SNY today announced that television ratings for those programs have increased significantly across the board in the Hartford-New Haven DMA.
In its inaugural season on SNY, the undefeated UConn Women’s basketball program has already experienced growth in popularity as the team’s television ratings have increased +14% in the Hartford-New Haven DMA. SNY’s Women’s basketball coverage is averaging a 5.14 household rating thru the first five games of the season versus the first five regional telecasts that aired last season. The network’s highest household rating of the 2012-13 season occurred on November 23rd when the Huskies defeated Marist College at the Paradise Jam tournament, and garnered a 5.86 Household rating. SNY’s next UConn Women’s basketball telecast is on Thursday, December 6th when the Huskies ranked 2nd in the country take on 10th ranked Penn State at 7:00pm.
The Men’s Basketball program is also off to a blazing start on SNY, averaging a 4.88 household rating in the Hartford-New Haven DMA for the 2012-13 season. The rating represents a +24% increase compared to the same period last year (3.92 household rating). The UConn Men’s basketball program’s next telecast on SNY is Friday, December 7th at 7:00pm.
The UConn Huskies Football team also experienced significant television ratings gains this season by posting a whopping +50% increase versus the 2011 season on SNY (3.10 HH rating vs. 2.07 HH rating). SNY’s highest rated UConn football game registered a 3.90 household rating when UConn defeated Louisville on November 24th.