Day 7 of the World Cup (Wednesday) turned in mediocre ratings on ESPN by 2014 standards (2.3 to 3.2 million viewers for the three matches, on the bottom half of the ranking chart).  But the 2:30 and 5:30 matches yesterday would still be above the 2010 ESPN average for Group Stage (early round) matches, while […]

Here are the full week sports ratings for Monday April 1 through Sunday April 7, 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 […]

The ratings below are household ratings from the 56 television markets with local Nielsen meters for Saturday February 21 and Sunday February 22, 2015. The 56 markets (out of 210 total) cover about 70% of the US television population. College Basketball Saturday 0.68 rating CBS 1:00 pm Florida at LSU 0.39 rating FOX 12:00 pm […]

Here are the weekend sports ratings for Saturday and Sunday December 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, December 12-13, […]

Here are the weekend sports ratings for Saturday and Sunday November 18-19, 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, November 19-20, […]

Here are the weekend sports ratings for Saturday and Sunday October 8-9, 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, October 10-11, […]

Here are the full week sports ratings for Monday January 17 through Sunday January 23, 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: […]

The ratings below are household ratings from the 56 television markets with local Nielsen meters for Saturday November 23 and Sunday November 24, 2013. (The 56 markets out of 210 total cover about 70% of the US television population.)   College Football Week 13: Top National Games on Saturday 4.8 rating CBS 3:30 #12-Texas A&M at […]