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NBCSN Scores Best NHL Audience Yet With Cup Final Game 206 / 17 / 13NBC Sports Network averaged 3.96 million viewers for the Bruins’ OT win over the Blackhawks in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final on Saturday from 8:30-11:34pm ET, marking the net’s best NHL audience on record and the most-viewed Stanley Cup Final game on cable TV in 11 years. The audience ... |
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Overnight Nielsen Ratings
NBC led all weekend sports telecasts with a 6.8 overnight Nielsen rating for its Colts-Steelers NFL preseason game last night, up 10% from a 6.2 for the comparable Chargers-Cowboys game last season. Meanwhile, Fox earned a 3.5 overnight for the Ravens-Lions preseason game on Friday night, up 25% fro ...
CNBC's Jim Cramer Talks Philly Sports
During his numerous appearances across CNBC programming, JIM CRAMER often makes reference to his unbridled love for all things Philadelphia sports. The "Mad Money" host makes it a point never to miss a Phillies' telecast and to always be in his suite for Eagles' home games, often arranging his TV ...
Tags: People and Pop Culture
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 ...
Tags: People and Pop Culture
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 ...
Tags: Research and Ratings, Soccer
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 ...
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& ...
Tags: Media
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Tags: Media, Nielsen Media Research
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 ...
