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In Reply to: Comcast SportsNet scores with White Sox opener ratings posted by chicagomedia.org on April 08, 2009 at 16:07:41:
Chicago White Sox TV rating can't match that of Chicago Cubs
By Lewis Lazare | Chicago Sun-Times
on April 8, 2009 3:30 PM
Comcast SportsNet would have us believe the Chicago White Sox season opener Tuesday on the sports cable channel drew huge television ratings. But that wasn't really the case. At least not in comparison to the Chicago Cubs season opener that aired Monday on CSN. The early afternoon game time may have been a factor in the lower White Sox ratings.
The White Sox opener against the Kansas City Royals pulled a 3.23 rating for the live afternoon telecast, and scored a 4.24 peak rating during the 3:15 p.m. quarter hour. The previous high rating for a White Sox season opening game came on Apr. 4, 2005 game against the Cleveland Indians, which had a 2.38 rating on CSN.