NL Wild Card Ratings Up 15% over 2012
Turner Sports reports that last night National League Wild Card game between the Reds and Pirates averaged a 3.0 rating and 4.6 million total viewers, up 15% over last year’s NL Wild Card game between the Cardinals and Braves.
The game also won the night across all cable networks among total viewers.
ESPN Sees 14% Increase in Ratings for MLB
With the Major League Baseball regular season complete ESPN reports that its ratings numbers for the 2013 season are up 14% over 2012.
ESPN finished with a 0.8 U.S. household rating in 2013, up from a 0.7 in 2012, according to Nielsen.
Avery Johnson Joins ESPN as NBA Analyst
ESPN announced today that former NBA player and coach Avery Johnson has joined the network as a NBA analyst.
Johnson will provide analysis for NBA Coast 2 Coast and NBA Tonight, while also making regular appearances on SportsCenter and additional ESPN news and information programming. Johnson will make his in-studio debut on Monday, October 21.
“I have a wealth of knowledge that I’ve accumulated in my 23 years in the NBA as a head coach and point guard and I’m excited to share my insights with NBA fans,” said Johnson. “I’m thrilled to re-join ESPN and work with their talented team.”
New Features for NBA League Pass as it Enters its 20th Season
NBA Digital announced today that there will be some added features to its NBA League Pass is this, its 20th season.
The new features will be available on NBA League Pass Broadband, which is available complimentary to NBA League Pass and as a standalone product. Additional package options include NBA League Pass Mobile and NBA League Pass Choice, allowing fans to choose up to five teams to watch during the regular season.
NFL Action Still Tops In Ratings
For the fourth season NFL games were the top ranked program in television. Additionally, NFL action was the top ranked program in 28 of the 30 NFL markets:
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| Denver | Raiders at Broncos* | 09/23/2013 | 44.4 | 65 |
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| Kansas City | Giants at Chiefs | 09/29/2013 | 39.3 | 72 |
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| Seattle | Seahawks at Texans | 09/29/2013 | 36.1 | 68 |
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| Boston | Patriots at Falcons | 09/29/2013 | 34.5 | 56 |
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| Indianapolis | Colts at Jaguars | 09/29/2013 | 34.0 | 57 |
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| Buffalo | Ravens at Bills | 09/29/2013 | 33.7 | 64 |
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| Minneapolis | Steelers at Vikings | 09/29/2013 | 33.2 | 67 |
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| Detroit | Bears at Lions | 09/29/2013 | 32.3 | 56 |
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| Pittsburgh | Steelers at Vikings | 09/29/2013 | 31.0 | 59 |
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| Baltimore | Ravens at Bills | 09/29/2013 | 30.5 | 58 |
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| Chicago | Bears at Lions | 09/29/2013 | 30.4 | 61 |
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| Cincinnati | Bengals at Browns | 09/29/2013 | 29.2 | 51 |
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| Washington, DC | Redskins at Raiders | 09/29/2013 | 29.0 | 51 |
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| Nashville | Jets at Titans | 09/29/2013 | 28.9 | 44 |
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| Cleveland | Bengals at Browns | 09/29/2013 | 27.6 | 56 |
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| San Diego | Cowboys at Chargers | 09/29/2013 | 27.5 | 55 |
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| Houston | Seahawks at Texans | 09/29/2013 | 27.3 | 55 |
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| Dallas | Cowboys at Chargers | 09/29/2013 | 26.8 | 48 |
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| Philadelphia | Eagles at Broncos | 09/29/2013 | 26.2 | 44 |
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| Atlanta | Patriots at Falcons | 09/29/2013 | 25.5 | 40 |
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| Tampa | Cardinals at Buccaneers | 09/29/2013 | 20.5 | 40 |
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| Phoenix | Cardinals at Buccaneers | 09/29/2013 | 19.3 | 40 |
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| San Fran-Oakland | 49ers at Rams** | 09/26/2013 | 18.7 | 39 |
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| St. Louis | 49ers at Rams** | 09/26/2013 | 16.6 | 28 |
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| Jacksonville | Colts at Jaguars | 09/29/2013 | 16.4 | 33 |
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| New York | Giants at Chiefs | 09/29/2013 | 15.2 | 35 |
1
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| Charlotte | Patriots at Falcons | 09/29/2013 | 15.0 | 26 |
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| Miami | Eagles at Broncos | 09/29/2013 | 11.1 | 21 |
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