- MLB Attendance Up 6.2% To Date
- Overnight Nielsen Ratings
- CBS Radio Leads On MLB Opening Day
- MLB Clubs Improve In Secret Shopper Survey
- Big Ten, UK Keep Attendance Streaks Alive
- Overnight Nielsen Ratings
- How Can Venues Increase Concessions Revenu ...
- NLL Attendance Lowest Since '03 Season
- NBA TV, NBC Sports Net Up In Distribution
- Ohio State Tops Spring Game Attendance Lis ...
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MLB Attendance Up 6.2%; NL Has Six Clubs With Double-Digit Percentage Gains05 / 23 / 12MLB teams are averaging 29,943 fans per game to date, up 6.2% compared to the same period last year. The Phillies lead all teams with 44,981 fans per game at Citizens Bank Park. That figure is at 103% capacity for the venue, but average attendance is down slightly from the same period in '11. The M... Tags: Research and Ratings, MLB |
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Overnight Nielsen Ratings
The chart below lists overnight Nielsen ratings from weekend sports telecasts on broadcast TV ( THE DAILY ). TELECAST DATE NET TIME (ET) ...
CBS Radio Leads On MLB Opening Day
Four of the five most listened-to MLB Opening Day radio broadcasts last month were broadcast by CBS Radio, according to data obtained by SportsBusiness Daily/Journal and scheduled to be released today by Arbitron. The Yankees' broadcast on WCBS-AM (April 6 at 3:10 pm ET) was down 8% compared to last ...
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MLB Clubs Improve In Secret Shopper Survey
The season-ticket sales staff at nearly every MLB club improved its performance from last year in the second annual mystery shopper survey conducted exclusively for SportsBusiness Daily/Journal by research firm IntelliShop. The Padres staff maintained its No. 1 ranking, although big jumps by ...
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Big Ten, UK Keep Attendance Streaks Alive
NCAA D-I men’s basketball teams averaged 4,994 fans per game during the regular season in ’11-12, down slightly from 5,025 fans per game last year, according to data from the NCAA. A record 338 teams participated in D-I this past season, drawing a total of 27.7 million fans for the f ...
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Overnight Nielsen Ratings
ABC led weekend sports telecast overnights with its coverage of Pacers-Heat in the opening game of the NBA Conference Semifinals. Fox’ NASCAR Sprint Cup Bojangles Southern 500 from Darlington Raceway edged NBC’s coverage of the final round of The Players. The Saturday night race drew ...
How Can Venues Increase Concessions Revenue?
Sports execs feel that lower prices, increased variety and more combo packages would be most effective at increasing total revenue from concessions, according to a Turnkey Sports Poll conducted in April. Twenty-five percent of respondents felt lower concessions would be the most effective measure t ...
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NLL Attendance Lowest Since '03 Season
The NLL averaged 9,469 fans per game during the '12 regular season, marking the indoor lacrosse league's lowest average since '03. The figure is also down 3.6% from last season. The NLL fielded nine clubs this season, its lowest number since '01. The Buffalo Bandits again led the league with an ave ...
NBA TV, NBC Sports Net Up In Distribution
NBA TV, NBC Sports Network and Speed have seen the biggest gains in U.S. household distribution among cable sports networks since the start of the year. NBA TV has seen an increase of 3.6 million homes, which ranks it sixth among all cable networks in gains over the first five months of '12. Networ ...
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Ohio State Tops Spring Game Attendance List
Ohio State led all BCS conference schools in spring game attendance this year with 81,112 fans, up from the past two years when attendance dipped due to poor weather. The game marked the first time Urban Meyer appeared on the sideline as Ohio State coach. Coming off its second nation ...
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Overnight Nielsen Ratings
Coverage of the Kentucky Derby and the NBA led all sports telecasts in overnight Nielsen ratings over the weekend. Fox saw a slight uptick for its NASCAR Sprint Cup Series telecast from Talladega Superspeedway. The Aaron’s 499 yesterday, which saw Brad Keselowski take the check ...
