Cincinnati
Reds start strong on the field and on FOX Sports Ohio
The
Reds’
Opening Day 5-2 win over the Pirates generated an 18.63 household rating on
FOX Sports Ohio in simulcast with WKRC (approx. 170K households), up over last
year’s home opener rating (18.37 HH). It's the third highest rated Reds game on FOX Sports Ohio ever, and was the highest Opening Day rating in all of MLB.
The
game ran from 4:00 to 7:30pm and included a 35-minute rain delay at the top of
the 6th inning. The
final hour of game play averaged over a 23 HH (over 214K households).
Leading
up to the game, the network aired six hours of live programming covering the
city-wide celebration and pre-game fanfare. With a broadcast team of eight, FOX
Sports Ohio covered the festivities live from Washington Park, Findlay Market,
Fountain Square and the Reds Community Fund Charity Block Party at The Banks as
well as aired the Findlay Market Opening Day Parade live.
SportsTime
Ohio beats ESPN in Indians season opener coverage
The
Cleveland Indians – Houston Astros game last night posted a 6.1 household rating in Cleveland on SportsTime Ohio. STO’s
rating beat ESPN’s coverage by 56% (3.91).
STO
also hosted an hour-long Indians Live pre-game show live from the new
set inside Progressive Field and a NEW show, Progressive Field: Revealed
debuted following the game. CLICK for
video
The next Indians game on STO is tomorrow as
they take on the Astros. Indians Live pre-game show starts at 7:30pm
with game coverage beginning at 8:00pm.
