Idle Notes: College Football Playoff Approved (Also: Tour de France, NFL...
A new college football playoff will likely result in a lengthy and lucrative television deal. In other news, NFL Network will launch a morning show next month, and NBC Sports Network will keep the Tour...
View ArticleTV Ratings: Overnight Ratings Up Big For Greenbrier Classic (Also: Tour de...
Overnight ratings surged for The Greenbrier Classic despite the absence of Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson. Also included are overnight ratings for the Tour de France on NBC and the IndyCar Series on...
View ArticleMore Ratings: Strong Numbers For USA Basketball Opener (Also: Tour de France,...
Viewership more than doubled for Thursday’s USA Basketball exhibition game. In other news, live coverage of the Tour de France hit a high point on NBC, and ratings for the final round of the U.S. [...]
View ArticleTV Ratings: Tour de France Viewership Up 29% on NBC, NBCSN (Also: John Deere...
Tour de France viewership has increased by nearly a third. In other news, the final round of the John Deere Classic had a double-digit rise in ratings, and the latest USA Basketball exhibition dipped...
View ArticleTV Ratings: ABC’s British Open Encore Telecasts Up Big (Also: Tour de France,...
Overnight ratings increased substantially for encore presentations of the British Open on ABC. In other news, NBC had a small bump for Sunday’s Tour de France recap show, and NBC Sports Network has...
View ArticleLast Week’s Final TV Ratings: MLB on FOX Hits High, AT&T National Low (and More)
Catching up on some ratings after the Fourth of July holiday, here are the numbers from the weekend of June 29-30. Among the events listed: MLB on FOX (June 29), “Sunday Night Baseball” on ESPN [...]
View ArticleLast Week’s Final TV Ratings: MLB on FOX Weak, Rain Sinks PGA (and More)
Catching up on some ratings after a Nielsen delay last week, here are the numbers from the weekend of July 6-7. Among the events listed: MLB on FOX (July 6), the MLB All-Star Selection Show [...]
View ArticleTour de France Down Slightly, But Final Stage Hits 4-Year High
The Tour de France seemingly lost much of its luster amid doping scandals, but viewership hit a four-year high for Sunday’s conclusion. The final stage of the 2013 Tour de France earned 560,000 viewers...
View ArticleTV Ratings: Greenbrier Classic Up, But Trails 2012 (Also: Tour de France, NHL...
Overnight ratings for the PGA’s Greenbrier Classic increased dramatically from last year, but the event did not fare as well compared to two years ago. In other news, the Tour de France got off to a...
View ArticleTV Ratings: Tour de France Up Double-Digits So Far (Also: MLB/ESPN, IndyCar)
Television viewership has increased by double-digits for the Tour de France on NBCSN. In other news, ESPN had a decline for Sunday Night Baseball last week and IndyCar hit a season-low from Pocono....
View ArticleTV Ratings: World Cup 3rd-Place Match Down on ESPN (Also: Scottish Open, Tour...
The World Cup third-place match was less of a draw on ESPN than on ABC four years earlier. In other news, the European Tour had a decline on NBC over the weekend, and the Tour de France continues to...
View ArticleTV Ratings: Tour de France Finishes With Slight Increase (Also: NBCSN, Local...
Viewership for the Tour de France on NBCSN increased slightly over last year. In other news, NBCSN has had the biggest increase in viewership of any cable sports net since Fox Sports 1 launched and the...
View ArticleRatings Roundup: Hot Dog Contest, NASCAR Xfinity, Tour de France
The Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest was a mixed draw July 4. In other news, NBCSN’s NASCAR debut declined double-digits, and the opening stages of the Tour de France were also mixed. Hot Dog Contest...
View ArticleTour de France Off to Best Start in Five Years
The Tour de France has gotten off to its best start in a half-decade. Live coverage of the Tour de France averaged 311,000 viewers on NBCSN through Friday, up 16% from the comparable point last year...
View ArticleRatings Roundup: Scottish Open, Tour de France, MLB on TBS
The European Tour Scottish Open scored increases on NBC last weekend. In other news, NBC’s lone Tour de France window saw a slight decline, and TBS started its MLB run with middling to low numbers....
View ArticleRatings Roundup: Tour de France, NASCAR Xfinity, MLB on Nat’l TV
NBCSN’s Tour de France viewership remains the highest in five years. In other news, NASCAR’s Xfinity Series had a slight decline at New Hampshire, and Fox Sports 1 had a double-digit drop for...
View ArticleRatings Roundup: Gold Cup Final, WNBA All-Stars, Tour de France
The absence of the United States and a move from broadcast to cable sank Fox Sports’ coverage of the Gold Cup final. In other news, overnight ratings increased for the WNBA All-Star Game, and the...
View ArticleTour de France Most-Watched on NBCSN Since 2010
As had been the case throughout the event, the Tour de France ended with its highest average since 2010. Live coverage of the Tour de France averaged 365,000 viewers on NBCSN, up 27% from last year...
View ArticleRatings Roundup: MLB on ESPN, Wimbledon, Tour de France
ESPN posted a slight gain for its MLB Fort Bragg game Sunday. In other news, the Wimbledon quarterfinals were mixed on ESPN and ESPN2, and the Tour de France opened with mixed numbers of its own. MLB...
View ArticleMore Ratings: NASCAR Sprint Cup, NASCAR Xfinity, Tour de France
Overnight ratings slipped for NASCAR’s Kentucky race. In other news, Xfinity Series viewership posted a modest decline, and NBC scored an uptick for its annual Tour de France window. NASCAR Kentucky...
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