World Series Game Track.  Game 2 of the 2015 World Series was down about -10% from Game 1, versus the normal pattern of Game 2 ratings almost exactly matching Game 1 in various demographics on average in the past decade.  Then again, Game 2 was a rather ho-hum affair compared to the epic nature of Game […]

A quiet end to the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament, with the Championship Game Monday 4.4.2016 averaging 17.75 million viewers 2+ live+same day on the combination of TBS (with Jim Nantz and the rest of CBS “A” team announcing), TNT (with North Carolina “homer” announcers) and TRU (with Villanova “homer” announcers).   Still a big audience, […]

Here are the weekend sports ratings for Saturday and Sunday June 30-July 1, 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, July […]

Here are the full week sports ratings for Monday February 4 through Sunday February 10, 2019.  Eligible programs include sporting events on broadcast and cable networks (minimum audience size 300K P2+ live+same day).  Programs are grouped by sport and ranked within each sport by P2+ audience size. For comparison, here is the similar chart for the same […]

Here are the weekend sports ratings for Saturday and Sunday September 23-24, 2017.  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, September 24-25, […]

The ratings below are household ratings from the 56 television markets with local Nielsen meters for Saturday July 11 and Sunday July 12, 2015. The 56 markets (out of 210 total) cover about 70% of the US television population. Click here for a look at sports ratings from the same weekend last year. Golf PGA: […]

The ratings below are household ratings from the 56 television markets with local Nielsen meters for Saturday September 12 through Sunday September 13, 2015. The 56 markets (out of 210 total) cover about 70% of the US television population. Click here for a look at sports ratings from the comparable weekend last year. NFL: Week 1 […]

Here are the full week sports ratings for Monday March 8 through Sunday March 14, 2021.  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. For comparison, here is the similar chart […]