If anyone ever needed anymore proof that Tiger Woods is the biggest draw in golf (and I doubt that there’s anyone left in the world who thinks that), they need look no further than the ratings increase for the just finished Buick Open.  With Tiger leading going into the final round, and eventually winning the event by three strokes, CBS,which carried the tournament, saw an ratings increase of 167% over last year’s Buick Open.  Woods was absent from last year’s tourney while recovering from knee surgery.
The ratings boost is the highest for the Buick Open since 2006.  It’s no coincidence …read more

Ever since Vince McMahon made his $1,000,000 giveaway promise last week on RAW we\’ve wondered what and who is going to win the money. Cynical on-line speculators have supposed it to be a ploy to help WWE\’s sagging ratings. \r\n\r\nFirstly, every sport\’s TV ratings are down and I don\’t think that\’s necessarily an indication of flagging popularity. Secondly, up until this point all indications point towards the prize being given to someone in the live audience ergo the giveaway has nothing to do with TV Ratings. The WWE is also doing pretty well with live attendance figures. Finally, who cares …read more