Sport Station http://kesefnet.com Sun, 30 Nov 2008 14:48:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 en Weekend ratings predictions. http://kesefnet.com/2008/11/weekend-ratings-predictions/ http://kesefnet.com/2008/11/weekend-ratings-predictions/#comments Sun, 30 Nov 2008 14:48:44 +0000 http://kesefnet.com/2008/11/weekend-ratings-predictions/ First, the results of last week’s predictions.

College football on ABC, Michigan/Ohio State. Prediction: 4.7. Final rating: N/A.College football on ABC, Mich. St./Penn. St. or other regional action. Prediction: 4.5. Final rating: N/A.Saturday Night Football on ABC, Texas Tech/Oklahoma. Prediction: 7.3. Final rating: 6.6. The 6.6 final rating for the Sooners’ blowout of the Red Raiders last

]]> http://kesefnet.com/2008/11/weekend-ratings-predictions/feed/ Question of the day. http://kesefnet.com/2008/11/question-of-the-day/ http://kesefnet.com/2008/11/question-of-the-day/#comments Sun, 30 Nov 2008 14:48:44 +0000 http://kesefnet.com/2008/11/question-of-the-day/ What are you watching today? (multiple choices possible) ( polls)

]]> http://kesefnet.com/2008/11/question-of-the-day/feed/ Week 12 prime time ratings. http://kesefnet.com/2008/11/week-12-prime-time-ratings/ http://kesefnet.com/2008/11/week-12-prime-time-ratings/#comments Sun, 30 Nov 2008 14:48:44 +0000 http://kesefnet.com/2008/11/week-12-prime-time-ratings/ NBC, ESPN and the NFL Network each drew relatively unimpressive numbers during Week 12.

Sunday Night Football, featuring Colts/Chargers, drew a 9.5/15 final rating and 15.2 million viewers on NBC, down 29% and 30% respectively from a 13.4/21 and 21.8 million for last year’s comparable Eagles/Patriots game.

Ratings peaked at an 11.9/22 from 11:15-11:28 PM, as the game came to its dramatic

]]> http://kesefnet.com/2008/11/week-12-prime-time-ratings/feed/ FOX draws third-best NFL rating of season. http://kesefnet.com/2008/11/fox-draws-third-best-nfl-rating-of-season/ http://kesefnet.com/2008/11/fox-draws-third-best-nfl-rating-of-season/#comments Sun, 30 Nov 2008 14:48:44 +0000 http://kesefnet.com/2008/11/fox-draws-third-best-nfl-rating-of-season/ The Arizona Cardinals are unlikely participants in two of the three highest rated NFL games this season.

The Cardinals’ loss to the defending Super Bowl champion Giants on Sunday drew a 14.5/27 final rating and 23.3 million viewers on FOX Sunday, up 6% and 7%, respectively, from a 13.7 and 21.9 million for the comparable Broncos/Bears game on CBS in ‘07.

The 14.5 rating is the third-highest of

]]> http://kesefnet.com/2008/11/fox-draws-third-best-nfl-rating-of-season/feed/ 6.6 rating for Saturday Night Football. http://kesefnet.com/2008/11/66-rating-for-saturday-night-football/ http://kesefnet.com/2008/11/66-rating-for-saturday-night-football/#comments Sun, 30 Nov 2008 14:48:43 +0000 http://kesefnet.com/2008/11/66-rating-for-saturday-night-football/ Despite being a 44 point blowout, what was supposed to be a heavyweight matchup between Oklahoma and Texas Tech drew strong ratings on ABC Saturday night.

Saturday Night Football, featuring the Sooners’ 65-21 win over the Red Raiders, drew a 6.6/12 final rating and 10.7 million viewers, flat in ratings and down 2% in viewership from a 6.6 with 11 million for the comparable Missouri/Kansas clash

]]> http://kesefnet.com/2008/11/66-rating-for-saturday-night-football/feed/ Weekend ratings. http://kesefnet.com/2008/11/weekend-ratings/ http://kesefnet.com/2008/11/weekend-ratings/#comments Sun, 30 Nov 2008 14:48:43 +0000 http://kesefnet.com/2008/11/weekend-ratings/ Overnight ratings for sporting events on broadcast.

Football.
16.2/30: NFL on FOX, Giants/Cardinals (4:15 PM Sunday)
11.6/24: NFL on CBS, regional (1 PM Sunday)
10.8/17: Sunday Night Football on NBC, Colts/Chargers (8:30 PM Sunday)
8.9/18: NFL on FOX, regional (1 PM Sunday)
7.2: Saturday Night Football on ABC, Texas Tech/Oklahoma (8 PM Saturday)
5.1: College football on ABC, Michigan/Ohio State

]]> http://kesefnet.com/2008/11/weekend-ratings/feed/ NBA versus NHL. Again. http://kesefnet.com/2008/11/nba-versus-nhl-again/ http://kesefnet.com/2008/11/nba-versus-nhl-again/#comments Sun, 30 Nov 2008 14:48:43 +0000 http://kesefnet.com/2008/11/nba-versus-nhl-again/ A minor furor has erupted in the blogosphere concerning the attendance of the NBA and NHL, and the relative popularity of both.

The SupersonicSoul blog, named after the now defunct NBA team, recently posted a chart depicting the NHL as having higher average attendance than the NBA. On the Puck Daddy blog, Greg Wyshynski references the infamous Sports Illustrated cover, "Why the NHL’s Hot and the

]]> http://kesefnet.com/2008/11/nba-versus-nhl-again/feed/ Big names. http://kesefnet.com/2008/11/big-names/ http://kesefnet.com/2008/11/big-names/#comments Sun, 30 Nov 2008 14:48:43 +0000 http://kesefnet.com/2008/11/big-names/ Jack McCallum: The longtime NBA writer for Sports Illustrated accepted a buyout from the magazine last week. McCallum, in an e-mail to The Big Lead: "Totally my choice, and I feel absolutely positive about it. They want me to be a Special Contributor, so I’ll still be doing some stuff, at least through next year and probably longer." McCallum had been with SI since 1981.Ken Berger: Newsday’s New

]]> http://kesefnet.com/2008/11/big-names/feed/ Big blowouts garner big ratings. http://kesefnet.com/2008/11/big-blowouts-garner-big-ratings/ http://kesefnet.com/2008/11/big-blowouts-garner-big-ratings/#comments Sun, 30 Nov 2008 14:48:43 +0000 http://kesefnet.com/2008/11/big-blowouts-garner-big-ratings/ A tripleheader of uncompetitive blowouts still drew strong ratings on ABC Saturday afternoon.

Ohio State’s 42-7 romp of Michigan drew a 5.1 overnight rating from 12-3:30 PM Saturday, down 20% from a 6.4 for the same matchup a week earlier in 2007. Excluding NFL telecasts, Michigan/Ohio State drew the second-highest overnight rating of any sporting event last weekend.

The middle game, featuring

]]> http://kesefnet.com/2008/11/big-blowouts-garner-big-ratings/feed/ NASCAR numbers game. http://kesefnet.com/2008/11/nascar-numbers-game/ http://kesefnet.com/2008/11/nascar-numbers-game/#comments Sun, 30 Nov 2008 14:48:43 +0000 http://kesefnet.com/2008/11/nascar-numbers-game/ Ratings for every NASCAR telecast in 2008. Ratings for races on cable are U.S. area ratings, with coverage area ratings presented in parentheses ().

36 NASCAR races averaged a 4.34 rating across FOX, TNT, ESPN and ABC, up 4% from a 4.19 for the same races in ‘07, but down 9% from a 4.75 in ‘06. Not included in the average are the Budweiser Shootout and the All Star Race.

On FOX, thirteen races

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