MNF up again in Week 2 with an 8.8 overnight, a 7% increase from 2018
All three MNF games are up from last year.
Ratings News
NFL Week 2 ratings: CBS, Fox up, NBC down
Another week of good news for the NFL.
Thursday Night Football viewership numbers weren’t bad considering lengthy weather delay, ugly game
The game was also up against the Democratic debate and a Fox national baseball window.
ESPN’s Monday Night Football doubleheader overnight rating up 19% from last year, highest since 2015
The thrilling Saints-Texans opener was up 24% relative to last year; the Raiders-Broncos nightcap was up 10%.
Fox dominates early college football Saturday window again, while ESPN rolls to wins in mid-day and primetime
ESPN dominated the whole day, while Fox again started the day strong.
Packers-Bears viewership up 16% over last year’s Kickoff Game
Packers-Bears had the highest overnight rating for a Kickoff Game since 2016.
Miami-Florida drew some of ESPN’s best CFB ratings in years, which might lead to even more Week 0 emphasis
This marked the first recent Week 0 matchup between two Power Five teams, but the ratings success might mean it isn't the last one.
TV execs are reportedly trying to get leagues and networks not to release overnights this fall thanks to Nielsen OOH changes
Overnight sports ratings may not be available this fall if these executives are successful.
The NFL’s Pro Football Hall of Fame Game dropped 21 percent in viewership from 2018
The Broncos-Falcons Hall of Fame Game Thursday averaged 5.329 million viewers, down from last year's 6.679 million viewers for Bears-Ravens.
NWSL sees post-World Cup ratings bump but long-term effect remains unclear
The league is going to have to keep these new viewers going forward. The question is: how?
Ratings for the 2019 ESPYS stay about even with 2018, which carries good news and bad news for ABC
The 0.9 rating in the 18-49 demographic and 3.87 million viewers was about even with 2018, and it helped ABC win the night amongst broadcast networks.
MLB All-Star Game draws record low 6.2 overnight rating
Not a great night for MLB.
Women’s World Cup Final overnight down 34% from 2015, tournament overall up 1%
The overall viewership for the tournament was barely up from four years ago, largely thanks to time zone issues.
Even with earthquake, ESPN sees highest-rated NBA Summer League telecast numbers ever
The Zion Effect continues...
United States, England, and the rest of Europe get high viewership for USA-England World Cup semifinal
People from all around the world are tuning in.
