Expanded NCAA Selection Show Hits Low For Second Straight Year
Considering the amount of backlash Sunday’s expanded NCAA Tournament Selection Show generated online, ratings held up relatively well. The NCAA Tournament Selection Show earned a 3.7 overnight rating...
View ArticleMichigan/Tulsa Nears First Four High, Other Games Down
With the other three games down, Michigan/Tulsa was by far the lone bright spot in this year’s First Four. Michigan/Tulsa in the NCAA Tournament First Four scored a 1.4 final rating and 2.2 million...
View ArticleNCAA Tournament Ties Lowest Day 1 Overnight Since ’10
The NCAA Tournament got off to a slower start on CBS and Turner Sports. First round coverage of the NCAA Tournament averaged a combined 5.6 overnight rating across CBS, TBS, TNT and TruTV Thursday,...
View ArticleRatings Roundup: Selection Show, Big Ten and Big East Championships
The much-panned NCAA Tournament Selection Show had only a slight decline in viewership. In other news, the Big Ten Tournament final dropped double-digits on CBS, and the Big East title game soared in a...
View ArticleFive-Year Low For Opening Day of NCAA Tournament
The NCAA Tournament got off to its slowest start in five years. First round coverage of the NCAA Tournament averaged a combined 5.2 final rating and 7.9 million viewers across CBS, TBS, TNT and TruTV...
View ArticleSunday Thrillers Fail to Lift NCAA Tournament Overnights
A series of wild finishes could not reverse the downward trend for NCAA Tournament ratings. Second round coverage of the NCAA Tournament averaged a combined 6.2 overnight rating across CBS, TBS, TNT...
View ArticleNCAA Tournament Viewership Still Down Entering Sweet 16
The NCAA Tournament has gotten off to a strong start on the court, but not as much in the ratings. According to Sports Business Daily, NCAA Tournament coverage has averaged a combined 8.5 million...
View ArticleVillanova/Kansas Tops Elite Eight Overnights, Still Down
The NCAA Tournament continued to post declines over the weekend. Villanova/Kansas in the NCAA Tournament Elite Eight earned a 7.4 overnight rating on CBS Saturday night, down 18% from Kentucky/Notre...
View ArticleOvernights Dip For Oklahoma/Oregon
Buddy Hield‘s starpower was canceled out by Oregon’s relative anonymity. Oklahoma/Oregon in the NCAA Tournament Elite Eight drew a 5.1 overnight rating on CBS Saturday evening, down 11% from...
View ArticleUNC/Notre Dame Overnights Down a Third on TBS
Primetime on cable proved no match for the afternoon on broadcast. North Carolina/Notre Dame in the NCAA Tournament Elite Eight earned a 6.6 overnight rating on TBS Sunday night, down a third from...
View ArticleSyracuse Comeback Earns Lowest Overnight of Elite Eight
On a down weekend for the Elite Eight, Syracuse/Virginia was the weakest draw. Syracuse/Virginia in the NCAA Tournament Elite Eight scored a 4.9 overnight rating on TBS Sunday night, down 36% from...
View ArticleContinuing Downward Trend, NCAA Sweet Sixteen Viewership Drops
In a down year for the NCAA Tournament, the Sweet Sixteen was no exception. Viewership declined for all four NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen telecast windows last week. Thursday’s early window had the...
View ArticleMcNabb Returns to TV on Turner Sports’ Syracuse Team Stream
Months after resigning from Fox Sports, Donovan McNabb has a new, albeit one-time, gig. McNabb will serve as the sideline reporter for TruTV’s Syracuse-tailored Final Four coverage on Saturday, his...
View ArticleIdle Notes: ESPN O.J. Doc, One Shining Moment, Texas Western
ESPN’s epic O.J. Simpson 30 For 30 will premiere on ABC. In other news, TBS plans a new version of One Shining Moment, and ESPN will present a special broadcast of Texas Western’s 1966 title game...
View ArticleBig Names: Mowins/O’Brien, Sean McDonough, NE-YO
In a last-minute change, Beth Mowins will call the Women’s Final Four. In other news, ESPN has reached a contract extension with Sean McDonough and Turner Sports has tapped NE-YO to perform One Shining...
View ArticleSteep Decline and Multi-Year Low For UNC/Notre Dame
A time and network change sank ratings for the Elite Eight Sunday. North Carolina/Notre Dame in the NCAA Tournament Elite Eight earned a 5.8 final rating and 10.1 million viewers on TBS Sunday night,...
View ArticleSyracuse/Virginia Also Hits Low on TBS
Like the North Carolina/Notre Dame nightcap, the first half of Sunday’s Elite Eight doubleheader also hit a ratings low. Syracuse/Virginia in the NCAA Tournament Elite Eight earned a 4.5 final rating...
View ArticleVillanova/Kansas Down, But Not Bad, on CBS
The final game of the NCAA Tournament on CBS put up solid numbers despite a decline. Villanova/Kansas in the NCAA Tournament Elite Eight earned a 6.7 final rating and 11.6 million viewers on CBS last...
View ArticleOklahoma/Oregon Rounds Out Down Year For Elite Eight
It was a clean sweep of declines for the Elite Eight. Oklahoma/Oregon in the NCAA Tournament Elite Eight earned a 4.6 final rating and 7.7 million viewers on CBS last Saturday, down 12% in ratings and...
View ArticleUNC/Syracuse Viewership Plunges 43 Percent to 13-Year Low
Even with the caveat that last year set the bar high, viewership still fell off a cliff for North Carolina’s Final Four win over Syracuse. North Carolina/Syracuse in the NCAA Tournament Final Four...
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