marc45
G.O.A.T.
don't know if this ever got posted, but no surprise that a Fed-Cilic final didn't match last year's Fed-Nadal final, the key being Cilic there...Fed alone pretty much responsible for equaling the last Novak-Murray final
and no surprise that no Williamses lowered the women's ratings from the year before
interesting that the morning replays do better, not as many of us up in the middle of the night hardcores around...we're special
Sports Media Watch:
AUSSIE OPEN FINALS DOWN FROM LAST YEAR’S HIGHS
Last Sunday’s Roger Federer–Marin Cilic Australian Open men’s final had a 0.4 rating and 554,000 viewers on ESPN, down 43% in ratings and 49% in viewership from Federer-Rafael Nadal last year (0.7, 1.1M), but flat and up 5% respectively from 2016 (Novak Djokovic–Andy Murray: 0.4, 527K).
The previous night, the Caroline Wozniacki–Simona Halep women’s final drew a 0.3 and 450,000 — down 50% in ratings and 51% in viewership from Serena Williams–Venus Williams last year (0.6, 926K). It was the least-watched women’s final since the last non-Williams edition, Li Na–Dominika Cibulkova in 2013 (0.3, 390K).
Both finals attracted a larger audience on tape delay. Mid-morning encores drew a 0.3 (-25%) and 472,000 (-25%) on Saturday and a 0.5 (-17%) and 718,000 (-22%) on Sunday.
ESPN Nielsen ratings include streaming viewership on TV-connected devices; comparisons are to last year’s TV-only numbers.
and no surprise that no Williamses lowered the women's ratings from the year before
interesting that the morning replays do better, not as many of us up in the middle of the night hardcores around...we're special
Sports Media Watch:
AUSSIE OPEN FINALS DOWN FROM LAST YEAR’S HIGHS
Last Sunday’s Roger Federer–Marin Cilic Australian Open men’s final had a 0.4 rating and 554,000 viewers on ESPN, down 43% in ratings and 49% in viewership from Federer-Rafael Nadal last year (0.7, 1.1M), but flat and up 5% respectively from 2016 (Novak Djokovic–Andy Murray: 0.4, 527K).
The previous night, the Caroline Wozniacki–Simona Halep women’s final drew a 0.3 and 450,000 — down 50% in ratings and 51% in viewership from Serena Williams–Venus Williams last year (0.6, 926K). It was the least-watched women’s final since the last non-Williams edition, Li Na–Dominika Cibulkova in 2013 (0.3, 390K).
Both finals attracted a larger audience on tape delay. Mid-morning encores drew a 0.3 (-25%) and 472,000 (-25%) on Saturday and a 0.5 (-17%) and 718,000 (-22%) on Sunday.
ESPN Nielsen ratings include streaming viewership on TV-connected devices; comparisons are to last year’s TV-only numbers.
