Spring Training was popular among MLB fans in the N.Y. market. YES Network averaged a 1.46 local rating for the Yankees slate of games, marking the RSN’s best Spring Training average on record. The average this season also is up 80% from last year. All but one of the RSN’s Yankees games aired outside of primetime. Meanwhile, on SNY, Mets’ Spring Training games drew their best ratings ever on the RSN (13-year period). The 11 games on SNY averaged a 0.91 rating in N.Y., up 26% from last season and up 65% over the previous five-year average.
The chart below lists final audience figures from select recent sports telecasts.
| TELECAST |
DATE
|
NET
|
TIME (ET)
|
RAT.
|
VIEWERS
(000)
|
NCAA Tournament: Elite 8:
Kansas-Duke |
3/25
|
CBS
|
4:58-7:30pm
|
9.2
|
15,444
|
NCAA Tournament: Elite 8:
Michigan-Florida State |
3/24
|
TBS
|
8:42-11:13pm
|
5.3
|
9,713
|
NCAA Tournament: Elite 8:
Villanova-Texas Tech |
3/25
|
CBS
|
2:11-4:45pm
|
5.4
|
8,762
|
NCAA Tournament: Sweet 16:
Kansas State-Kentucky |
3/22
|
CBS
|
9:36pm-12:13am
|
5.0
|
8,272
|
NCAA Tournament: Sweet 16:
Duke-Syracuse |
3/23
|
CBS
|
9:52pm-12:20am
|
4.7
|
7,795
|
NCAA Tournament: Elite 8:
Loyola Chicago-Kansas State |
3/24
|
TBS
|
6:00-8:28pm
|
4.4
|
7,794
|
NCAA Tournament: Sweet 16:
Loyola Chicago-Nevada |
3/22
|
CBS
|
7:00-9:19pm
|
4.4
|
7,058
|
NCAA Tournament: Sweet 16:
Kansas-Clemson |
3/23
|
CBS
|
7:00-9:33pm
|
3.4
|
5,462
|
NCAA Tournament: Sweet 16:
Villanova-West Virginia |
3/23
|
TBS
|
7:17-10:01pm
|
2.7
|
4,776
|
| "Inside March Madness" |
3/24
|
TBS
|
11:16-11:47pm
|
2.1
|
3,555
|
NCAA Tournament: Sweet 16:
Michigan-Texas A&M |
3/22
|
TBS
|
7:24-9:38pm
|
1.8
|
3,049
|
NCAA Tournament: Sweet 16:
Florida State-Gonzaga |
3/22
|
TBS
|
9:58pm-12:27am
|
1.7
|
2,721
|
NCAA Tournament: Sweet 16:
Texas Tech-Purdue |
3/23
|
TBS
|
10:19pm-12:35am
|
1.6
|
2,698
|
WGC-Dell Match Play Championship:
Semifinals, Final |
3/25
|
NBC
|
3:04-7:00pm
|
1.6
|
2,491
|
| Soccer friendly: Mexico-Iceland |
3/23
|
Univision
|
10:01pm-12:30am
|
1.2
|
2,309
|
WGC-Dell Match Play Championship:
Round of 16, Quarterfinals |
3/24
|
NBC
|
2:00-6:00pm
|
1.5
|
2,289
|
| NBA: Warriors-Spurs |
3/19
|
ESPN
|
9:41-11:59pm
|
n/a
|
1,856
|
| NBA: Raptors-Cavaliers |
3/21
|
ESPN
|
7:00-9:36pm
|
n/a
|
1,850
|
| NBA: Rockets-Trail Blazers |
3/20
|
TNT
|
10:37pm-1:03am
|
n/a
|
1,604
|
NCAA D-II Basketball Championship:
Northern-Ferris State |
3/24
|
CBS
|
3:00-5:15pm
|
0.9
|
1,240
|
| NHL: Flyers-Penguins |
3/25
|
NBC
|
12:15-3:00pm
|
0.7
|
1,072
|
| PBR: Ak-Chin Invivational |
3/24
|
CBS
|
2:00-3:00pm
|
0.5
|
772
|
| "30 for 30": "The Two Bills" |
3/24
|
ABC
|
3:30-5:00pm
|
0.4
|
583
|
| "Paralympic Highlight Show" |
3/24
|
NBC
|
1:00-2:00pm
|
0.4
|
559
|
| "World of X Games: Real Snow" |
3/24
|
ABC
|
2:30-3:30pm
|
0.3
|
414
|
