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Ratings improved over last year

Associated Press

Thursday, September 3, 2009

BRISTOL, Conn. -- This year's Little League World Series had the event's highest-rated game on ESPN since 2002. The U.S. semifinal between Warner Robins, Ga., and Chula Vista, Calif., last Thursday earned a 1.9 rating. It's the best since teams from Worcester, Mass., and Harlem, N.Y., drew a 3.0 for their U.S. semifinal seven years ago. ESPN announced Thursday that the LLWS ratings improved after being down last year. The 21 games on ESPN averaged a 0.9 rating, up from 0.6 in 2008 and 0.8 in 2 ...

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