We have this press release from SNY in New York regarding the viewership for Friday’s historic no-hitter for the New York Mets.
According to SNY, the game was the most watched program in primetime either on cable or network TV in New York. It registered 744,000 thousand viewers with a 4.18 household rating, the highest non-interleague primetime game on the network in three years.
The rating peaked at 7.73 in the 9:45-10 p.m. quarter hour.
Let’s take a look at what SNY is saying about the ratings.
744,000 Total Viewers Watched History Made on SNY as Johan Santana Pitches First Mets No-hitter
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SNY was the most-watched network on broadcast or cable from 7:30pm-10:15pm
Johan’s no-hitter delivers highest-rated primetime game in three years* * *
[New York] June 4, 2012 – SNY, the official television home of the New York Mets, today announced that 744,000 Total Viewers tuned in from 9:45pm-10:00pm to watch Johan Santana pitch the first no-hitter in New York Mets history. In the peak quarter-hour (9:45pm-10:00pm), the game registered a 7.73 household rating in the New York DMA. SNY also ranked as the most watched station in the market from 7:30pm-10:15pm – out-rating every cable and broadcast station in the New York DMA (in both TV Households and Total Viewers).
In addition, Johan Santana’s no-hitter on SNY averaged a 4.18 household rating, which represents the highest-rated primetime game (non-interleague) in nearly three years.
SNY’s Mets Post Game Live garnered a 2.64 household rating, the highest rated post game show since 2009.
SNY will re-air Johan Santana’s historic game tonight at 7:30pm.
Source: Nielsen Media Research, Live+SD Data
That’s all.
