From Sports Media Watch: In Boston, the game drew a 16.1 rating from 8-10:45 PM, down from the 17.3 Bulls/Celtics Game 7 drew in the market earlier this month. The 16.1 topped the 14.2 Hurricanes/Bruins Game 7 the previous Thursday. Not a single Celtics or Bruins playoff game could match the 17.9 rating the Red … Continue reading Celtics Game Seven Scores for TNT
Game Seven Loss Sets New Record For NESN
Last night's Bruins game seven loss to the Hurricanes was the highest rated Bruins game in NESN's 25-year history, scoring a 14.2 household rating. Here's the full network release: BOSTON, MA – NESN, New England’s most watched sports network, earned a 14.2 household rating in the Boston DMA for game 7 of the Eastern Conference … Continue reading Game Seven Loss Sets New Record For NESN
The Ratings Game
According to Michael Felger on WEEI this morning, last night's local TV ratings break down as follows: Boston Bruins on NESN, 7:00pm - 10.2 Boston Celtics on TNT, 8:00pm - 12.2 Boston Red Sox on NESN, 10:00pm - 4.5 Update - According to NESN, the Red Sox number was really 5.5 - since the game … Continue reading The Ratings Game
Celtics Game 7 Peaks near 750,000 Homes;Sets new record
More ratings updates, this time from Comcast SportsNet. In their last game telecast of the season, CSN ended on a high note, averaging a new record 10.1 Saturday night with a peak of 16.6. The national networks (TNT, ESPN, ABC) have the remaining games, but CSN will have full pre and post game coverage. Once again the Comcast … Continue reading Celtics Game 7 Peaks near 750,000 Homes;Sets new record
Game One Another Strong Rating For NESN
Last Friday's first game of the Bruins/Hurricanes Eastern Conference Semifinals drew a 9.5 rating for NESN. The rating ties the network’s best Bruins rating of the 2008/09 season and is also NESN’s third highest rated Bruins broadcast in its 25 year history of covering the team. Last night's game two was broadcast on VERSUS, but … Continue reading Game One Another Strong Rating For NESN
TNT’s Coverage of Game #6 is Most Watched Round One Game in Cable TV History
Turns out it wasn't just Comcast SportsNet that was a huge winner from last night's Celtics/Bulls 3OT thriller: TNT’s Coverage of Celtics/Bulls Game #6 is Most Watched Round One Game in Cable Television History TNT delivered a slam dunk on Thursday night with the triple-overtime showdown of the Boston Celtics @ Chicago Bulls Game #6, … Continue reading TNT’s Coverage of Game #6 is Most Watched Round One Game in Cable TV History
Celtics Game Six Loss is a Winner for CSN
Last night's Celtics/Bulls triple overtime thriller scored a combined 13.4 rating. Comcast SportsNet scored a very impressive 8.2 rating, while TNT netted 5.2. As the release below shows, that 8.2 is the highest Celtics rating in CSN network history, going back 28 years. COMCAST SPORTSNET’S GAME 6 TRIPLE OVERTIME THRILLER NETS 28-YEAR REGIONAL SPORTS NETWORK … Continue reading Celtics Game Six Loss is a Winner for CSN
Celtics Get Strong Ratings For Game Three Win
The Celtics blowout win in game three of their opening round playoff series scored a strong 10.8 rating combined between Comcast SportsNet and TNT. CSN picked up 6.8 of that rating number, leaving the remaining 4.0 to TNT. You can browse notes from the TNT broadcast here.
Bruins Four Game Sweep Sets New Ratings Record for NESN
The ratings are in for NESN's telecast of the Bruins series-ending victory over the Montreal Canadiens. Last night's game four scored a 9.2, which was also the average for the entire series. New England’s most watched sports network, earned a 9.2 average household rating for the Boston Bruins four game sweep of the Montreal Canadiens … Continue reading Bruins Four Game Sweep Sets New Ratings Record for NESN
Monday Ratings Info
I'm a little late on this, but here goes: With the Bruins and Celtics going head-to-head on Monday night, the Bruins (according to what I heard on D&C yesterday morning) did an 8.9 on NESN. The Celtics, did a 9.0, combined between CSN and TNT. Nationally, the Celtics did well for TNT, according to Sports … Continue reading Monday Ratings Info
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