2018-19 TV Ratings Thread

[awhom111]

The Syracuse game averaged 2,980,000 viewers.

Here is more information for various demographic groups (rating is percentage of that group watching the game on average):
18-49: .93
F18-49: .57
M18-49: 1.28
18-34: .76
F12-34: .40
M12-34: .96
25-54: 1.02
50+: 1.39

[awhom111]

The Virginia Tech game averaged 1,665,000 viewers.

Here is more information for various demographic groups (rating is percentage of that group watching the game on average):
18-49: .55
F18-49: .29
M18-49: .81
18-34: .49
F12-34: .24
M12-34: .59
25-54: .59
50+: .76

[hallcity]

Last Saturday’s Duke-Syracuse men’s college basketball game delivered a 1.8 rating and 2.98 million viewers on ESPN, up 64% in ratings and 71% in viewership from the same matchup last year (1.1, 1.74M) and up 125% and 116% respectively from 2017 (Kansas-Texas: 0.8, 1.38M).

The Blue Devils’ win ranks as the sixth-most watched college basketball game of the season, with Duke having played in four of the top six, five of the top eight, and nine of the top fifteen.

https://www.sportsmediawatch.com/201...ball-espn-cbs/

[awhom111]

The Miami game averaged 2,115,000 viewers.

[awhom111]

The Wake Forest game averaged 1,376,000 viewers.

Here is more information for various demographic groups (rating is percentage of that group watching the game on average):
18-49: .43
F18-49: .28
M18-49: .58
18-34: .35
F12-34: .24
M12-34: .41
25-54: .48
50+: .63

[hallcity]

From Sports Media Watch:

Ratings fell short of their much-hyped first meeting this season, but Duke-UNC still delivered for ESPN.

Saturday’s Duke-North Carolina men’s college basketball game scored a 2.5 rating and 4.16 million viewers on ESPN, up 25% in ratings and 24% in viewership from the rivals’ second meeting last season (2.0, 3.37M). Compared to their second meeting in 2017, ratings increased a tick, but viewership fell a fraction of a percent (from 4.164M to 4.162M).

The Tar Heels’ win delivered the second-largest audience of the college basketball season, behind only the first UNC-Duke game last month (2.7, 4.34M).

Duke has now played in the four most-watched games this season, five of the top seven and six of the top nine.

[-jk]

From Sports Media Watch:

Ratings fell short of their much-hyped first meeting this season, but Duke-UNC still delivered for ESPN.

Saturday’s Duke-North Carolina men’s college basketball game scored a 2.5 rating and 4.16 million viewers on ESPN, up 25% in ratings and 24% in viewership from the rivals’ second meeting last season (2.0, 3.37M). Compared to their second meeting in 2017, ratings increased a tick, but viewership fell a fraction of a percent (from 4.164M to 4.162M).

The Tar Heels’ win delivered the second-largest audience of the college basketball season, behind only the first UNC-Duke game last month (2.7, 4.34M).

Duke has now played in the four most-watched games this season, five of the top seven and six of the top nine.

No surprise ESPN2 was launched with a Duke-unc game...

-jk

[awhom111]

From Sports Media Watch:

Ratings fell short of their much-hyped first meeting this season, but Duke-UNC still delivered for ESPN.

Saturday’s Duke-North Carolina men’s college basketball game scored a 2.5 rating and 4.16 million viewers on ESPN, up 25% in ratings and 24% in viewership from the rivals’ second meeting last season (2.0, 3.37M). Compared to their second meeting in 2017, ratings increased a tick, but viewership fell a fraction of a percent (from 4.164M to 4.162M).

The Tar Heels’ win delivered the second-largest audience of the college basketball season, behind only the first UNC-Duke game last month (2.7, 4.34M).

Duke has now played in the four most-watched games this season, five of the top seven and six of the top nine.

Here is more information for various demographic groups (rating is percentage of that group watching the game on average):
18-49: 1.23
F18-49: .77
M18-49: 1.70
18-34: 1.03
F12-34: .64
M12-34: 1.16
25-54: 1.40
50+: 2.03

[hallcity]

From Steve Wiseman’s twitter feed:

Per ESPN, Duke games averaged 2.143 million viewers this season, a 30 percent increase over last season.

[JetpackJesus]

Stephen Wiseman @stevewisemanNC 4h
Most-watched (regular season) college basketball games on ESPN this season:
UNC at Duke: 4.47 million viewers
Duke at UNC: 4.15M
UVa at Duke: 3.84M
Duke at UVa: 3.38M
Tenn at UK: 3.06M
Duke at Syracuse: 3.03M

[JasonEvans]

From Steve Wiseman’s twitter feed:

Per ESPN, Duke games averaged 2.143 million viewers this season, a 30 percent increase over last season.

The Zion effect...

[awhom111]

The ESPN portion of the Syracuse game averaged 2,449,000 viewers.

Here is more information for various demographic groups (rating is percentage of that group watching the game on average):
18-49: .93
F18-49: .47
M18-49: 1.39
18-34: .81
F12-34: .33
M12-34: 1.02
25-54: 1.01
50+: .98

[hallcity]

Last night's Duke-North Carolina game was the highest-rated game during ESPN's Championship Week all-time, with a 3.0 rating.

It out-drew the 2009 Big East title game between Syracuse and Louisville from 2009 (2.5 rating).

#DukeMBBStats

[WV_Iron_Duke]

And would guess the ESPN number does not include the viewers on Raycom Sports.

[awhom111]

Last night's Duke-North Carolina game was the highest-rated game during ESPN's Championship Week all-time, with a 3.0 rating.

It out-drew the 2009 Big East title game between Syracuse and Louisville from 2009 (2.5 rating).

#DukeMBBStats

The ESPN broadcast of the game averaged 4,150,000 viewers.

Here is more information for various demographic groups (rating is percentage of that group watching the game on average):
18-49: 1.54
F18-49: .83
M18-49: 2.26
18-34: 1.39
F12-34: .63
M12-34: 1.73
25-54: 1.64
50+: 1.66

The Raycom broadcast, primarily in Charlotte, but also a few other markets, rated well enough to severely dent CBS's national ratings for Blue Bloods (a popular choice for entertainment on Friday nights for older viewers).

[hallcity]

From Sports Media Watch:

Duke-Florida State scored a 2.8 overnight rating in Saturday’s ACC Tournament final, up 35% from last year, and the highest overnight on record for the event. The 2.8 is also the second-highest for any Championship Week game on ESPN, behind a 3.0 for Duke-North Carolina on Friday night.

The game comfortably topped Warriors-Thunder on ABC’s NBA Saturday Primetime head-to-head (2.1).

In other Championship Week action, Sunday’s Michigan State-Michigan Big Ten Tournament final had a 2.5 overnight on CBS — up 19% from last year, when the tournament took place a week before Championship Week (Michigan-Purdue: 2.1).

Saturday’s Tennessee-Kentucky SEC Tournament semifinal had a 2.1 on ESPN, tying the tournament’s highest overnight since the 2010 final (Kentucky-Mississippi State: 2.7). Overnights for this year’s final were not immediately available.

[awhom111]

From Sports Media Watch:

Duke-Florida State scored a 2.8 overnight rating in Saturday’s ACC Tournament final, up 35% from last year, and the highest overnight on record for the event. The 2.8 is also the second-highest for any Championship Week game on ESPN, behind a 3.0 for Duke-North Carolina on Friday night.

The game comfortably topped Warriors-Thunder on ABC’s NBA Saturday Primetime head-to-head (2.1).

In other Championship Week action, Sunday’s Michigan State-Michigan Big Ten Tournament final had a 2.5 overnight on CBS — up 19% from last year, when the tournament took place a week before Championship Week (Michigan-Purdue: 2.1).

Saturday’s Tennessee-Kentucky SEC Tournament semifinal had a 2.1 on ESPN, tying the tournament’s highest overnight since the 2010 final (Kentucky-Mississippi State: 2.7). Overnights for this year’s final were not immediately available.

The ESPN broadcast averaged 4,063,000 viewers.

Here is more information for various demographic groups (rating is percentage of that group watching the game on average):
18-49: 1.21
F18-49: .76
M18-49: 1.67
18-34: 1.02
F12-34: .58
M12-34: 1.24
25-54: 1.41
50+: 1.94

[bullettoothtony]

Ratings info in yet?

[awhom111]

The North Dakota State game averaged 6,223,000 viewers.

On average, 1.4% of people 18-34, 1.7% of people 18-49, and 2.0% of people 25-54 were watching.

Ratings info in yet?

The really accurate information for Sundays does not come out until Tuesday.

[hallcity]

The North Dakota State game averaged 6,223,000 viewers.

On average, 1.4% of people 18-34, 1.7% of people 18-49, and 2.0% of people 25-54 were watching.



The really accurate information for Sundays does not come out until Tuesday.

That’s far higher than the audience for Duke-UNC. That’s why CBS pays so much to broadcast the NCAA Tournament.