Posts Tagged ‘baseball’
 

 

The Sked: WEDNESDAY RATINGS October 19

>The fast nationals for Wednesday give Game 1 of the World Series a 3.9 Adult 18-49 rating (yet to be time zone adjusted).  Last night we predicted a 3.8 in the fast nationals and a 4.1 in the official nationals.  Thi...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

SKEDBALL: World Series Ratings through Game 2

Game 2 of the World Series Wednesday night on FOX averaged a 3.4 adult 18-49, matching Game 1’s young adult rating.  Actually, if we look at the rating to two decimal places rather than the archaic one-tenth of a rating ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

THE SKED: Wednesday Ratings – Network Scorecardj – 10/12/11

> A smiley face for one network and a frowny one for another, on the third night this week disrupted by postseason baseball. ABC:  Everything came up fairly rosy last night at the Alphabet.  SUBURGATORY should be inch...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “Moneyball”

  Michael Lewis’ book Moneyball was a marvelous read, but seemed like dim source material for a movie. Credit, then, is due to the creators of the film version–the various producers, screenwriters Steven Zailia...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

THE SKED Season Premiere Review: “Eastbound & Down”

  EASTBOUND & DOWN:  Sunday 10PM on HBO EASTBOUND & DOWN is an acquired taste that, to be honest, I’ve never quite acquired.  Not that the show hasn’t made me laugh, not that I fail to recognize the g...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

SKEDBALL: Weekend Sports TV Ratings 10.30-11.1.2015

The ratings below are household ratings from the 56 television markets with local Nielsen meters for Saturday October 31 and Sunday November 1, 2015. The 56 markets (out of 210 total) cover about 70% of the US television popul...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

SKEDBALL: World Series Ratings through Game 2

Game 2 of the 2016 World Series on Wednesday October 26 averaged 17,395,000 persons 2+ live+same day and a 4.8 P18-49 rating, down from Game 1’s 19,368,000 P2+ and 5.6 P18-49 rating.  On average, Game 2 declines about -...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

Missing Broadcast Viewers Not Found Watching Baseball

Major League Baseball’s revised postseason format can’t be blamed for taking viewers away from the broadcast networks.  On Monday night, October 8, while The Voice posted a 4.8 rating with Adults 18-49, 2 Broke G...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

SKEDBALL: World Series through Game 3

Game 3 of the World Series on Friday 10.28.2016 averaged just under 19.4 million persons 2+ live+same day and a stellar 5.2 persons 18-49 rating, well above the Game 3 average since 2006 (13.2 million P2+ and a 3.7 P18-49 ratin...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

SKEDBALL: World Series Ratings through Game 3

World Series Game Track. In the official nationals for Friday 10.30.2015, World Series Game 3 averaged 13.2 million viewers 2+ (above the 12.5 million average for Game 3 since 2006) but the adult 18-49 rating (3.2) was below t...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

Jackie Robinson & Branch Rickey: Thoughts on 42 from a Lifelong Dodger Fan

In the movie 42, Jackie Robinson (played by Chadwick Boseman) repeatedly asks Branch Rickey why he is breaking baseball’s unwritten whites-only rule.  Rickey (played by Harrison Ford) gives very vague, unsatisfying resp...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

Baseball Playoffs Continue to Underwhelm

Major League Baseball’s 2012 Playoffs (or Postseason as MLB insists it is called) could not be more competitive or interesting on the field.  Most series in the Division Championship round going the limit to five games, ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

SKEDBALL: World Series Ratings through Game 7

World Series Game 7 last night ended up with 40 million persons 2+ in an average minute and a stellar 12.6 P18-49 demographic rating, versus around 24 million P2+ and a 7 P18-49 demo rating for the last two Game 7 telecasts (in...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

THE SKED: Tuesday Ratings – Network Scorecard – 10/11/11

> j It’s taken this long for full ratings to be released from yesterday, mostly because of FOX’s baseball coverage.  And as Mitch Metcalf just reported, tonight is going to be a disaster for FOX as well, with a...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

SKEDBALL: World Series Ratings Track Game by Game

Clunk.  Game 1 of the World Series averaged a 3.4 adult 18-49 rating Tuesday, setting a new record low for the opening game of the Fall Classic.  The previous record low was a 3.6 in 2012 for San Francisco-Detroit and 2006 fo...
by Mitch Metcalf