Fresno State vs USC […]

The ratings below are household ratings from the 56 television markets with local Nielsen meters for Saturday November 7 and Sunday November 8, 2015. The 56 markets (out of 210 total) cover about 70% of the US television population. Click here for sports ratings from the same NFL and college football weekend or the same calendar weekend last […]

The ratings below are household ratings from the 56 television markets with local Nielsen meters for Saturday June 1 and Sunday June 2, 2013.  (The 56 markets out of 210 total cover about 70% of the US television population.) NBA — Playoff Weekend #7 TNT Sat 8:30 pm Miami-Indianapolis 6.2 rating (no relevant comparison)   NASCAR, as […]

The ratings below are household ratings from the 56 television markets with local Nielsen meters for Saturday November 2 and Sunday November 3, 2013. (The 56 markets out of 210 total cover about 70% of the US television population.)   College Football Week 10 Top Games on Saturday 5.4 rating 8:00 ABC #7 Miami at […]

Here are the weekend sports ratings for Saturday and Sunday August 25-26, 2018.  Eligible programs include sporting events on broadcast and cable networks (minimum audience size 300K P2+).  Programs are grouped by sport and ranked within each sport by P2+ audience size. For comparison, here is the same chart for the same weekend last year, August 26-27, […]

Here are the full week sports ratings for Monday July 11 through Sunday July 17, 2022. Eligible programs include sporting events on broadcast and cable networks (minimum audience size 200K Persons 2+ live+same day). Programs are grouped by sport and ranked within each sport by P2+ audience size. Here is the same week last year: […]