· Both Cincinnati Reds on FOX Sports
Ohio and Cleveland Indians on SportsTime Ohio beat out NBC’s local coverage of
the NHL Stanley Cup Final game on Friday, June 13th. With a rating
of 6.50, the Reds beat the NHL game by a whopping 361%. The Indians, with a
4.78 rating, also out-rated the hockey final by 167%.
The Indians won their third straight and the opener of a
four-game set with the Angels, 4-3, last night thanks in part to home runs by
Carlos Santana (now 13 for his last 39 (.333)) and Asdrubal Cabrera. Trevor
Bauer’s 119 pitches were a career high and the most thrown by any Tribe starter
this season while Carlos Carrasco earned his first career save.
- The game earned a 7.8 HH rating on SportsTime Ohio (over 115,000 households).
- The game peaked at an 9.86 HH rating.
- From 8:00pm until the end of the game, the average rating was a 9.0 HH rating.
- The game was #1 for the day.
- Year-to-year, the Indians are up 14% on SportsTime Ohio.
At 22-11, the Indians own the highest home winning
percentage in the majors, and now have won 10 straight at Progressive Field.
SportsTime Ohio will air All
Bets Are Off live from Rally Alley on Friday and will produce a special
one-hour Indians Live pregame show on Saturday to cover the
on-field ceremony of longtime
shortstop and fan favorite Omar Vizquel becoming the 40th member of
the Indians Hall of Fame.
FOX
Sports Ohio Girl Sara will attend the Special Olympics USA Games held
at Mercer County Park in
New Jersey today through Thursday. Follow her on Twitter / Facebook as she and five
other FOX Sports Girls will interact with fans and attend softball, tennis and
soccer competitions as well as other events surrounding the Games.
