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Outdoor Channel Sees Network Record For Distribution As Ownership Fight Continues05 / 08 / 13Outdoor Channel is in a network-record 39.8 million U.S. homes in May, as Kroenke Sports & Entertainment and InterMedia -- owner of The Sportsman Channel -- battle for control of the network . The figure tops the record set last month (39.5 million). The Weather Channel continues to lead all U... Tags: Research and Ratings |
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TNT's NASCAR Audience Up From '10
TNT averaged a 3.1 U.S. rating and 5.13 million viewers for its six NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races this season, up 3.3% and 2.5%, respectively, from a 3.0 rating and 4.99 million viewers last year. Compared to figures from the net’s six races in ’09, ratings for this year were down 6.1% ...
Overnight Nielsen Ratings
Cable TV telecasts topped sports ratings from this past weekend, led by ESPN's Sunday coverage of the FIFA Women's World Cup final and the final round of the British Open . TNT wrapped up its NASCAR Sprint Cup Series coverage with a 2.9 overnight Nielsen rating for ...
Final Nielsen Ratings
TNT's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Quaker State 400 telecast from Kentucky Speedway was last week's most-viewed sports telecast with a 3.0 U.S. rating and 5.0 million viewers last Saturday night. Those figures are also up 7% and 8%, respectively, from a 2.8 rating and 4.6 million viewers for the compar ...
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Overnight Nielsen Ratings
TNT led all weekend sports telecasts with a 2.7 overnight Nielsen rating for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Quaker State 400 from Kentucky Speedway on Saturday from 7:29-10:49pm ET, up 17.4% from a 2.3 overnight for the net's comparable telecast from Chicagoland Speedway last year. ESPN's U.S.-Brazi ...
Overnight Nielsen Ratings
TNT's Saturday night coverage of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Coke Zero 400 from Daytona Int'l Speedway led all weekend sports broadcasts with a 3.2 overnight Nielsen rating, up 10.3% from a 2.9 overnight last year. The Nationwide Series Subway Jalapeno 250 on ESPN Friday night saw overnight ratin ...
Overnight Nielsen Ratings
Untitled Document TNT earned a 3.0 overnight Nielsen rating for its coverage of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Infineon Raceway yesterday from 3:00-6:30pm ET, up 20% from the telecast last year. TNT has now seen gains fo ...
IndyCar Viewership Up On ABC, Versus
The Izod Indycar Series is averaging 2.3 million viewers through five races across ABC and Versus, up 28% from 1.8 million viewers through the same point last year (six races). The series saw its signature Indianapolis 500 telecast average 6.5 million viewers this year, up 12% from l ...
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Final Nielsen Ratings
Univision averaged 4.2 million viewers for the Mexico-El Salvador CONCACAF Gold Cup match last Sunday night from 8:06-10:12pm ET, marking the sixth most-viewed sports telecast on TV last week, behind only the three NBA Finals telecasts, NASCAR Sprint Cup from Kansas Speedway and NHL Stanley Cup Fi ...
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Stanley Cup Game Three Down On Versus
Versus earned a 1.6 U.S. rating and 2.76 million viewers for the Bruins' 8-1 win over the Canucks in Game Three of the NHL Stanley Cup Final last night, according to fast-national Nielsen data. Those figures are down 20% and 23%, respectively, from Blackhawks-Flyers Game Three last year, which air ...
Final Nielsen Ratings
Fox earned a 1.4 final Nielsen rating and 2.6 million viewers for last Saturday’s UEFA Champions League Final from 2:46-4:37pm ET, which saw FC Barcelona defeat Manchester United 3-1. Those figures are up 40% and 63%, respectively, from a 1.0 rating and 1.6 million viewers for the net&rs ...
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