Q2 2017 eSports TV Ratings: The CW Is #1 Again

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Q2 2017 ESPORTS TV RATINGS: THE CW IS #1 AGAIN

Q2 2017 eSports TV Ratings: The CW Is #1 Again (Photo: The CW )

Q2 2017 eSports TV Ratings: The CW Is #1 Again (Photo: The CW )

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Here's what stands out so far in Q2:

Another reason the numbers are higher: the time. Last year's Mortal Kombat event was on Monday Prime Time and same for H1Z1; on a Thursday night at 9:00 PM.

One additional point on H1Z1, if you compare the 18-49 ratings vs. the NHL Playoffs which basically ran head-to-head (yes, on fewer total households compared with the NBC Sports Network), it's still just about even - 0.2 vs. a 0.3 for the NHL.

H1Z1 18-49 Demo Ratings vs. the NHL Playoffs (Photo: Showbuzzdaily.com)

H1Z1 18-49 Demo Ratings vs. the NHL Playoffs (Photo: Showbuzzdaily.com)

NHL Playoffs 18-49 Ratings (Source: Showbuzzdaily.com)

NHL Playoffs 18-49 Ratings (Source: Showbuzzdaily.com)

  • Turner's ELEAGUE has now had 5 episodes of Street Fighter and seems to settling in around the ~300K Total Viewers and 100K+ in the 18-49 demo.  As nothing has been announced yet on Counter-Strike Season 3 or Turner's potential next league, it will be interesting to see if they continue to give it the same time Friday late night time slot.

 

  • The only other addition was EA's FIFA Regionals and waiting to verify the numbers but with 17 programs through 4 months compared with just over 20 for all of 2016, we're off to a good start.

 

Also want to pour the bottle out for the good man behind SportsTVRatings.com who will no longer be providing Nielsen data I hunger for on a weekly basis on his site. He patiently taught me so me so much about how to - correctly - understand TV ratings and separate the sensational headlines from the truth. You will be missed sir and this one's for you.