ESPN averaged 2.28 million viewers for the “Sunday Night Baseball” opener featuring Dodgers-Padres, relatively flat compared to the 2.27 million viewers last year for Rangers-Astros. The “SNB” opener in ’12, which was actually on a Wednesday night, drew 2.42 million viewers as the opening of Marlins Park was featured. During ’09-11, the “SNB” opener aired on ESPN2.
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"SUNDAY NIGHT BASEBALL" SEASON OPENER AUDIENCE TREND
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|
YEAR
|
NETWORK
|
MATCHUP
|
RATING
|
VIEWERS (000)
|
|
'14
|
ESPN
|
Dodgers-Padres
|
1.4
|
2,279
|
|
'13
|
ESPN
|
Rangers-Astros
|
1.4
|
2,268
|
|
'12*
|
ESPN
|
Cardinals-Marlins
|
1.6
|
2,416
|
|
'11
|
ESPN2
|
Giants-Dodgers
|
1.2
|
1,995
|
|
'10
|
ESPN2
|
Yankees-Red Sox
|
2.0
|
3,234
|
|
'09
|
ESPN2
|
Braves-Phillies
|
2.1
|
3,313
|
|
'08
|
ESPN
|
Braves-Nationals
|
2.4
|
3,656
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|
|
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CHART NOTE: * = Aired on a Wednesday to accommodate opening of Marlins Park.
START YOUR ENGINES: ABC averaged 866,000 viewers for the season-opening Verizon IndyCar Series race from St. Petersburg last Sunday. The race went head-to-head with both the NASCAR Sprint Cup race and NCAA Elite 8 telecasts. The audience is down from the last season opener on ABC in '12, which drew 1.28 million viewers.
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VERIZON INDYCAR SERIES: AUDIENCE TREND FOR SEASON-OPENING RACE
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YEAR
|
NETWORK
|
START (ET)
|
DAY
|
RACE |
RATING
|
VIEWERS (000)
|
|
'14
|
ABC
|
3:00pm
|
Sun.
|
Streets of St. Petersburg |
0.6
|
866
|
|
'13
|
NBCSN
|
12:30pm
|
Sun.
|
Streets of St. Petersburg |
0.3
|
388
|
|
'12
|
ABC
|
12:30pm
|
Sun.
|
Streets of St. Petersburg |
0.9
|
1,279
|
|
'11
|
ABC
|
12:30pm
|
Sun.
|
Streets of St. Petersburg |
1.2
|
1,840
|
|
'10
|
NBCSN
|
12:00pm
|
Sun.
|
Streets of São Paulo |
0.2
|
411
|
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|
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The charts below list final ratings and viewership from recent sports telecasts.
| TELECAST |
DATE
|
NET
|
TIME (ET)
|
RATING
|
VIEWERS (000)
|
| NCAA Tournament: Elite 8: Kentucky-Michigan |
3/30
|
CBS
|
4:55-7:20pm
|
8.9
|
14,639
|
| NCAA Tournament: Elite 8: UConn-Michigan State |
3/30
|
CBS
|
2:10-4:35pm
|
6.1
|
9,795
|
| NASCAR Sprint Cup Series: STP 500 (Martinsville) |
3/30
|
Fox
|
1:15-5:00pm
|
4.2
|
6,700
|
| Liga MX: Chivas de Guadalajara-Club America |
3/30
|
UniMas
|
8:47-11:00pm
|
1.1
|
2,331
|
| PGA Tour: Valero Texas Open: Final Round |
3/30
|
NBC
|
3:15-6:15pm
|
1.6
|
2,226
|
| "Road to the Final Four" |
3/30
|
CBS
|
1:00-2:15pm
|
1.2
|
1,691
|
| PGA Tour: Valero Texas Open: Third Round |
3/29
|
NBC
|
3:00-6:00pm
|
1.2
|
1,690
|
NCAA D-II Men's Basketball Championship:
Central Missouri-West Liberty |
3/29
|
CBS
|
3:00-5:20pm
|
1.0
|
1,335
|
| NHL: Bruins-Flyers |
3/30
|
NBC
|
12:30-3:15pm
|
0.8
|
1,304
|
| "Best of College Basketball 2014" |
3/29
|
CBS
|
2:00-3:00pm
|
0.7
|
890
|
| "Supercross: Behind the Dream" |
3/30
|
CBS
|
12:00-1:00pm
|
0.6
|
887
|
| Verizon IndyCar Series: Firestone GP of St. Petersburg |
3/30
|
ABC
|
3:00-5:47pm
|
0.6
|
866
|
| PBR 15/15 Bucking Battle |
3/29
|
CBS
|
1:00-2:00pm
|
0.6
|
834
|
| Liga MX: Cruz Azul-Atlas |
3/29
|
Univision
|
6:55-9:00pm
|
0.5
|
819
|
| "ESPN Sports Saturday" |
3/29
|
ABC
|
4:00-6:00pm
|
0.5
|
685
|
| "World of Adventure Sports" |
3/29
|
NBC
|
2:00-3:00pm
|
0.3
|
340
|
| TELECAST |
DATE
|
NET
|
TIME (ET)
|
RATING
|
VIEWERS (000)
|
| NCAA Tournament: Elite 8: Wisconsin-Arizona |
3/29
|
TBS
|
8:38-11:17pm
|
5.8
|
9,967
|
| NCAA Tournament: Elite 8: Florida-Dayton |
3/29
|
TBS
|
6:00-8:22pm
|
4.3
|
7,203
|
| NCAA Tournament: Sweet 16: Michigan State-Virginia |
3/28
|
TBS
|
10:06pm-12:31am
|
3.0
|
5,086
|
| "Inside March Madness" |
3/29
|
TBS
|
11:17pm-12:00am
|
2.3
|
3,547
|
| NBA: Heat-Pacers |
3/26
|
ESPN
|
8:03-10:54pm
|
2.2
|
3,348
|
| NCAA Tournament: Sweet 16: Arizona-San Diego State |
3/27
|
TBS
|
10:09pm-12:43pm
|
2.0
|
3,282
|
| NCAA Tournament: Sweet 16: UConn-Iowa State |
3/28
|
TBS
|
7:15-9:43pm
|
1.8
|
3,105
|
| NCAA Tournament: Sweet 16: Wisconsin-Baylor |
3/27
|
TBS
|
7:30-9:51pm
|
1.9
|
3,025
|
| MLB: Dodgers-Padres |
3/30
|
ESPN
|
8:00-11:03pm
|
1.4
|
2,279
|
| "Inside March Madness" |
3/28
|
TBS
|
12:37-1:06am
|
1.3
|
2,252
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