Breeders' Cup Ratings Highest in 20 Years
Nov 3, 2015 20:53:09 GMT -5
Post by Evelyn on Nov 3, 2015 20:53:09 GMT -5
Keeneland did a great job! Certainly Am Phar helped the ratings too.
Breeders' Cup Ratings Highest in 20 Years
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American Pharoah's Breeders' Cup Classic (gr. I) victory helped NBC post the highest-rated Breeders' Cup telecast in 20 years.
A venue-record 50,155 watched the Triple Crown winner in person Oct. 31 at Keeneland in Lexington.
NBC's telecast (5:07-6:13 p.m. ET) earned a 2.6/6 household rating, marking the best rating for a Breeders' Cup telecast since 1995, when Hall of Fame jockey Jerry Bailey, now an NBC analyst, rode Cigar to his 12th consecutive victory (2.8/9 rating on NBC).
The 2.6/6 rating is up 53% from last year's primetime Breeders' Cup Classic (1.7/3), which featured dual classic winner California Chrome finishing third to Bayern.
An average of 4.6 million viewers tuned in between 5:45-6 p.m. ET, as American Pharoah ran to a 6 1/2-length victory, up 39% from last year's race quarter-hour (3.3 million).
Viewership for the complete 5:07-6:13 p.m. ET telecast averaged 3.9 million viewers to rank as the best Breeders' Cup telecast since 2010 and up 50% from last year (2.6 million viewers).
In addition, viewers streamed more than 275,000 live minutes via NBC Sports Live Extra on Saturday—more than triple last year's Breeders' Cup (88,000).
Breeders' Cup Ratings Highest in 20 Years
BloodHorse
American Pharoah's Breeders' Cup Classic (gr. I) victory helped NBC post the highest-rated Breeders' Cup telecast in 20 years.
A venue-record 50,155 watched the Triple Crown winner in person Oct. 31 at Keeneland in Lexington.
NBC's telecast (5:07-6:13 p.m. ET) earned a 2.6/6 household rating, marking the best rating for a Breeders' Cup telecast since 1995, when Hall of Fame jockey Jerry Bailey, now an NBC analyst, rode Cigar to his 12th consecutive victory (2.8/9 rating on NBC).
The 2.6/6 rating is up 53% from last year's primetime Breeders' Cup Classic (1.7/3), which featured dual classic winner California Chrome finishing third to Bayern.
An average of 4.6 million viewers tuned in between 5:45-6 p.m. ET, as American Pharoah ran to a 6 1/2-length victory, up 39% from last year's race quarter-hour (3.3 million).
Viewership for the complete 5:07-6:13 p.m. ET telecast averaged 3.9 million viewers to rank as the best Breeders' Cup telecast since 2010 and up 50% from last year (2.6 million viewers).
In addition, viewers streamed more than 275,000 live minutes via NBC Sports Live Extra on Saturday—more than triple last year's Breeders' Cup (88,000).
