Ratings Roundup: NASCAR, IndyCar, More Racing
A move from cable to broadcast lifted NASCAR’s Truck and Xfinity Series. Elsewhere, IndyCar’s Mid-Ohio race declined on two networks, and F1 and the NHRA went in opposite directions last Sunday. Move...
View ArticleYankee Rivalries Move Needle For ESPN
The Red Sox-Yankees rivalry boosted ESPN to a multi-year high. Red Sox-Yankees earned a 1.7 rating and 2.6 million viewers on ESPN’s Sunday Night Baseball over the weekend, up 70% in ratings and 60% in...
View ArticleRatings Roundup: Yankees-Red Sox, More MLB, Boxing
The Yankees-Red Sox rivalry helped YES Network to a multi-year high. Elsewhere, the Cardinals-Pirates LLWS special delivered double-digit gains on Sunday Night Baseball, and Top Rank Boxing did better...
View ArticleRatings Roundup: IndyCar, NASCAR Xfinity, NHRA
IndyCar viewership fell at Pocono, but still hit a cable season-high. In other news, NASCAR’s Xfinity Series and the NHRA both slipped last weekend. IndyCar Hits Cable High at Pocono IndyCar Series...
View ArticleMore Ratings: Sunday Night Baseball, More MLB, Horse Racing
ESPN’s Sunday Night Baseball hit its lowest point in several years. In other news, the AL Central race gave FS1 a decent bump last weekend, and horse racing’s Travers Stakes rebounded from a steep...
View ArticleRatings Roundup: CFB Week 1, U.S. Open, Post-Fight SC
Fox Sports 1 aired its least-watched college football opener in four years. In other news, U.S. Open viewership continues to trend above last year, and Mayweather-McGregor gave SportsCenter less of a...
View ArticleRatings Roundup: Tennessee-GT, Maryland-Texas, Friday CFB
Overnights sank for college football’s Labor Day game, Fox Sports 1 topped Saturday’s cable charts, and ESPN and ESPNU posted big gains for their Friday night games. Tennessee-Georgia Tech Down Big on...
View ArticleCFB Week 1: Maryland-Texas Helps FS1 Beat ESPN Saturday
Aided by an unusually weak ESPN tripleheader, Fox Sports 1 took top cable honors on college football’s first Saturday of the season. Saturday’s Maryland-Texas college football game delivered a 1.2...
View ArticleRed Sox-Yankees MLB’s Top September Game Since ’13
The Red Sox-Yankees rivalry delivered once again for ESPN. Red Sox-Yankees delivered a 1.2 rating and 2.0 million viewers on ESPN’s Sunday Night Baseball last weekend, up 100% in ratings and 107% in...
View ArticleRatings Roundup: U.S. Open, Friday CFB, NHRA
While we wait for the weekend’s numbers: a lack of stars did not hurt the U.S. Open men’s semifinals, Friday’s college football action sank on ESPN and FS1, and the NHRA’s U.S. Nationals could not...
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Confederations Cup Final Down on Telemundo, FS1
FIFA’s first major men’s championship since switching TV partners ended with big declines. Sunday’s Germany-Chile FIFA Confederations Cup final had 2.2 million viewers on Telemundo, per Nielsen...
View ArticleRatings Roundup: Confederations Cup, MLB on FOX, More MLB
The Confederations Cup final plummeted on Fox Sports 1. In other news, Yankees-Astros gave FOX a double-digit boost last weekend, and ESPN’s Sunday Night Baseball eked out a slight increase. Huge...
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Mexico Gold Cup Opener Up on Univision, U.S. Sets Mark on FOX
Mexico’s first match of the Gold Cup topped every one of its matches during the Confederations Cup. Sunday’s Mexico-El Salvador CONCACAF Gold Cup match had 3.5 million viewers on Univision, up 9% from...
View ArticleRatings Roundup: IndyCar, F1, NHRA
IndyCar viewership is trending up on NBCSN. In other news, Formula 1 viewership is also on the rise, and the NHRA posted a modest gain last weekend. IndyCar Up on NBCSN NBCSN has averaged 474,000...
View ArticleRatings Roundup: Nielsen OOH, Gold Cup, Premier Boxing
Nielsen’s out-of-home measure has already produced some noteworthy results. In other news, Mexico and the USMNT posted declines for their second Gold Cup matches, and Premier Boxing Champions sank to a...
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Fewer Viewers For Mexico, U.S., Gold Cup Quarters
The two most popular soccer teams in America could not keep the Gold Cup quarterfinals afloat. Thursday’s Mexico-Honduras Gold Cup quarterfinal earned 3.5 million viewers on Univision and Univision...
View ArticleRatings Roundup: NASCAR Trucks, NASCAR Xfinity, IndyCar
Despite moving to an unusual channel, NASCAR’s Truck Series pulled nearly even at Eldora. In other news, NASCAR’s Xfinity Series pulled exactly even last weekend, and IndyCar viewership was a mixed...
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Gold Cup Semis Dip on Univision, Mixed on FS1
Just as in the quarterfinals, El Tri and the USMNT could not boost Gold Cup semifinal viewership. Sunday’s Jamaica-Mexico CONCACAF Gold Cup semifinal earned 3.3 million viewers on Univision, down 25%...
View ArticleRatings Roundup: MLB on ESPN, More MLB, Int’l Soccer
Cardinals-Cubs delivered a big increase on ESPN’s Sunday Night Baseball. In other news, the same matchup posted a modest decline on Fox Sports 1, and Real Madrid-Manchester United scored a big jump of...
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With U.S. Replacing Mexico, Gold Cup Final Down on Univision, Up on FS1
Swapping out Mexico for the United States resulted in a big shift in viewership for the Gold Cup final. The match portion of Wednesday’s United States-Jamaica CONCACAF Gold Cup final earned 2.5 million...
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