Final Four: Kentucky/Kansas Earns Fourth-Lowest Overnight Rating For Title Game
Completing a rather soft run in the ratings for the NCAA Tournament, Monday’s championship game between blue bloods Kentucky and Kansas was down nearly double-digits from last year’s Connecticut/Butler...
View ArticleFinal Four: After Low Overnight, Kentucky/Kansas Finishes With Solid TV Audience
Though the numbers are still among the lowest in the history of the event, Monday’s NCAA Tournament title game finished with much more respectable numbers than the overnights indicated. The...
View ArticleNCAA Wrap: TV Ratings For Men’s Tourney Down 5% on CBS/Turner
Average television ratings for the 2012 NCAA Tournament slipped back to pre-Turner Sports levels. The 2012 Men’s NCAA Tournament averaged a combined 6.1 U.S. rating and 9.6 million viewers on CBS, TBS,...
View ArticleBig Names: Fox Sports 1 in Talks With Regis Philbin (Also: Gus Johnson, Dick...
Regis Philbin could be one of the first hires at Fox Sports 1. In other news, Gus Johnson will call several soccer matches on FOX this year, and Dick Vitale will get to call the [...]
View ArticleFinal Four Could Move to TBS Next Year
The NCAA Tournament “Final Four” was already scheduled to move to TBS in 2016, but reports indicate the move could come as soon as next year. CBS and Turner Sports’ 14-year NCAA Tournament television...
View ArticleNCAA Selection Show Overnight Up, Still Low Historically
Overnight ratings increased by double-digits for the NCAA Tournament Selection Show, but remained among the lowest for the event in years. The 2013 NCAA Tournament Selection Show earned a 4.4 overnight...
View ArticleMarch Madness: Viewership Rises For “First Four” on TruTV
The NCAA Tournament “First Four” had increased viewership on TruTV, but the numbers were still less-than-impressive. Each game of the “First Four” had an increase in viewership over last year, with...
View ArticleTV Ratings: L.A. Kings Ratings Double, But Still Minuscule (Also: March...
The Los Angeles Kings have had a huge jump in local TV ratings so far this season, but the numbers are still quite low. In other news, overnights have increased slightly for the NCAA Tournament, [...]
View ArticleTV Ratings: March Madness Up 9% on CBS/Turner (Also: PGA/Bay Hill, NASCAR NNS)
The 2013 NCAA Tournament has had a modest increase in ratings and viewership on CBS/Turner Sports. In other news, the Arnold Palmer Invitational and NASCAR Nationwide Series had declines on NBC and...
View ArticleTV Ratings: Overnights Down Big For PGA Houston Open (Also: NHL on NBC, March...
Overnight ratings took the plunge for the PGA Tour Houston Open over the weekend. In other news, NBC had declines for the NHL on Sunday, and NCAA Tournament ratings have had a modest increase through...
View ArticleMarch Madness: TV Ratings Still Up Entering Title Game
Entering Monday’s National Championship Game, the 2013 NCAA Tournament remains ahead of last year’s pace. CBS and Turner Sports have averaged a combined 6.4 rating and 10.2 million viewers for coverage...
View ArticleCould Next Year’s NCAA Tournament Have Less Barkley, More Marv?
It is early to speculate, but the NCAA Tournament could have a new look on CBS and Turner Sports next year. TNT NBA analyst Charles Barkley told the New York Daily News last week that [...]
View ArticleNCAA Post-Mortem: Time to End the Kenny and Charles Experiment
After three years of CBS/Turner Sports’ run televising the NCAA Tournament, it is becoming increasingly clear that Kenny Smith and Charles Barkley are not a good fit in the studio. Along with host...
View ArticleMarch Madness: Louisville/Michigan Title Game Earns Strong Overnight
The 2013 NCAA Tournament concluded with impressive numbers on Monday night. Monday’s Louisville/Michigan NCAA Tournament National Championship Game drew a 14.3 overnight rating on CBS, up 18% from...
View ArticleMarch Madness: Over 23 Million For Louisville/Michigan
CBS Sports scored blockbuster numbers for the final game of the college basketball season. The Louisvlle/Michigan NCAA Tournament National Championship Game drew a 14.0 rating and 23.4 million viewers...
View Article2013 NCAA Tournament Highest Rated Since ’05, Most-Viewed Since ’94
The 2013 NCAA Tournament hit multi-year highs in ratings and viewership. CBS and Turner Sports averaged a combined 6.7 U.S. rating and 10.7 million viewers for coverage of the 2013 NCAA Tournament, up...
View ArticleCollege Basketball TV Ratings (Part 3): Championship Week, NCAA Tournament,...
Wrapping up the 2012-13 college basketball television ratings, here is a look at the numbers for every major postseason game on national TV (men and women) — including the conference tournaments, the...
View ArticleTBS to Get Final Four Semis in ’14, ’15, CBS Keeps Title Game
College basketball’s national champion will still be crowned on CBS the next two years, but the national semifinals will air on TBS. Turner Sports and CBS announced Tuesday the 2014 and 2015 NCAA...
View ArticleSI: CBS to Replace Kellogg With Anthony on College Hoops
CBS college hoops analyst Clark Kellogg is reportedly headed back to the studio. Sports Illustrated reported late Sunday night that CBS Sports will name Greg Anthony the lead analyst for the network’s...
View ArticleSBJ: TNT, TruTV, to Air Team-Specific Final Four Telecasts
In its first year televising the semifinals of the Final Four, Turner Sports plans to offer coverage tailored to each of the four participating teams. Sports Business Journal reported Monday that...
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