Alamo Bowl, TaxSlayer Bowl, Cactus Bowl lead cable sports networks for Friday January 2, 2015

January 7, 2015

On ESPN, the Valero Alamo Bowl where UCLA beat Kansas State led all the cable sports networks (and all of cable) for the day with 5.603 million viewers and a 1.5 adults 18-49 rating. The TaxSlayer Bowl where Tennessee beat Iowa averaged 4.114 million viewers and a 1.1 adults 18-49 rating. The TicketCity Cactus Bowl where Oklahoma State beat Washington averaged 4.032 million viewers and a 1.1 adults 18-49 rating. The…

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Rice/Fresno State, Western Kentucky/Central Michigan lead cable sports TV ratings for Wednesday December 24, 2014

December 29, 2014

A slow Christmas Eve with the Hawaii Bowl featuring Rice and Fresno State leading viewership of the sports cable nets with 1.91 million viewers. Popeye’s Bahamas Bowl with Western Kentucky and Central Michigan was second with 1.5 million viewers. The year-in-review Pardon The Interruption drew 1.14 million viewers. The year-end wrap up/Tournament of Champions finale for Around The Horn averaged just over a million viewers (1.003M). Cable Sports TV Ratings…

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Navy/San Diego State, Marshall/Northern Illinois lead Cable Sports TV Ratings for Tuesday December 23, 2014

December 24, 2014

Navy’s 17-16 win over San Diego State in the Poinsettia Bowl on ESPN led all cable sports viewership on Tuesday averaging 2.464 million viewers. Marshall vs. Northern Illinois in the Boca Raton Bowl was second with 2.248 million viewers. Stanford vs. Texas college hoops on ESPN2 averaged 453,000 viewers. Cable Sports TV Ratings for Tuesday December 23, 2014: This is sorted from most-watched to least-watched. Using your browser’s search tool…

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NFL Countdown, SportCenter, Liverpool FC vs Arsenal FC Premier League Lead Cable Sports TV Ratings for Sunday December 21, 2014

December 23, 2014

Sunday NFL Countdown on ESPN led the cable sports networks on Sunday with 1.83 million viewers and a few SportsCenter telecasts that averaged under a million viewers.  NBCSN again showed some relative strength with Sunday Premiere league action with the 11am ET Liverpool FC vs. Arsenal FC match averaging 827,000 viewers. Cable Sports TV Ratings for Sunday December 21, 2014: Program Net Day Start-End Viewers (000) NFL COUNTDOWN           L ESPN…

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Eagles/Redskins, Chargers/49ers lead Cable Sports TV Ratings for Saturday December 20, 2014

December 23, 2014

The Philadelphia Eagles vs. the Washington Redskins easily led the sports cable channels on Saturday with 7.18 million viewers. Note: the later Chargers/49ers game was also telecast on CBS, the Eagles/Redskins game was exclusive to NFL Network. Cable Sports TV Ratings for Saturday December 20 2014: Program Net Day Start-End Viewers (000) THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL NFLN Sat 04:31P-07:36P 7176 NFLN SAT NT KICK-OFF1 NFLN Sat 07:40P-07:57P 5504 NFLN SAT NT KICK-OFF2…

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Titans/Jaguars, Warriors/Thunder, Knicks/Bulls, UConn/Duke, PTI lead cable sports TV ratings for Thursday December 18, 2014

Titans vs. Jaguars, December 18, 2014
December 19, 2014

Even though it was the lowest-rated, least-watched Thursday Night Football game of the season, with 4.85 million viewers and a 1.6 adults 18-49 rating NFL Network’s Thursday Night Football matchup between the Tennessee Titans and Jacksonville Jaguars still easily led all of the cable sports networks (and all of cable for that matter, though it was crushed by a Big Bang Theory repeat on CBS). The late TNT NBA game was second…

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Rockets/Nuggets, Nets/Raptors, PTI lead cable sports TV ratings for Wednesday December 17, 2014

December 18, 2014

A slow day in the cable sports world was led by the late NBA game (Houston Rockets vs. Denver Nuggets) on ESPN that averaged 1.164 million and a 0.5 adults 18-49 rating. The early game (Brooklyn Nets vs. Toronto Raptors) drew 1.044 million viewers and a 0.5 adults 18-49 rating. Pardon the Interruption was 3rd on the day with 933,000 viewers and a 0.4 adults 18-49 rating. Cable Sports TV…

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Warriors/Grizzlies, Thunder/Kings, PTI lead Cable Sports TV Ratings for Tuesday December 16, 2014

December 17, 2014

NBA action on ESPN led the cable sports networks on Tuesday night topped by the 1.872 million average viewers and 0.8 adults 18-49 rating for the Golden State Warriors vs. the Memphis Grizzlies.  The Oklahoma City Thunder vs. the Sacramento Kings drew 1.529 million viewers and a 0.7 adults 18-49 rating.  Pardon the Interruption averaged 1.119 million viewers and a 0.5 adults 18-49 rating. Cable Sports TV Ratings for Tuesday…

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