CNBC's Jim Cramer Talks Sports Business

Anyone who has watched CNBC's JIM CRAMER on either "Mad Money" or "Squawk on the Street" knows the man is a complete sports nut -- often dropping subtle references to various teams or players, particularly those who play for his beloved Philadelphia teams. While Cramer has now spent nearly 30 year ...

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Herbalife World Football Challenge Attendance Down

The nine matches of the Herbalife World Football Challenge averaged 37,609 fans per game this summer, down 10% from the event’s 14 matches last year and down 33% from the first iteration in ’09 (six games). The match featuring EPL club Chelsea and Seria A club AC Milan at Sun Life Stadi ...

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Overnight Nielsen Ratings

Overnight ratings for sports coverage over the weekend were led by the London Games and PGA Championship . ESPN earned a 2.7 overnight for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Finger Lakes 355 yesterday from 1:00-4:00pm ET, while the net's Braves-Mets "Sunday Night Baseball" earned a 1.0 overnight up ag ...

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Fox Sees Viewership Jump For UFC Broadcast

“UFC on Fox 4” Saturday night finished with a 1.4 rating and 2.44 million viewers from 8:00-10:22pm ET for a card highlighted by Shogun Rua’s win over Brandon Vera. While the rating is down slightly from a 1.5 for Fox' previous broadcast on May 5, which was headlined by Nate Diaz& ...

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Overnight Nielsen Ratings

ESPN coverage of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Pennsylvania 500 led all non-Olympic sports telecasts over the weekend with a 2.6 overnight Nielsen rating yesterday. The race featured a rain delay from 1:00-3:00pm ET, with racing resuming from 3:00-5:15pm before rain forced the cancellation of the ...

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Overnight Nielsen Ratings

Overnight ratings for weekend sports telecasts were led by ESPN’s coverage of the British Open. On broadcast TV, NBC led the way with its “30 Greatest NBC Olympic Moments” special on Saturday night, earning a 2.1 overnight. Meanwhile, ESPN earned a 1.4 overnight for Rangers-Ang ...

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Final Nielsen Ratings

MLS telecasts are averaging 345,000 viewers to date on ESPN/ESPN2, putting the league’s telecasts on the cable nets on pace for the best average since MLS was formed in ’96. The audience is up 12% from the same period last year and up 18% from ’10. The Timbers-Sounders match on Jun ...

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NASCAR On TNT Flat With Last Season

TNT averaged a 3.1 U.S. rating and 4.98 million viewers for its six NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races this season. That rating is flat compared to last season, while the viewership is down 3% compared to 5.125 million viewers. The viewership figure marks the lowest for TNT under its current TV rights d ...

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CNBC Leads Distribution For Olympic Cable Nets

With coverage of the London Games set to begin later this month, CNBC is seeing the most U.S. distribution among nets that will air coverage with 97.5 million homes. MSNBC ranks second with 95.5 million homes, while Bravo has 94.6 million and NBC Sports Network has 78.1 million. ESPN and ESPN2 are i ...

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"Dream Team" Draws NBA TV's Best Audience Ever

NBA TV averaged 847,000 viewers for the net’s “Dream Team presented by Right Guard” documentary last night, marking the network’s best audience ever. The previous high was 835,000 viewers for Game Five of the Grizzlies-Spurs Western Conference First Round playoff series in '1 ...