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TV Ratings: Dodgers Ratings Up 42% on FSN (Also: Tampa Bay Rays, MLB on FOX) 27 Aug 2013 | 03:30 pm
The L.A. Dodgers are unsurprisingly attracting much better numbers than last year. In other news, the Tampa Bay Rays are pulling closer to last year’s numbers, and the Red Sox/Dodgers match-up could o...
Little League Beats the Major Leagues, Again 27 Aug 2013 | 03:15 pm
Major League Baseball took a backseat to Little League over the weekend. The U.S. Championship of the Little League World Series — pitting Chula Vista (CA) against Westport (CT) — drew a 2.2 overnight...
FedEx Cup: With Tiger in Hunt, Barclays Ties Best Overnight Since 1998 27 Aug 2013 | 03:00 pm
Even if he does not win, having Tiger Woods in contention is a boon for PGA TV ratings. Final round coverage of the The Barclays, the first event of the PGA Tour FedEx Cup, earned […]
NFL Preseason: Overnights Soft For NBC, FOX, CBS 27 Aug 2013 | 04:12 am
Overnights dropped by double-digits for NFL preseason action on Sunday. Sunday’s Vikings/49ers NFL preseason game drew a 5.8 overnight rating on NBC, down 23% from Panthers/Jets last year (7.5), and t...
Big Names: ESPN’s Kruk Okay After Scare (Also: Jerry Rice, Vin Scully) 26 Aug 2013 | 07:36 pm
ESPN says analyst John Kruk is “in good spirits” after a medical incident on Sunday night. In other news, ESPN NFL analyst Jerry Rice has left the network, and Dodgers broadcaster Vin Scully will retu...
SBJ: ESPN, Turner, Want to End NASCAR Deal Early 26 Aug 2013 | 07:26 pm
In the latest example of ESPN and Turner Sports’ apparent disregard for NASCAR, the two powers reportedly want to end their contract one year early. Sports Business Journal reported Monday that ESPN a...
Yankees/Red Sox Surges on ESPN, But Still Below Heyday 25 Aug 2013 | 05:27 am
The Yankees/Red Sox rivalry is nowhere close to the television draw it once was, but it still moves the needle like nothing else in baseball. Last week’s Yankees/Red Sox “Sunday Night Baseball” game d...
NFL Preseason: Viewership A Mixed Bag For ESPN, FOX 25 Aug 2013 | 12:40 am
Despite a big decline last Sunday, television viewership for the NFL preseason started to recover last week on ESPN and FOX. Thursday’s Panthers/Ravens NFL preseason game drew just under 4.0 million v...
More Ratings: A-Rod’s Return Boosts Yankees on YES (Also: Tex. Rangers, “Nine For IX”) 23 Aug 2013 | 05:36 am
Alex Rodriguez has boosted YES Network’s flagging New York Yankees ratings. Meanwhile, the Texas Rangers are on pace for their highest rated month of the season, and “The ’99ers” was the second-most v...
TV Ratings: Premier League Surges on NBC (Also: ESPN v. FS1, Nationwide Series) 22 Aug 2013 | 11:44 pm
NBC’s coverage of the Premier League got off to a good start over the weekend. In other news, “SportsCenter” has been dominating “Fox Sports Live” so far this week, and NASCAR’s Nationwide Series debu...
