Weekend Sports Ratings for January 24-25

As I acknowledged a while back, the only three networks that can regularly top 100,000 viewers for their studio shows are ESPN, ESPN2, and NFL Network, making it pointless to do a daily Studio Show Scorecard until other networks can at least reach that threshold. Until then, there really isn’t any competition for ESPN. In the meantime, I’m going to work on templates for a couple different formats for this post. This one I’m already pretty sure I won’t be using, at least before the studio shows justify the scorecard, as it’s proved too time-consuming.

Most viewership numbers for events on cable from Sports TV Ratings, 18-49 numbers from TV Recaps and Reviews or TVbytheNumbers. All ratings for primetime events on broadcast from TV Media Insights, overnights for daytime events from ShowBuzz Daily.

Sports Ratings for Saturday, January 24

9 AM 9:30 10 AM 10:30 11 AM 11:30

SportsCenter

Coll. Gameday

774K/.3A18-49

781K

Australian Open

317K

FACS

Pre

FA Cup Fourth Round

49K

80K

292K

Inside the NFL

Football Life

102K

186K

TIA

Pre

La Liga

10K

23/34

128K

morganwick.com

  Noon 12:30 1 PM 1:30 2 PM 2:30 3 PM 3:30

MCBB: Kentucky @ So. Car.

MCBB: Fla. St. @ No. Car.

1.915M/.63A18-49

1.576M/.58A18-49

 

MCBB: Kansas @ Texas

.98 overnight

 

X Games Aspen >

.86 overnight

 

Rolex 24 at Daytona

.42 overnight

MCBB: Okla. St. @ Kan. St.

MCBB: Arkansas @ Mizzou

400K

455K

FS

FS

FS

FS

FS

FS

B’chk

TA

192K

157K

200K

248K

246K

299K

286K

342K

MCBB: DePaul @ Xavier

Bridge

MCBB: GT @ Mrq >

161K

113K

233K

Pre

FA Cup Fourth Round

UI

B’chk

142K

233K

63K

43K

< European Tour

Pre

Humana Ch. >

124K

218K

694K

MCBB: Tulsa @ E. Carolina

SportsCenter

SportsCenter

80K

143K

438K

La Liga

90/30

Serie A >

157K

37K

30K

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  4 PM 4:30 5 PM 5:30 6 PM 6:30

< US Fig. Skating Chmps

1.32 overnight

< X Games Aspen

.86 overnight

MCBB: UCLA @ Oregon

.80 overnight

MCBB: Mich. State @ Nebraska

CGD

1.418M/.39A18-49

1089

MCBB: Miami @ Syracuse

MCBB >

750K

554K

< Humana Challenge, Third Round

694K

Senior Bowl >

668K/.18A18-49

< MCBB

UFC on Fox Prelims >

233K

607K/.29A18-49

< MCBB

MCBB: IA St. @ TxTch

CBK

208K

399K

MCBB

SportsCenter

SportsCenter

218K

238K

157K

Mecum Auto Auctions

203K

Rolex 24 at Daytona >

89K

morganwick.com

  7 PM 7:30 8 PM 8:30 9 PM 9:30 10 PM 10:30

 

US Figure Skating Championships

3.334M/2.2HH/.5A18-49

UFC Fight Night

3.049M/1.8HH/1.2A18-49

MCBB: Wisconsin @ Michigan

X Games

1.700M/.47A18-49

996K/.4A18-49

< Liga MX

1.182M

 

(9:45) BAD

820K

982K

NHL Superskills Competition

NHLL

NHL Skills >

895K/.4A18-49

369K

189K

< Okla/Bay

Doc

Doc

Australian Open >

554K

411K

562K

521K

< UFC

Rolex 24 at Daytona

Supercross >

607K

239K

364K

Pre

NBA: Pistons @ Bucks

NBA >

105K

194K

276K

SB

TA

FS

FS

FS

FS

FS

FS

206K

185K

144K

174K

201K

206K

257K

GC

Champions Tour

PGA>

198K

201K

101K

< MCBB: LSU/Vandy

MCBB: Mem/Tulane

MCBB >

181K

99K

234K

SportsCenter

SportsCenter

SportsCenter

SportsCenter

87K

46K (30k ovrf)

129K

166K

High-rated HBO Boxing After Dark (Rios v. Alvarado III) segments:
9:54 PM: 820K/.3A18-49
10:34 PM: 982K/.4A18-49
10:58 PM: 1.252M/.5A18-49
11:10 PM: 1.047M/.5A18-49

  11 PM 11:30 Mid 12:30 1 AM 1:30

SportsCenter

SportsCenter

SportsCenter

718K/.4 demo

554K

531K

< Australian Open

521K

< Monster Energy Supercross

Fox Sports Live

364K

129K

< NBA: Wash. @ Por.

Postgame

GT

276K

124K

115K

< SDSU/CSU

MCBB: Arizona St. @ Stanford

234K

118K

FS

FS

FS

FS

FS

FS

169K

129K

111K

143K

147K

114K

Retention for nightly highlight shows:

  • SportsCenter (ESPN, 11 PM): 71.7%
  • Fox Sports Live (FS1, 1 AM): 35.4%

Sports Ratings for Sunday, January 25

  9 AM 9:30 10 AM 10:30 11 AM 11:30

OTL

SR

SportsCenter

677K

714K

828K/.4A18-49

Australian Open >

433K

< Rolex 24 at Daytona >

245K

FS

FS

FS

FS

FS

FS

146K

150K

189K

183K

205K

254K

SportsCenter

OTL

SR

OTL

ESNP

137K

126K

113K

102K

135K

< Prem. League Encore

Skiing

96K

108K

< Humana Challenge, Third Rd

Morning Drive

80K

112K

FA Cup, Fourth Round

FA Cup >

50K

137K

morganwick.com

  Noon 12:30 1 PM 1:30 2 PM 2:30 3 PM 3:30

 

NBA: Heat @ Bulls

NBA

2.3 overnight

 

MCBB: Duke @ St. John’s

1.50 overnight

 

MCBB: Indiana @ Ohio State

1.04 overnight

Countdown

X Games >

1.016M/.4

1.127M/.55A18-49

< Tennis

PBA Bowling

WCBB >

433K

564K

230K

FS

FS

FS

FS

FS

FS

FS

FS

349K

395K

444K

410K

386K

353K

391K

366K

Morning Drive

Golf Central Pregame

Humana Ch. >

112K

138K

1.085M

VOR

Curling

NHL Skills Comp. >

102K

131K

251K

SportsCenter

SportsCenter

SportsCenter

SportsCenter

115K

146K

111K

85K

morganwick.com

  4 PM 4:30 5 PM 5:30 6 PM 6:30

NBA: Thunder @ Cavs

3.4 overnight

US Figure Skating Champs

1.64 overnight

(3:45) MCBB: Lou. @ Pitt

1.03 overnight

< X Games Aspen

Countdown >

1.127M/.55A18-49

2.290M/.9

< Skills

NHL All-Star Game >

251K

1.194M/.5A18-49

< Humana Challenge, Final Round

1.085M

FS

FS

NFL Total Access >

379K

371K

277K

< Conn/Cincy

WCBB: Duke @ No. Car. >

230K

277K

MCBB: No. Iowa @ Ill. St.

SCU

MCBB

113K

185K

SportsCenter

SportsCenter

SportsCenter

67K

100K

126K

morganwick.com

  7 PM 7:30 8 PM 8:30 9 PM 9:30 10 PM 10:30

< Countdown

Pro Bowl

2.290M/.9

8.770M/3.19A18-49

WCB

Wom. Coll. Gym.

Australian Open >

256K

653K

< MCBB: ND @ NC St.

MCBB: Washington @ Utah

Doc

554K

218K

110K

Champions Tour

Postgame

390K

70K

< NHL ASG

Sports Report

Mecum Auto Auctions >

1.194M/.5

253K

156K

< GT

Pre

NBA: Wizards @ Nuggets

Post

66K

116K

164K

109K

MCBB: Creighton @ Villanova

InBE

UI

UFC C’ntdown

130K

83K

76K

93K

< Total Access

America’s Gm

Football Life

Football Life

277K

133K

73K

82K

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