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[07/16/13 - 08:26 AM]
2013 Chevrolet Home Run Derby on ESPN Delivers Strong 5.0 Overnight Rating
ESPN spins the numbers for Monday, July 15. |
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2013 Chevrolet Home Run Derby on ESPN Delivers Strong 5.0 Overnight Rating
Derby Telecast Up Six Percent from 2012
The 2013 Chevrolet Home Run Derby on ESPN - Oakland Athletics' outfielder Yoenis Cespedes was crowned the Derby champion after a thrilling performance - delivered a strong 5.0 overnight rating, according to Nielsen. This is up six percent compared to last year's telecast, which delivered a 4.7. It also marks the highest-rated Home Run Derby since 2009. Based on the overnights, ESPN was the top-rated network across all of television in prime time on Monday.
Local market notes
Several local markets experienced exponential growth for this year's Home Run Derby. The telecast delivered a 9.0 rating in the Baltimore market, which is up 133 percent from 2012. Additionally, the Home Run Derby in New York - the host city for this year's event - scored a 7.9 rating, which is up 19 percent from 2012.
Top 10 local markets
Market Rating
1. Detroit 9.8
2. Pittsburgh 9.6
3. Baltimore 9.0
4. New York 7.9
5. St. Louis 7.4
6. Philadelphia 6.9
7. Kansas City 6.6
8. Cleveland 6.0
9. Washington, D.C. 5.9
10.Hartford /
New Haven 5.7
2013 Taco Bell All-Star Legends & Celebrity Softball Game Scores Big
The 2013 Taco Bell All-Star Legends & Celebrity Softball Game, which aired immediately following the Home Run Derby on ESPN, generated a 1.9 overnight rating, up 12 percent from a 1.7 in 2012. This is the highest-rated All-Star Legends and Celebrity Softball Game since 2010.
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[10/20/26 - 03:19 PM]
"College GameDay Built by The Home Depot" Delivers Its Third Most-Watched Regular-Season Episode Ever from BYU
ESPN networks had 3 of the top 4 games this week, the second most-watched regular season Saturday on record (based on minutes).
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[10/20/26 - 03:08 PM]
Ohio State's Win Over Indiana Scores Most-Watched College Football Game of the Week
Viewership peaked at 14,269,000 viewers from 3:30-3:45 PM ET on FOX.
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[10/20/26 - 12:54 PM]
"Lioness" Roars to Record-Breaking Season Three
Viewership climbed every week of the eight-episode season, culminating in a series-record finale, which drew 9.7 million viewers in its first seven days, the largest audience for any episode in the show's history.
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[10/20/26 - 12:01 PM]
Netflix Top 10: Week of October 12 - Get the Ransom Ready: "Animals" Takes the No. 1 Spot for a Second Week
"Below" stayed at the top of the English TV list with 21.2 million views - the highest viewership in a single week for a Canadian original title.
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[10/19/26 - 10:19 AM]
2026 NLCS on FOX & FS1 Pulls in Best Average Viewership for an LCS on Any Network Since 2015
On FS1, Game 4 averaged 6,135,000 viewers.
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[10/16/26 - 02:30 PM]
Brewers Triumph on FS1 Delivers Most-Watched LCS Game 3 Telecast Since 2016
On FS1, Game 3 averaged 6,460,000 viewers.
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[10/16/26 - 11:45 AM]
"Dancing with the Stars" Scores with Show's "Super Bowl Night"
In fact, among Adults 18-49, "Dancing with the Stars" grew for the fourth telecast in a row, hitting a season high and posting the show's best non-finale episode in over nine years.
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[10/16/26 - 10:42 AM]
ABC News Wins Across Friday Night, Sunday Morning and Late Night
"20/20: Born to Kill" ranked as Friday's No.1 newsmagazine in Total Viewers, Adults 25-54, and Adults 18-49.
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[10/15/26 - 02:55 PM]
Super Bowl Season Success: Bills-Rams Thriller Propels "Monday Night Football" to Best Five-Week Start of ESPN Era
The matchup featuring the NFL's two most recent MVPs averaged 19.8 million viewers across ESPN, ABC, ESPN2, NFL Network and ESPN Deportes.
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[10/15/26 - 02:46 PM]
NLCS Game 2 on FOX/FS1: Most-Watched LCS Game 2 on Any Network Since 2016
On FOX/FS1, the game averaged 6,921,000 viewers.
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[10/15/26 - 02:35 PM]
NHL on Frozen Frenzy on ESPN Delivers Double-Digit Increases
The tripleheader averaged 600,000 viewers, up 31% from a year ago.
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[10/15/26 - 10:29 AM]
ESPN Delivered Its Most-Watched WNBA Playoffs Ever!
Across eight games, ESPN networks averaged 1.4 million viewers, up 23% compared to coverage through the semifinals last year.
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[10/15/26 - 08:00 AM]
CBS Wins Its Premiere Week with Eight of the Top 10 Broadcast Shows and Delivers +9% Year-Over-Year Growth
Weekly viewership averaged 4.43 million viewers, growing +9% from its 2025 premiere week (4.08m viewers).
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[10/14/26 - 04:10 PM]
Nebraska Volleyball Serves Up a Big Saturday on FOX
Nebraska's 3-0 win averaged 945,000 viewers on FOX.
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[10/14/26 - 03:50 PM]
Indiana's Win Over Nebraska Scores 6,734,000 Viewers on FOX
"Big Noon Saturday" peaked at 9,623,000 viewers.
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