ESPN finished with 1.88 million viewers for Red Sox-Yankees last Sunday, marking the net's lowest audience for the rivalry on "Sunday Night Baseball" since September '13. ESPN had the same matchup for "SNB" the week prior (May 1), with that game drawing 2.44 million viewers. This past Sunday's game aired opposite Thunder-Spurs Game 4 on TNT. Last year's two Red Sox-Yankees matchups on "SNB" averaged 2.3 million viewers. There is one more scheduled matchup between the two clubs on "SNB" slated for July 17.
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RECENT RED SOX-YANKEES GAMES ON ESPN "SUNDAY NIGHT BASEBALL"
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DATE
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VIEWERS (000)
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5/8/16
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1,881
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5/1/16
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2,436
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5/3/15
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2,278
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4/12/15
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2,291
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8/3/14
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2,243
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6/29/14
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2,623
|
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4/13/14
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2,765
|
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9/15/13
|
1,809
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8/18/13
|
3,098
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7/21/13
|
2,566
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6/2/13
|
2,335
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NOTES: TNT on Wednesday night finished with 6.3 million viewers for the Warriors' Game 5 clincher against the Trail Blazers, marking the most-viewed NBA game on cable for this season to date....Golf Channel drew 184,000 viewers for the final round of the PGA Tour Champions Insperity Invitational last Sunday from 5:00-7:00pm ET. The senior tournament featured the debut of John Daly, who finished tied for 17th. Leading into the telecast, Golf Channel averaged 249,000 viewers for the final round of the Yokohama Tire LPGA Classic from 3:00-5:00pm, which saw Ariya Jutanugarn hold off Amy Yang, Morgan Pressel and Stacy Lewis by one stroke.
The chart below lists final audience figures from select recent sports telecasts.
| TELECAST |
DATE
|
NET
|
TIME (ET)
|
RAT.
|
VIEWERS
(000)
|
| Kentucky Derby (race segment) |
5/7
|
NBC
|
6:15-7:08pm
|
9.0
|
15,533
|
| Kentucky Derby (prerace) |
5/7
|
NBC
|
5:00-6:15pm
|
5.7
|
9,306
|
NBA Western Conference Semifinals:
Warriors-Trail Blazers: Game 3 |
5/7
|
ABC
|
8:32-11:14pm
|
3.6
|
5,848
|
| Kentucky Derby (preview) |
5/7
|
NBC
|
4:30-5:00pm
|
3.4
|
5,283
|
NBA Western Conference Semifinals:
Warriors-Trail Blazers: Game 2 |
5/3
|
TNT
|
11:03pm-1:21am
|
3.3
|
5,211
|
NBA Western Conference Semifinals:
Thunder-Spurs: Game 2 |
5/2
|
TNT
|
9:40pm-12:15am
|
3.4
|
5,200
|
NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals:
Cavaliers-Hawks: Game 4 |
5/8
|
ABC
|
3:32-6:09pm
|
3.1
|
5,181
|
NBA Western Conference Semifinals:
Thunder-Spurs: Game 4 |
5/8
|
TNT
|
8:00-10:36pm
|
3.1
|
5,090
|
NBA Western Conference Semifinals:
Thunder-Spurs: Game 3 |
5/6
|
ESPN
|
9:40pm-12:22am
|
3.1
|
4,993
|
NHL Eastern Conference Semifinals:
Penguins-Capitals: Game 5 |
5/7
|
NBC
|
7:08-10:05pm
|
2.4
|
4,164
|
NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals:
Heat-Raptors: Game 1 |
5/3
|
TNT
|
8:00-11:03pm
|
2.5
|
3,760
|
| Kentucky Derby (preview) |
5/7
|
NBC
|
4:00-4:30pm
|
2.5
|
3,752
|
NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals:
Hawks-Cavaliers: Game 1 |
5/2
|
TNT
|
7:00-9:40pm
|
2.3
|
3,636
|
NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals:
Hawks-Cavaliers: Game 2 |
5/4
|
TNT
|
8:00-10:35pm
|
2.3
|
3,505
|
NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals:
Heat-Raptors: Game 2 |
5/5
|
ESPN
|
8:04-11:06pm
|
2.3
|
3,496
|
NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals:
Hawks-Cavaliers: Game 3 |
5/6
|
ESPN
|
6:59-9:40pm
|
2.0
|
3,184
|
NASCAR Sprint Cup:
Go Bowling 400 (Kansas) |
5/7
|
FS1
|
7:42-10:45pm
|
1.9
|
3,142
|
PGA Tour: Wells Fargo Championship:
Final Round |
5/8
|
CBS
|
3:00-6:30pm
|
1.9
|
2,931
|
| "NBA Countdown" |
5/7
|
ABC
|
8:00-8:32pm
|
1.7
|
2,578
|
PGA Tour: Wells Fargo Championship:
Third Round |
5/7
|
CBS
|
3:00-6:00pm
|
1.1
|
1,640
|
| "NBA Countdown" |
5/8
|
ABC
|
3:00-3:32pm
|
1.0
|
1,483
|
NHL Western Conference Semifinals:
Blues-Stars: Game 5 |
5/7
|
NBC
|
1:00-3:30pm
|
0.9
|
1,260
|
NHL Eastern Conference Semifinals:
Lightning-Islanders: Game 5 |
5/8
|
NBC
|
3:00-6:00pm
|
0.8
|
1,239
|
| "PGA Tour 2016: Destination Sunday" |
5/8
|
CBS
|
2:00-3:00pm
|
0.5
|
717
|
| "NHL Live" |
5/7
|
NBC
|
12:30-1:00pm
|
0.5
|
667
|
| Rolex Equestrian Championships (taped) |
5/8
|
NBC
|
1:30-3:00pm
|
0.4
|
647
|
| "30 for 30": "Elway to Marino" |
5/7
|
ABC
|
3:30-5:00pm
|
0.4
|
616
|
| Liga MX: Santos Laguna-Chivas |
5/6
|
Azteca
|
10:20pm-12:41am
|
0.3
|
573
|
| "World of X Games: WSL Surfing" |
5/7
|
ABC
|
2:30-3:30pm
|
0.4
|
553
|
| "Golf's Best Stories End In Thanks" |
5/7
|
CBS
|
2:00-3:00pm
|
0.3
|
415
|
| Bundesliga: Bayern Munich-Ingolstadt |
5/7
|
Fox
|
9:30-11:30am
|
0.3
|
401
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