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SKEDBALL: Weekend Sports TV Ratings

The ratings below are household ratings from the 56 television markets with local Nielsen meters for Saturday June 14 and Sunday June 15, 2014. The 56 markets (out of 210 total) cover about 70% of the US television population. ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

UPDATED — WORLD CUP SKEDBALL: Semifinals 2 of 2

UPDATE: The ratings for the Saturday July 5 match on ABC are in (along with the rest of last week’s broadcast ratings outside of prime time, which always take a while).  The Argentina vs Belgium Quarterfinal match averag...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

WORLD CUP SKEDBALL: Day 10 & 11

Saturday and Sunday results for ESPN added to the table below.  ABC’s Sunday results to come later this week. If you are looking for an earlier match not listed in today’s Top 10, please visit previous versions of ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

SKEDBALL: Weekend Sports TV Ratings

The ratings below are household ratings from the 56 television markets with local Nielsen meters for Saturday June 21 and Sunday June 22, 2014. The 56 markets (out of 210 total) cover about 70% of the US television population. ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

WORLD CUP SKEDBALL: Day 12

Ratings for the simultaneous double-headers on ESPN and ESPN2 Monday have been added to the chart below.  Some real clunkers, including the Spain vs Australia match at 11:30 am on ESPN2, now the lowest-rated match of 2014. Wor...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

WORLD CUP SKEDBALL: Complete Round of 16 Ratings (Updated with ABC)

Ratings are now complete for the Round of 16, the eight matches that start the Knockout Stage, as the Saturday June 28 ratings for ABC have sauntered in.  Two solid matches on that Saturday, ranking #7 and #8 overall (out of 5...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

WORLD CUP SKEDBALL — Day 7

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 woul...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

AUDIENCE MAP: Big Ticket Sporting Events

Today we continue our AUDIENCE MAP series, which started with a look at the debut of FOX’s Empire and the premiere night trends for American Idol.  This week we take a look at some of the biggest sports telecasts in the past...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

WORLD CUP SKEDBALL — Days 1-6 Updated with ABC Weekend Ratings

At long last we have the World Cup ratings for ABC’s matches on Saturday and Sunday.  The 2:30 pm Sunday match between France and Honduras averaged over 4.3 million total viewers, making it the second highest-rated match...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

WORLD CUP SKEDBALL — Day 2

World Cup 2014 continued Friday with a well-rated match on ESPN Friday at 3 pm (Netherlands versus Spain), which averaged 3.1 million viewers of any age and a 2.09 rating with men 18-49, well above the ESPN average for Group St...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

WORLD CUP SKEDBALL: Semifinals Begin

Ratings for Tuesday’s annihilation of Brazil at the hands of Germany in the first of two semi-final matches was a rather ho-hum 5.1 million viewers 2+ on ESPN (ranking #12 of 60 matches so far in the 2014 World Cup and s...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

WORLD CUP SKEDBALL: Day 8

As we move into the second week of the 2014 World Cup, a few changes to the daily chart.  The most recent match ratings are now at the top of the chart in bold.  The first number for each recent match is the total viewer rank...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

WORLD CUP SKEDBALL — Day 6

Tuesday’s ESPN coverage of the World Cup featured two matches that had average ratings, and a third match (in the tough 11:30 am time period) that is the lowest-rated so far.  (Yesterday’s match are bolded in th...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

UPDATED — WORLD CUP SKEDBALL: Knockout Stage Opens Big

Ratings for Sunday’s ESPN matches show that the Knockout Stage (starting with the Round of 16) is off to a great start.  The Netherlands vs Mexico match at 11:30 am Sunday averaged 5.7 million persons 2+ watching ESPN on...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

SKEDBALL: Weekend Sports TV Ratings

The ratings below are household ratings from the 56 television markets with local Nielsen meters for Saturday July 5 and Sunday July 6, 2014. The 56 markets (out of 210 total) cover about 70% of the US television population. &n...
by Mitch Metcalf