Mike Reynolds of Multichannel News reports that the YES Network was the most watched regional sports network in the first three quarters of 2009, according to Nielsen.

They averaged 101,000 households in prime time, topping Red Sox network NESN by 7,000. Over the course of a day, YES averaged 36,000, which also beat NESN by 9,000. That's not all, though. In the New York DMA (designated market area), they also beat ESPN by 26,000.

Via Ben Kabak.