Braves ratings increase on FOX Sports South, SportSouth

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ATLANTA -- Atlanta Braves ratings on FOX Sports South and SportSouth were up 20 percent and 24 percent respectively in 2013, in a season that saw several ratings highlights.
 
· For the year, FOX Sports South finished with a 4.08 HH, up 20 percent from 2012, and SportSouth with a 4.09 HH, up 24 percent from the previous season, marking the networks’ best ratings since 2010.
 
· The Braves achieved their highest-rated game on a Regional Sports Network (RSN) since 2000 with an 8.9 HH on Opening Day (April 1, 2013) on FOX Sports South.
 
· During the year, Braves games on FOX Sports South and SportSouth earned at least a 5.0 HH rating 31 times in 2013. This compares to only twice in 2012 and four times in 2011.
 
The FOX Sports regional networks serving the Southeast – FOX Sports South, FOX Sports Tennessee, FOX Sports Carolinas and SportSouth – collectively reach more 13 million cable and satellite households in seven states across the Southeast.  They are the television home of the Atlanta Braves, Atlanta Dream, Atlanta Hawks, Carolina Hurricanes, Charlotte Bobcats, Memphis Grizzlies, Nashville Predators, Cincinnati Reds, Indiana Pacers, New Orleans Hornets, and St. Louis Cardinals, as well as the Atlantic Coast Conference, Conference USA, Southeastern Conference, and Big 12 Conference, and offer expanded coverage of the University of Kentucky, University of South Carolina and University of Tennessee.  Combined, the four networks produce more than 800 live local events and televise more than 1400 live local events each year. For more information, please visit FOXSportsSouth.com, FOXSportsTennessee.com, and FOXSportsCarolinas.com