The ratings below are household ratings from the 56 television markets with local Nielsen meters for Saturday March 1 and Sunday March 2, 2014. The 56 markets (out of 210 total) cover about 70% of the US television population.   NASCAR 4.8 rating FOX 3:15 pm Sunday Phoenix 500 (-9% from 5.3 last year) 1.5 […]

With the end of group play at the World Cup, let’s take a closer look at the countries, other than the US, that are earning the highest ratings to date on ABC and ESPN during the tournament.   Group Stage Ratings by Featured Nations (among ESPN & ABC matches) Persons 2+ Demo Ratings Adult 18-49 […]

The ratings below are household ratings from the 56 television markets with local Nielsen meters for Saturday March 28 and Sunday March 29, 2015. The 56 markets (out of 210 total) cover about 70% of the US television population. College Basketball NCAA Basketball Championship: Elite Eight Round Saturday 5.69 rating TBS 6:00 pm #1-Wisconsin vs […]

The ratings below are household ratings from the 56 television markets with local Nielsen meters for Saturday October 3 through Sunday October 4, 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 weeks or the same calendar weekend […]

Through Friday (the second and final day of the Round of 64), the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament turned positive for CBS versus the past three years (up +10% in total viewers 2+ and up +7% with persons 18-49), joining TBS with upward arrows (and green shading) in the chart below.  However, TNT and TRUtv remain […]

Here are the weekend sports ratings for Saturday and Sunday September 10-11, 2016.  Eligible programs include sporting events on broadcast and cable networks (minimum audience size 150K 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 12-13, […]

Here are the weekend sports ratings for Saturday and Sunday February 18-19, 2017.  Eligible programs include sporting events on broadcast and cable networks (minimum audience size 150K 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, February 20-21, […]

Here are the weekend sports ratings for Saturday and Sunday March 10-11, 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, March 11-12, 2017: […]