**The following was released today by FOX Sports Wisconsin FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, April 17, 2015
**PROGRAMMING ADVISORY**
FOX SPORTS WISCONSIN TO TELEVISE FIRST ROUND MILWAUKEE BUCKS PLAYOFFS
FOX Sports Wisconsin today announced that it will televise the First Round of the NBA Playoff series between the Milwaukee Bucks and Chicago Bulls beginning Saturday, April 18. All telecasts will include a one-hour Bucks Live pregame show and expanded postgame coverage. FOX Sports Wisconsin’s Bucks Playoff coverage will also be streaming online via the FOX Sports GO app. Milwaukee Bucks Playoff Telecast Schedule: Game 1: Saturday, April 18
- 5:00 p.m. Bucks Live
- 6:00 p.m. Bucks at Bulls
- 8:30 p.m. Bucks Live
- *5:30 p.m. Brewers vs. Pirates coverage begins on FOX Sports Wisconsin Alternate Channel
Game 2: Monday, April 20
- 6:00 p.m. Bucks Live
- 7:00 p.m. Bucks at Bulls
- 9:30 p.m. Bucks Live
- *5:30 p.m. Brewers vs. Reds coverage begins on FOX Sports Wisconsin Alternate Channel
Game 3: Thursday, April 23
- 6:00 p.m. Bucks Live
- 7:00 p.m. Bulls at Bucks
- 9:30 p.m. Bucks Live
Game 4: Saturday, April 25
- 3:30 p.m. Bucks Live
- 4:30 p.m. Bulls at Bucks
- 7:00 p.m. Bucks Live
- *5:30 p.m. Brewers vs. Cardinals coverage begins on FOX Sports Wisconsin Alternate Channel
If necessary, FOX Sports Wisconsin will broadcast additional Bucks playoff games scheduled for April 30, May 2, and May 4, the times are TBD. Up-to-date information will be available at FOXsportswisconsin.com.
**RATINGS ADVISORY**
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OVER 300 PERCENT INCREASE FOR BUCKS RATINGS
FOX SPORTS WISCONSIN EXPERIENCES HIGHEST YEAR–OVER–YEAR RATINGS INCREASE OF ANY NBA TEAM TELEVISED ON A REGIONAL SPORTS NETWORK
The Milwaukee Bucks concluded the 2014-15 regular season with 2.04 household rating (per Nielsen), making it the most-watched season since 2009-10. Bucks television ratings on FOX Sports Wisconsin were up 311 percent, the highest year-over-year ratings increase of any NBA team televised on a regional sports network. In the Milwaukee market, 8,868 households represent one rating point; therefore, 18,000 households consistently tuned in to watch the Bucks this season. The Bucks game vs. the Nets on Nov. 19 recorded a 3.4 rating, the team’s highest-rated single game since the 2010-11 season — one of 11 telecasts scoring a 3.0 rating or higher this season. FOX Sports Wisconsin’s Bucks Playoff coverage begins Saturday, April 18 with a special one-hour edition of Bucks Live at 5:00 p.m. FOX Sports Wisconsin reaches more than 1.7 million homes and telecasts nearly 2,600 hours of locally produced programming per year. For more information on the Emmy Award-winning regional sports network: www.foxsportswisconsin.com
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