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ALL-STAR GAME A WINNER FOR FOX

July 11, 2012 by · Leave a Comment 

The National League trounced the American League 8-0 to win Tuesday night’s All-Star game — and Fox, which carried the game, did the same to most of its rivals as the telecast drew at least 10 million viewers, according to Nielsen overnight ratings. That figure, like those for all live sporting events, is expected to […]

PLAYOFFS DRAW SOLID RATINGS DESPITE CABLE DISPUTE

October 21, 2010 by · Leave a Comment 

Despite losing many of its viewers in the New York and Philadelphia areas because of its retransmission consent dispute with Cablevision, Fox TV on Wednesday night managed to record 8.34 million viewers for its National League Championship Series between the San Francisco Giants and the Philadelphia Phillies. Joining the various commercial Internet sites providing details […]

POST-SEASON BASEBALL HITS ONE OUT OF THE PARK

October 8, 2010 by · Leave a Comment 

Live sports specials continued to build muscle on Wednesday as 6.91 million viewers watched the New York Yankees beat the Minnesota Twins by a score of 6-4 to usher in post-season baseball. Total viewers for the American League Divisional Series game were up 5 percent over last year’s first game, which featured the same two […]