Posts Tagged ‘tournament’
 

 

SKEDBALL: March Madness Begins

The NCAA Basketball Tournament, March Madness, began rather quietly Tuesday night with two of “First Four” play-in games.  The 6:30 pm game last night averaged 903,000 persons 2+, somewhat below the 1 million numbe...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

SKEDBALL: March Madness Ratings as Sweet 16 Begins

Chart updated with persons 2+ audiences for the four games played Thursday, March 26, 2015 (Day 1 of 2 in Sweet 16 Round): Telecast 53: CBS 7 pm #3-Notre Dame 81 #7-Wichita State 70 (ND up 33-30 at half) Telecast 54: CBS 9:49 p...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

SKEDBALL: March Madness through Elite Eight Round Saturday and Sunday

Chart updated with persons 2+ audiences for the four games played Saturday and Sunday March 28-29, 2015 (the Elite Eight Round): Telecast 61: TBS Saturday 6:00 pm #1-Wisconsin 85 #2-Arizona 78 (Arizona up 33-30 at half) Tel...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

SKEDBALL: March Madness 2016 through Thursday 3.17

Through the first Thursday of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament (better known as March Madness), CBS is down -15% in total viewers (persons 2+) to 3.8 million on average for its two evening games (compared to the avera...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

SKEDBALL: Weekend Sports TV Ratings

The ratings below are household ratings from the 56 television markets with local Nielsen meters for Saturday March 29 and Sunday March 30, 2014. The 56 markets (out of 210 total) cover about 70% of the US television population...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

SKEDBALL: March Madness through Final Four

Chart updated with persons 2+ audiences for the four games played Saturday April 4, 2015 (the Final Four Round): Telecast 65: TBS/TNT/TRU Saturday 6:00 pm #1-Duke 81 #7-Michigan State 61 (Duke up 36-25 at half) Telecast 66:...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

SKEDBALL: March Madness through Friday #2

Chart updated with persons 2+ audiences for the four games played Friday, March 27, 2015 (the second and final day of the Sweet 16 Round): Telecast 57: CBS 7 pm #2-Gonzaga 74 #11-UCLA 62 (Gonzaga up 35-28 at half) Telecast 58:...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

SKEDBALL: March Madness 2016 through Friday 3.18

Through Friday (the second and final day of the Round of 64), the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament turned positive for CBS versus the past three years (up +10% in total viewers 2+ and up +7% with persons 18-49), joining T...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

SKEDBALL: Weekend Sports Ratings

CBS and the other networks carrying March Madness had a very good round three Sunday (round two if you are a purist and don’t count the silly “play in” games as round one).  The CBS tripleheader games yesterd...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

SKEDBALL: March Madness Ratings Overview

After the “First Four” play-in games, the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament really gets going on Thursday with the traditional 64-team format. The chart below illustrates the build in TV audiences as March Madn...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

SKEDBALL: March Madness TV Ratings through First Sunday

During the NCAA Basketball Tournament’s Round of 32 Saturday and Sunday, almost every game on each network was in line with ratings for the same games the past few years.  (We do not have result from the CBS games in the...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

SKEDBALL: March Madness TV Ratings through the First Friday (Updated with Tournament Averages to Date)

A very normal set of ratings for the NCAA Basketball Tournament on Friday, March 20, the second and final day of the Round of 64.  After a very exciting Thursday with many upsets and close games, Friday was more by the book, w...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

SKEDBALL: March Madness through Monday’s National Championship

Chart updated with persons 2+ audience for the National Championship on Monday April 6, 2015: Telecast 67: CBS Monday 9:18 pm #1-Duke 68 #1-Wisconsin 63 (Tied 31-31 at half) CBS struck gold Monday night with an average aud...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

SKEDBALL: March Madness 2016 through Sunday 3.20

Now through the Second Round of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament on Sunday, CBS and TBS are up marginally versus the prior three years in total viewers 2+ and adults 18-49, while TNT and TRUtv are down significantly. ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

SKEDBALL: March Madness 2016 through Thursday 3.24

Updated March Madness through the first night of the Sweet 16 round and with the CBS afternoon games from last Thursday-Sunday.  Both CBS and TBS now down a few percentage point from the last few years in total viewers, with T...
by Mitch Metcalf