Not surprisingly, considering the competition from the NCAA Tournament, overnight ratings for Sunday’s NASCAR race from Bristol were the lowest of the young season. FOX earned a 4.0 overnight rating for Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Food City 500 from Bristol,…
3/19 – ESPN’s Championship Week Viewership Drops
Coverage of college basketball ‘Championship Week’ averaged 1.3 million viewers on ESPN (20 telecasts), down 13% from last year (1.486M), and on par with 2010 (1.344M). Keep in mind last year was the most-viewed ‘Championship Week’ ever on ESPN, reports…
3/19 – Big Declines For BNP Paribas Open on ABC
Coverage of the Men’s and Women’s Finals at tennis’ BNP Paribas Open drew a 0.7 overnight rating on ABC Sunday afternoon, down 46% from last year (1.3). On Saturday, coverage of the Men’s Semifinals earned a 0.6 overnight on ABC,…
3/19 – CBS Announces Tip-Times & Announcers for Tournament Semi-Finals
Turner Sports and CBS Sports announce tip-times, match-ups and commentators for its exclusive coverage of the 2012 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship Regional Semi-Finals on Thursday, March 22, and Friday, March 23 (7:00 PM-12:00 Midnight ET), with all games…
3/19 – TNT’s Special Monday Doubleheader, March 19
The NBA on TNT will continue Monday, March 19, with doubleheader action beginning at 8 p.m. ET as Chicago Bulls and Derrick Rose visit the Orlando Magic and Dwight Howard. Matt Devlin (play-by-play) will be courtside along with analyst Chris…
3/19 – 2012 NCAA Tournament Most Watched in 18 Years
CBS Sports and Turners Sports’ exclusive coverage of the 2012 NCAA® Division I Men’s Basketball Championship across TBS, CBS, TNT and truTV is the most-watched tournament in 18 years. This year’s event is averaging a 5.3 U.S. HH rating through…