On Tuesday, June 11, Major League Baseball dominated the sports viewership charts, with the latest installment of MLB on TBS featuring the Phillies vs. Red Sox game averaging 434,000 viewers. This game was the second most-watched on the network this season, only trailing the Twins vs. Yankees game from the previous week which drew 462,000 viewers. However, viewership for the Phillies vs. Red Sox game declined by 22% compared to the Yankees vs. Mets Subway Series on the same night last year.
On a day where no other live sporting event managed to reach even 200,000 viewers, Major League Baseball stood out as the most-watched event with its impressive numbers. Following closely behind was a regional MLB window on MLB Network with 178,000 viewers and NBA TV had a respectable showing with 156,000 viewers for a Lynx vs. Aces WNBA regular season game. Athletics Unlimited Softball also attracted 101,000 viewers for a late window on ESPN2.
In terms of non-live sports programming, ESPN’s documentary “False Positive” about track and field star Butch Reynolds averaged an impressive 299,
