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Wimbledon aces ratings for ESPN
Michelle Clancy
| 17 July 2016
This year’s Wimbledon telecast featured the highest-rated and most-viewed Ladies’ Championship telecast for ESPN since 2012.
serena williamsIn a similar match to last year’s action for the women, world no 1-ranked Serena Williams defeated No 2 Angelique Kerber in the Ladies’ Championship, tying Steffi Graf’s Open Era record of 22 grand slam titles.
The coverage – which also included the Williams sisters winning the Ladies’ Doubles Championship – earned a 1.1 US rating, representing an average of 1.6 million viewers (P2+) according to Nielsen.
Ratings are up 9% over last year and viewership is up 12%; compared to 2014, ratings are up over 110% and viewership is up over 125%.
The Gentlemen’s Championship match telecast of No. 2 Andy Murray and Canadian Milos Raonic came in with a 1.2 rating and 1.8 million US viewers.
Wimbledon won big on WatchESPN too, setting a record for live and replay minutes viewed in ESPN’s Wimbledon coverage history. There were 282.3 million minutes viewed of the tournament, up 26% over 2015.
In addition, the Men’s Quarterfinals coverage on Wednesday had the most minutes viewed for a day of Wimbledon ever on WatchESPN (26.1 million live minutes) with the Gentlemen’s Championship on ESPN as the most-viewed feed of the tournament with 197,000 viewers.
Michelle Clancy
| 17 July 2016
This year’s Wimbledon telecast featured the highest-rated and most-viewed Ladies’ Championship telecast for ESPN since 2012.
serena williamsIn a similar match to last year’s action for the women, world no 1-ranked Serena Williams defeated No 2 Angelique Kerber in the Ladies’ Championship, tying Steffi Graf’s Open Era record of 22 grand slam titles.
The coverage – which also included the Williams sisters winning the Ladies’ Doubles Championship – earned a 1.1 US rating, representing an average of 1.6 million viewers (P2+) according to Nielsen.
Ratings are up 9% over last year and viewership is up 12%; compared to 2014, ratings are up over 110% and viewership is up over 125%.
The Gentlemen’s Championship match telecast of No. 2 Andy Murray and Canadian Milos Raonic came in with a 1.2 rating and 1.8 million US viewers.
Wimbledon won big on WatchESPN too, setting a record for live and replay minutes viewed in ESPN’s Wimbledon coverage history. There were 282.3 million minutes viewed of the tournament, up 26% over 2015.
In addition, the Men’s Quarterfinals coverage on Wednesday had the most minutes viewed for a day of Wimbledon ever on WatchESPN (26.1 million live minutes) with the Gentlemen’s Championship on ESPN as the most-viewed feed of the tournament with 197,000 viewers.
