Only 92,000 households in the Houston area watched the Astros/Rangers game last night for a 4.2 rating (according to David Barron) in Houston, lower than the 5.6 it did in Dallas. Third was Austin at a 2.7, then San Antonio at a 2.1. Fifth was Dayton, Ohio. Of course.
Now, it's a heck of a lot better than when just 1,092 Houston-area households watched the September 9, 2012 win over the Reds. That game was never watched by more than 0.18% of households for more than 15 minutes.
And in not-encouraging news, the final piece in Barron's media column encourages Astros fans to subscribe to SiriusXM, which carries audio of all games regardless of blackouts.
We didn't come out here to play tiddlywinks, son.
-Hal Smith
