30 for 30 “One and Not Done,” Predators-Blackhawks, Pardon the Interruption top cable sports TV ratings for Thursday April 13, 2017

April 17, 2017

  Cable Sports TV Ratings for Thursday April 13, 2017: (includes top-10 for all cable shows) Note to readers using mobile phones: the tables are  easier to read/scroll through if you tilt your phone to landscape orientation. – All data ©Nielsen (data provided by a variety of TV network sources and not directly from Nielsen) Note: viewership of around 100,000 or lower is technically what Nielsen refers to as a “scratch” i.e.,…

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The Masters, Celtics-Hawks, Timberwolves-Trail Blazers top cable sports TV ratings for Thursday April 6, 2017

April 8, 2017

  Cable Sports TV Ratings for Thursday April 6, 2017: (includes top-10 for all cable shows) Note to readers using mobile phones: the tables are  easier to read/scroll through if you tilt your phone to landscape orientation. – All data ©Nielsen (data provided by a variety of TV network sources and not directly from Nielsen) Note: viewership of around 100,000 or lower is technically what Nielsen refers to as a “scratch” i.e.,…

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“This Magic Moment’ 30 for 30, PTI, SportsCenter, Around the Horn lead cable sports TV ratings for Thursday April 14, 2016

April 15, 2016

Cable Sports TV Ratings for Thursday April 14, 2016: Forgot to include CNBC NHL numbers Sharks/Kings: 280K Islanders/Panthers: 254K — Sports TV Ratings (@SportsTVRatings) April 15, 2016 This is sorted from most-watched to least-watched. Using your browser’s search tool (usually CTRL/CMD+F) might be the faster way to go if you’re looking for something specific. Note to readers using mobile phones: on most phones the tables are easier to read/scroll through if you tilt…

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Spurs-Warriors, The Masters, Bulls-Heat lead cable sports TV ratings for Thursday April 7, 2016

April 8, 2016

Cable Sports TV Ratings for Thursday April 7, 2016: This is sorted from most-watched to least-watched. Using your browser’s search tool (usually CTRL/CMD+F) might be the faster way to go if you’re looking for something specific. Note to readers using mobile phones: on most phones the tables are easier to read/scroll through if you tilt your phone to landscape orientation. Program Net Episode Start End Total Viewers (000) Viewers Age 18-49 (000) NBA…

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Cavs-Bulls, Rockets-Clippers lead cable sports nets for Thursday May 14, 2015

Second-round NBA playoffs on ESPN ruled cable sports on Thursday. The Cleveland Cavaliers win over the Chicago Bulls to win their series 4-2 averaged million 6.592 viewers and a 2.6 adults 18-49 rating. The Houston Rockets win over the Los Angeles Clippers to force a game 7 averaged 5.497 million viewers and a 2.4 adults 18-49 rating. The SportsCenter after the games averaged 2.293 million viewers. On Univision Deportes the Guadalajara/Atlas LigaMX match…

May 15, 2015
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Blackhawks-Wild, PTI, PGA: The Players lead cable sports nets for Thursday May 7, 2015

With an off night for the NBA Playoffs the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs on NBCSN ruled the cable roost in terms of viewership. The Chicago Blackhawks win over the Minnesota Wild to sweep the series four games to none averaged 1.663 million viewers and a 0.7 adults  18-49 rating. ESPN’s Pardon the Interruption averaged 938,000 viewers and a 0.4 adults 18-49 rating. Six+ hours of 2015 Players PGA Tour coverage…

May 8, 2015
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NFL Draft, Clippers-Spurs lead cable sports nets for Thursday April 30, 2015

May 1, 2015

With no Johnny Manziel-esque drama looming it seemed a given that this year’s coverage of the first round of the NFL Draft would be down from last year’s record-setting viewership and that was indeed the case. ESPN’s coverage averaged 7.026 million viewers with a 3.0 adults 18-49 rating, down from last year’s 9.943 million viewers and a 4.6 adults 18-49 rating. NFL Network’s coverage averaged 1.816 million viewers with a 0.9 adults 18-49…

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Pelicans-Warriors, Cavs-Celtics lead cable sports nets for Thursday April 23, 2015

NBA first-round playoff action on TNT again ruled the cable sports landscape with The Golden State Warriors dramatic come-from-behind overtime win over the New Orleans Pelicans averaging 3.987 million viewers and a 1.8 adults 18-49 rating. Earlier the Cleveland Cavaliers victory over the Boston Celtics averaged 3.243 million viewers and a 1.4 adults 18-49 rating. Pardon the Interruption averaged  858,000 viewers and a 0.4 adults 18-49 rating. On NBA TV…

April 24, 2015
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