Ratings Roundup: NBA All-Star Game Hits 8% Bump; Postponed Daytona 500 Becomes Least-Watched in 62-Year History

Ratings roundup is a rundown of rating news from the past week and is derived from press releases and reports around the industry. In this week’s edition, the red-hot XFL cools off in Week 2, NBA All-Star Weekend hits 8% increase from last year, a highly-anticipated Daytona 500 gets dampened by raining and low ratings, and more.

Numbers from NBA All-Star Weekend

• Turner Sports’ Coverage of 2020 NBA All-Star Game Averages 7.3 Million Viewers, Up 8% vs. Last Year
• NBA All-Star Game Bounces Back in the Nielsens
• TNT’s NBA All-Star Saturday Night Coverage Delivers Audience Increases Across All Platforms
• NBA All-Star 2020 Friday Night Delivers Strong Viewership on TNT and ESPN

Ratings from a Two-Day Daytona 500

• Sunday Daytona 500 Coverage Starts Strong
• Daytona 500, Marred by Rain and Crashes, Hits Low

Other News from Around the Industry

• XFL Down in Week Two, but Not Bad Yet
• PBA Tournament of Champions Named Most-Watched Non-NFL Adjacent Telecast Since 2010