Game 6 Of The ALCS Puts Up Big Ratings

The Sunday afternoon slate of NFL games are in the book and I noticed some tweets this afternoon from the PR group at Fox Sports regarding the decisive game 6 of the ALCS last night on Fox Sports.

Game 6 last night recorded an overnight rating of 5.5/10, good enough for 9 million viewers, up 20% from last year's game 6 of the NLCS which was on Fox.

In addition, last night's AL Pennant clinching win for Boston was the best rating for Fox in a League Championship Series since game 6 of the 2010 NLCS.

2013 World Series Broadcast Schedule

The ALCS wrapped up last night with Boston winning the AL pennant and I'm sure the executives at Fox are excited for a Fall Classic featuring two teams from rabid baseball cities and with fans all over the country.  This should be a very high rated Fall Classic.  Game 1 is this Wednesday night in Boston.  Below is the schedule and all times are Central.

Game 1:  Wednesday, October 23:  St. Louis @ Boston 7:07pm on KDSM
Game 2:  Thursday, October 24:  St. Louis @ Boston 7:07pm on KDSM
Game 3:  Saturday, October 26:  Boston @ St. Louis 7:07pm on KDSM
Game 4:  Sunday, October 27:  Boston @ St. Louis 7:15pm on KDSM
Game 5:  Monday, October 28:  Boston @ St. Louis 7:07pm on KDSM (if necessary)
Game 6:  Wednesday, October 30:  St. Louis @ Boston 7:07pm on KDSM (if necessary)
Game 7:  Thursday, October 31:  St. Louis @ Boston 7:07pm on KDSM (if necessary)

All games can be heard on ESPN Radio.

2013 NLCS Averages 5 Million Viewers

TBS Sports concluded their coverage of the 2013 MLB Playoffs with the deciding Game 6 of the NLCS Friday night on a strong ratings note.

The 2013 NLCS had an average TV rating of 3.2, up 10% from the 2011 NLCS and averaged 5 million total viewers, an increase of 9% from the 2011 NLCS.  If not for a pair of afternoon games, the ratings and viewership for the NLCS

The decisive game 6 Friday night had 3.7 rating and 6.1 million total viewers.  For more information, visit the Web Site linked above.

TV Schedule, Sunday, October 20.

Beach Volleyball:  AVP Championship 5pm on CBS Sports Network

College Volleyball: 

Michigan St. @ Wisconsin 1pm on BTN
Texas A&M @ Auburn 2pm on FS Midwest

Figure Skating:  Women's final 3pm on WHO

Golf:

LPGA:  KEB HanaBank Championship, final round 10am on Golf Channel (same day tape)
Champions Tour:  Greater Hickory Classic final round 1pm on Golf Channel
PGA Tour:  Shriners Hospitals for Children Open, final round 4pm on Golf Channel
European PGA Tour:  Perth International, final round 11pm on Golf Channel (same day tape)

Motor Sports:  Sprint Cup:  World RV Sales 500 1pm on ESPN

NBA Preseason Basketball:  Boston vs Minnesota 5pm on ESPN & NBATV

NFL Football:

Cincinnati @ Detroit 12pm on KCCI
Chicago @ Washington 12pm on KDSM
Houston @ Kansas City 3:25pm on KCCI
Denver @ Indianapolis 7:30pm on WHO

Soccer:

European Premiere League:  Tottenham @ Aston Villa 9:55am on NBCSN
College:  Illinois @ Penn St. (women's)  11am on BTN
College:  Syracuse @ North Carolina St. (women's) 11am on FS Midwest+
College:  LSU @ Florida (women's) 12pm on FS Midwest
Women's Exhibition:  Australia @ United States 12:30pm on WHO
College:  Michigan St. @ Wisconsin (women's) 1pm on BTN
College:  Wake Forest @ Clemson (women's) 1pm on FS Midwest+
College:  Texas A&M @ Georgia (women's) 2pm on ESPNU
MLS:  San Jose @ Los Angeles 8pm on ESPN2

WTA Tennis:  Kremlin Cup Final 4am on Tennis Channel

Disclaimer:  All times are Central.

TV Schedule, Saturday, October 19

Boxing:  Junior welterweights, 8:45pm on HBO

College Football:


Big 10:

Minnesota @ Northwestern 11am on ESN2
Purdue @ Michigan St. 11am on BTN
Indiana @ Michigan 2:30pm on BTN
Iowa @ Ohio St. 2:30pm on WOI
Wisconsin @ Illinois 7pm on BTN

Big 12:

TCU @ Oklahoma St. 11am on KDSM
Texas Tech @ West Virgina 11am on Fox Sports 1
Oklahoma @ Kansas 2:30pm on ESPN
Iowa St. @ Baylor 6pm on ESPNU

Missouri  Vally

Indiana St. @ Illinois St. 1pm on MC22 (Mediacom)
South Dakota St. @ Missouri St. 4:30pm on MC22 (Mediacom) (same day tape)

National Games:

Colgate @ Holy Cross 11am on CBS Sports Network
Connecticut @ Cincinnati 11am on ESPNU
Florida @ Missouri 11am on WOI-DT (5.2)
Georgia @ Vanderbilt 11am on KCCI
Navy @ Toledo 11am on ESPNews
South Carolina @ Tennessee 11am on ESPN
Southern Miss @ East Carolina 11am on FS Midwest, FS North, & FS Wisconsin
Villanova @ New Hampshire 11am on Comcast SportsNet Chicago
Syracuse @ Georgia Tech 11:30am on WHO-DT (13.3)
Auburn @ Texas A&M 2:30pm on CBS
Duke @ Virgina 2:30pm on FS Midwest & FS North+
Maryland @ Wake Forest 2:30pm on ESPNU
North Texas @ Louisiana Tech 2:30pm on CBS Sports Network
UCLA @ Stanford 2:30pm on ESPN2
BYU @ Houston 2:30pm on ESPNews
Princeton @ Brown 5pm on Fox College Sports Pacific
Arkansas @ Alabama 6pm on ESPN
LSU @ Ole Miss 6pm on ESPN2
Old Dominion @ Pitt 6pm on FS Midwest+
USC @ Notre Dame 6:30pm on WHO
Florida St. @ Clemson 7pm on WOI
Nevada @ Boise St. 7pm on CBS Sports Network
Washington St. @ Oregon 9pm on Fox Sports 1
Oregon St. @ Cal 9:30pm on ESPN2

College Hockey:  Minnesota @ Bemijdi St. 7pm on FS North+

College Volleyball:  Iowa St. @ Texas 6:30pm on FS Midwest

Golf:

LPGA, KEB HananBank Championship, second round 10am on Golf Channel (same day tape)
Champions Tour:  Greater Hickory Classic, second round 1pm on Golf Channel
PGA Tour:  Shriners Hospitals for Children Open, third round 4pm on Golf Channel
European PGA Tour:  Prth International, third round 11:30pm on Golf Channel (same day tape)

Horse Racing: West Virgina Breeders Classic 9:30pm on FS Midwest & FS North

MLB Playoffs:

ALCS, game 6:  Detroit @ Boston 3pm on KDSM

Motor Sports:

American Le Mans Series:  Petit Le Mans 10am, 1:30pm, 7pm on Fox Sports 2 & 5:30pm on Fox Sports 1
Sprint Cup:  World RV Sales 500 Qualifying 11am on Fox Sports 2
Camping World Series:  Fred's 250 3pm on Fox Sports 1
Indy Lights:  Lefty's Kids Club 100 6pm on NBCSN
IRL:  MATV 500 7pm on NBCSN
Motorcycle:  Monster Energy Cup 8pm on Fox Sports 2

NBA Preseason Basketball:

San Antonio @ Miami 6:30pm on NBATV 
Los Angeles Clippers @ Denver 9:30pm on NBATV 

NHL Hockey:

Toronto @ Chicago 6pm on NHL Network
Columbus @ Washington 6pm on Comcast SportsNet Chicago 
Minnesota @ Florida 6pm on FS North 

Soccer:

A-League:  Brisbane vs Sydney 3:30am on Fox Sports 2
English Premier League:  Liverpool @ Newcastle 6:40am on NBCSN
English Premier League:  Southhampton @ Manchester United 8:55am on NBCSN
English Premier League:  Manchester City @ West Ham 11:30am on WHO
MLS:  Seattle @ Dallas 1:30pm on WHO
NASL:  Carolina @ Minnesota 2:30pm on FS North

Disclaimer:  All times are Central and blackouts are likely for regional NHL telecasts outside of Iowa.

Game 5 Of the ALCS - Best Thursday Night For Fox Since May

Last night's Red Sox win in close fashion during game 5 of the ALCS generated an over night rating of 6.2/11, up 22% from the 2012 NLCS on Fox and 48% higher than game 5 of the 2011 ALCS  which was also televised on Fox.

Last night is the best Thursday night for Fox since the season finale of American Idol back in May.

ABC & ESPN To Televise 90 NBA Games This Season

The curtain for the 2013-14 NBA season goes up on November 1 with a blockbuster doubleheader of Miami traveling to Brooklyn to take on the Nets and the evening concludes with the San Antonio Spurs hosting the LA Lakers.

All told, there will be 90 games televised the ESPN family of networks, including 15 exclusive telecasts.  This year on Christmas Day, ABC & ESPN will team up to televise 5 games beginning at 11am on ESPN and the last game times off at 9:30pm on ESPN.

The 15 ABC telecasts will include 6 doubleheaders.  ESPN's 75 national telecasts will include 33 doubleheaders.  For a complete schedule of NBA games on ABC & ESPN as well as additional season highlights, visit the Web Site linked above.

TV Schedule, Friday, October 18

Canadian Football League:  Calgary @ Edmonton 11pm on NBCSN (same day tape)

College Field Hockey:  Northwestern @ Indiana 2pm on BTN

College Football:  Central Florida @ Louisville 7pm on ESPN

College Hockey:

North Dakota @ Miami (OH) 6pm on CBS Sports Network
Michigan @ New Hampshire 6:30pm on Fox College Sports Atlantic
Minnesota @ Bemidj St. 7:30pm on FS North & Fox College Sports Pacific
Minnesota-Duluth @ Colorado College 8:30pm on CBS Sports Network

College Volleyball:

Penn St. @ Illinois 7pm on BTN
Purdue @ Iowa 7pm on MC22 (Mediacom)
LSU @ Auburn 7:30pm on FS Midwest+

Golf:

LPGA Tour:  KEB HanaBank Championship, first round 10am on Golf Channel (same day tape)
Champions Tour:  Greater Hickory Classic, first round 1pm on Golf Channel
PGA Tour:  Shriners Hospitals for Children Open, second round 4pm on Golf Channel
European PGA Tour:  Perth International, second round 11:30pm on Golf Channel

High School Football:

Cypress Bay (FL) @ St. Thomas Aquinas (FL) 6pm on Fox Sports 1
Don Bosco Prep (NJ) @ Paramus Catholic (NJ) 7pm on ESPN2

Motor Sports:

Camping World Series:  Fred's 250 practice 9:30am on Fox Sports 1
Sprint Cup:  Camping World RV Sales 500 practice 1:30pm on Fox Sports 1
Sprint Cup:  Camping World RV Sales 500 happy hour 3pm on Fox Sports 1
Camping World Series:  Fred's 250 qualifying 4pm on Fox Sports 2
IRL:  MATV500 qualifying 6pm on NBCSN (same day tape)

NBA Preseason Basketball:

Los Angeles Lakers vs Golden St. (in China) 6:30am on NBATV
Indiana @ Chicago 7pm on Comcast SportsNet Chicago & NBATV (subject to blackout on NBATV)
Portland @ Los Angeles Clippers 9:30pm on NBATV

NHL Hockey:  St. Louis @ Winnipeg 7pm on FS Midwest

NLCS, game 6:  Los Angeles @ St. Louis 7pm on TBS

Soccer:

MLS:  D.C. United @ Sporting Kansas 7pm on NBCSN
College:  Baylor @ Iowa St. 7pm on Cyclones.tv (Mediacom)
College:  Kentucky @ Florida (women's) 5:30pm on FS Midwest+

Sports Radio On TV:

Mike & Mike 5am on ESPN2
Dan Patrick 8am on NBCSN
Tim Brando 8am on CBS Sports Network
The Herd 9am on ESPNU
SVP & Russillo 12pm on ESPNews
#BTN Live 5pm on BTN
Friday Night Live 6pm on WHO-DT (13.2)

Disclaimer:  All times are Central and blackouts are likely for regional NBA & NHL telecasts outside of Iowa.

SEC On CBS Is Putting Up Strong Ratings

Through 5 weeks of SEC football on CBS, the telecasts are averaging a rating of 4.6/10 and 7.3 million viewers, which is the highest rating ever for the SEC on CBS through the first 5 weeks.

In addition, the ratings & viewership are both up nearly 50% from this time in 2012.

ESPNU Tips Off College Basketball Friday Night

ESPNU will tip off the 2013-14 college basketball season with coverage of Midnight Madness this Friday night on ESPNU.

ESPNU will present more than 4 hours of Midnight Madness from college campuses all over the country.  There will be on campus coverage from nine basketball programs. The frenzy will begin at 7pm (CT) from Cameron Indoor Stadium on the Duke campus.  For a complete schedule, visit the Web Site linked above.