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Execs Say MLB Has Best Concessions Experience For The Average Fan05 / 16 / 13A majority of sports execs say that MLB is the sport that offers the best concessions experience to the average fan, according to a Turnkey Sports Poll conducted in April. Of the execs polled, 60% said that MLB had the best concessions experience, followed by the NBA (10%) and NFL (8%). Execs we... Tags: Research and Ratings |
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Kentucky Derby Metered-Market Ratings
Louisville topped all Nielsen metered markets for the race segment of NBC's Kentucky Derby coverage on Saturday afternoon, but the 34.4 local rating was down significantly from a 45.4 rating last year. The Louisville market had very good weather for this year's event after last year saw an abun ...
Overnight Nielsen Ratings
The Kentucky Derby on NBC and NBA Playoff telecasts on ABC led all weekend overnight Nielsen ratings. CBS' final round of the PGA Tour Wells Fargo Championship yesterday earned a 2.0 overnight for Lucas Glover's victory. That figure is down 28.6% from Rory McIlroy's victor ...
Kentucky Derby Ratings Trend On NBC
NBC will televise its 11th Kentucky Derby this Saturday, with the race segment of the telecast having held steady at a 9.8 rating over the last two years. Last year's 16.5 million viewers who tuned in for Super Saver's victory marked the best Kentucky Derby audience since ABC averaged 17.0 mill ...
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Cable Sports Net Distribution For May
With the NHL and NBA Playoffs in full swing, the leagues' respective cable TV partners are seeing year-over-year gains in distribution in May. ESPN enters the month in 100.2 million U.S. TV homes, up slightly from the same period last year. The NBA's other cable TV partner, TNT, is in 100.4 mil ...
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Alabama Sees Top NCAA Spring Game Attendance
Alabama topped all BCS schools for the third straight season with 92,310 fans at its annual spring football game, topping the school record set last year. Oregon drew 43,468 fans for its game this year, marking a school and Pac-10 record. Among other schools setting spring game attendance recor ...
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NCAA D-I Basketball Attendance Down Slightly
Division I men's basketball teams averaged 5,025 fans per game at home this past season, down slightly compared to last year's average of 5,038, according to data from the NCAA. It marks the fourth consecutive year that attendance has seen a decline for D-I teams. Attendance for neutr ...
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Overnight Nielsen Ratings
ABC earned a 7.0 overnight Nielsen rating for Celtics-Heat NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals Game One yesterday. It marks the highest-rated non-Finals NBA Playoff telecast since the net earned a 7.1 overnight for Lakers-Spurs Western Conference Semifinals Game Five in '04. The game is up 48.9% ...
NLL Regular-Season Attendance Up 1.7%
National Lacrosse League clubs averaged 9,722 fans per game during the '11 regular season, up 1.7% from last year. The league played with 10 teams this season after the Orlando Titans ceased operations following the '10 campaign, marking the smallest number of teams since '05. The Buffalo Bandits ...
Team Sports Participation Levels On The Rise
After two years of negative participation growth for most mainstream team sports, there was a turnaround in participation for sports like tackle football, soccer, basketball and baseball last year, according to SGMA's annual report on participation in sports, fitness and recreational activities ...
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Overnight Nielsen Ratings
ABC's NBA Playoff overnights led all Easter Sunday sports telecasts with Celtics-Knicks Game Four and Heat-76ers Game Four. Sunday’s final round of The Heritage PGA Tour event on CBS earned a 2.0 overnight for Brandt Snedeker’s playoff win over Luke Donald. That rating is down slightly from a ...
