< Back to front page Text size – +

High ratings

Print | Comments () Posted by Marc J. Spears, Globe Staff March 6, 2008 05:21 PM

Tweet
E-mail

Comcast SportsNet’s Boston Celtics vs. Detroit Pistons telecast delivered a 5.7 household rating, the highest rated Boston Celtics regular season telecast in 10 years.

The Celtics-Pistons game was billed as a playoff preview, and the Green’s win over Detroit was viewed in 131,000 households. The game rating peaked at a 8.2 (188,100 households) in the final quarter hour of the telecast (9:45 p.m. to 10 p.m.).

Comcast SportsNet’s previous high was a 5.4 household rating set early in the season with the November 14, 2007, Celtics vs. New Jersey Nets telecast.

Through 54 games, Comcast SportsNet’s 2007-08 household ratings are up 107 percent year-over-year from the 2006-07 season. Comcast SportsNet’s first 54 telecasts have averaged a 3.5 (80,500 households) vs. a 1.4 in 2006-07.

In addition, Comcast SportsNet’s Celtics Post Game Live earned a 3.4 rating (78,000 households), the highest post-game rating in 10 years.