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The Sked: The Sad Downward Slide of World Series Ratings

>Pity the poor Former National Pastime.  In the quarter century that Nielsen has used the PeopleMeter to measure demographic ratings, viewership of the World Series has dropped by more than half in the key advertising...
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SKEDBALL: World Series Ratings

The World Series begins tonight at historic Fenway Park, as the St Louis Cardinals take on the Boston Red Sox in a re-match of the 2004 Series.  Ratings for the World Series are very erratic.  Since 2003 (the last 10 Series),...
by Mitch Metcalf
 
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SKEDBALL: World Series Ratings through Game 6

World Series Game 6 on Tuesday 11.1.2016 came very close to Sunday’s Game 5, which was a much more competitive game.  Despite a lack of suspense last night, Game 6 is still among the better Game 6 audiences in the past d...
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THE SKED: Friday Ratings – Network Scorecard – 10/28/11

> The night was dominated by the World Series, but there was some fairy tale news from an unexpected place. NBC:  All things considered, it could have gone worse for the premiere of GRIMM.  A lot worse.  Although...
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THE SKED; Sunday Ratings – Network Scorecard – 10/23/11

> Once upon a time in the fairy-tale world of broadcast television, there was a network that got exactly what it most wished for… ABC:  And that network was ABC.  ONCE UPON A TIME launched beautifully against ma...
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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...
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SHOWBUZZDAILY NETWORK SCORECARD – 10.29.2014

  It took Game 7 of the World Series, but America finally watched baseball. DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or hour segment), the chart below displays preliminary key advertiser demographics (adult 18-34, ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 
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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...
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Rejoice! Baseball Coverage on TV to Radically Improve

Baseball fans around the country were treated to some wonderful news yesterday: FOX Sports analyst Tim McCarver announced his retirement during a typically long-winded conference call filled with the false humility that is his...
by Mitch Metcalf
 
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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
 
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SKEDBALL: World Series Game 2 Ratings Back Down to Earth After a Game 1 to Remember

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.  Th...
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SKEDBALL: World Series Ratings through Game 6 (Updated with Official Nationals)

Game 6 of the World Series Tuesday night averaged a 3.0 adult 18-49 fast national rating, which we are estimating will go up to around a 3.5 adult 18-49 rating in the official nationals (after time zone adjustment for this liv...
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The Sked: THURSDAY OFFICIAL RATINGS October 27

>As expected, Game 6 of the World Series went up substantially in the official nationals to a 6.5 Adult 18-49 rating.  Not quite the 6.9 forecast but close.  The news was also good for The Big Bang Theory (4.6), The O...
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THE SKED’S THURSDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 10/25/12

Several TV institutions tottered last night. ABC:  It’s going to be awfully hard to justify a back order for LAST RESORT, which plunged 0.4 to a terrible 1.3.  Perhaps even scarier for ABC was GREY’S ANATOMY.  Th...
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World Series Game 1 Official Ratings: A Look at a Long Night of Viewing

The final live+same day ratings for Game 1 of the 2015 World Series (14,944,000 persons 2+) puts the Mets-Royals game just behind 2010’s Texas at San Francisco Game 1, slightly above the average of Game 1 since 2006.  Th...
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