Everyone Still Likes Lists Right?
Tuesday, January 02, 2007
The Top Ten World Series of Poker All-ins, The Best Damn Sports Show Period Top 50 Jock Bulges, The ESPN SportsCenter Top 100 Moments in North Dakota Sports History, The Top 500 Best......well you get the idea.
Here's one I thought you'd enjoy though. The Top Rated Sports Broadcasts of 2006 from Sports Business Daily:
| TOP TEN MOST-WATCHED NETWORK SPORTS PROGRAMS OF '06 (NON-NFL) | ||||||
| | NET | DATE | TIM | PROGRAM | RATING | HHs (000) |
| 1 | ABC | 1/4 | 8:17pm | Rose Bowl: USC-Texas (BCS Championship) | 21.7 | 23,907 |
| T2 | ABC | 11/18 | 3:25pm | NCAA Football: | 12.9 | 14,316 |
| T2 | ABC | 1/2 | 5:04pm | Fiesta Bowl: | 12.9 | 14,184 |
| 4 | ABC | 1/3 | 8:14pm | Orange Bowl: | 12.2 | 13,490 |
| 5 | Fox | 10/22 | 8:22pm | World Series: Gm. 2: Cardinals-Tigers | 11.5 | 12,841 |
| 6 | NBC | 2/19 | 2:31pm | NASCAR Nextel Cup: Daytona 500 | 11.3 | 12,458 |
| 7 | CBS | 4/3 | 9:16pm | NCAA Basketball Nat'l Championship: UCLA-Florida | 11.2 | 12,294 |
| 8 | Fox | 10/19 | 8:17pm | NLCS: Gm. 7: Cardinals-Mets | 10.8 | 11,980 |
| 9 | Fox | 10/26 | 8:25pm | World Series: Gm. 4: Tigers-Cardinals | 10.4 | 11,620 |
| 10 | Fox | 10/27 | 8:26pm | World Series: Gm. 5: Tigers-Cardinals | 10.3 | 11,492 |
| TOP TEN MOST-WATCHED NETWORK SPORTS PROGRAMS OF '06 | ||||||
| RANK | NET | DATE | TIME | PROGRAM | RATING | HHs (000) |
| 1 | ABC | 2/5 | 6:26pm | Super Bowl XL: Seahawks-Steelers | 41.5 | 45,734 |
| 2 | CBS | 1/22 | 3:08pm | AFC Championship: Steelers-Broncos | 23.6 | 25,985 |
| 3 | ABC | 1/4 | 8:17pm | Rose Bowl: USC-Texas (BCS Championship) | 21.7 | 23,907 |
| 4 | CBS | 1/15 | 1:06pm | AFC Div. Playoff: Steelers-Colts | 20.9 | 23,051 |
| 5 | Fox | 1/22 | 6:47pm | NFC Championship: Panthers-Seahawks | 20.7 | 22,856 |
| 6 | Fox | 1/15 | 4:42pm | NFC Div. Playoff: Panthers-Bears | 19.7 | 21,718 |
| 7 | CBS | 1/8 | 4:37pm | AFC Wildcard: Steelers-Bengals | 18.9 | 20,854 |
| 8 | Fox | 12/3 | 4:29pm | NFL on Fox: Cowboys-Giants (89%) | 17.6 | 19,593 |
| 9 | CBS | 1/14 | 8:16pm | AFC Div. Playoff: Patriots-Broncos | 16.1 | 17,784 |
| 10 | Fox | 1/14 | 4:35pm | NFC Div. Playoff: Redskins-Seahawks | 15.8 | 17,394 |
| TOP TEN MOST-WATCHED CABLE SPORTS PROGRAMS OF '06 | |||||||
| RANK | NET | DATE | TIME | PROGRAM | | COV. AREA | HHs (000) |
| 1 | ESPN | 10/23 | 8:30pm | "Monday Night Football": Giants-Cowboys | 10.5 | 12.7 | 11,726 |
| 2 | ESPN | 9/25 | 8:32pm | "Monday Night Football": Falcons-Saints | 9.7 | 11.7 | 10,776 |
| 3 | ESPN | 10/16 | 8:30pm | "Monday Night Football": Bears-Cardinals | 9.6 | 11.6 | 10,737 |
| 4 | ESPN | 9/18 | 8:30pm | "Monday Night Football": Steelers-Jaguars | 8.8 | 10.6 | 9,758 |
| 5 | ESPN | 10/9 | 8:30pm | "Monday Night Football": Ravens-Broncos | 8.5 | 10.2 | 9,417 |
| 6 | ESPN | 10/2 | 8:30pm | "Monday Night Football": Packers-Eagles | 8.4 | 10.1 | 9,349 |
| 7 | ESPN | 11/27 | 8:30pm | "Monday Night Football": Packers-Seahawks | 8.3 | 10.0 | 9,243 |
| 8 | ESPN | 9/11 | 7:00pm | "Monday Night Football": Vikings-Redskins | 8.2 | 9.9 | 9,107 |
| 9 | ESPN | 10/30 | 8:30pm | "Monday Night Football": Patriots-Vikings | 7.9 | 9.5 | 8,794 |
| 10 | ESPN | 12/11 | 8:30pm | "Monday Night Football": Bears-Rams | 7.6 | 9.2 | 8,490 |
| MOST-WATCHED CABLE SPORTS PROGRAMS OF '06 (NON-NFL) | |||||||
| RANK | NET | DATE | TIME | PROGRAM | | COV. AREA | HHs (000) |
| 1 | ESPN | 9/4/06 | 8:00pm | NCAA Football: Florida State-Miami | 5.7 | 6.8 | 6,318 |
| 2 | TNT | 5/22/06 | 8:00pm | NBA: Western Conf. Semis: Gm. 7: Mavericks-Spurs | 4.7 | 5.7 | 5,169 |
| 3 | ESPN | 5/31/06 | 8:00pm | NBA: Eastern Conf. Finals: Gm. 5: Heat-Pistons | 4.5 | 5.5 | 4,971 |
| 4 | ESPN | 12/28/05 | 8:22pm | | 4.4 | 5.4 | 4,876 |
| T5 | ESPN | 11/2/06 | 7:30pm | NCAA Football: West Virginia-Louisville | 4.4 | 5.3 | 4,902 |
| T5 | ESPN | 10/6/06 | 8:00pm | ALDS Gm. 3: Yankees-Tigers | 4.4 | 5.3 | 4,873 |
| T5 | ESPN | 6/2/06 | 8:09pm | NBA: Eastern Conf. Finals: Gm. 6: Pistons-Heat | 4.4 | 5.3 | 4,840 |
| T8 | ESPN | 12/30/05 | 7:30pm | Peach Bowl: Miami-LSU | 4.3 | 5.2 | 4,706 |
| T8 | TNT | 2/19/06 | 8:29pm | 06 NBA All-Star Game | 4.3 | 5.2 | 4,689 |
| T10 | TNT | 6/1/06 | 8:49pm | NBA: Western Conf. Finals: Gm. 5: Suns-Mavericks | 4.2 | 5.1 | 4,622 |
| T10 | TNT | 7/9/06 | 3:29pm | NASCAR Nextel Cup: USG Sheetrock 400 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 4,652 |
| T10 | ESPN | 12/29/05 | 8:06pm | | 4.1 | 5.1 | 4,556 |
If you were keeping count that's 24 Games for the ABC/Leader Combo, Fox had 7, and CBS came in with 5. ESPN proves that while everyone still hates them....they can't turn away. Something I like to call the "Howard Stern Effect".
(I apologize for the small font, but it was the only way it would fit. Click the SBD link above if you want a readable version)
3 Comments:
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Okay I stand corrected.
Name one person you know who still listens to Howard Stern.