The numbers are out for the first radio sports talk ratings month of 2017. They might best be summarized like this: It was a "Ticket, Ticket, Ticket, Ticket" world.

In the all-important men 25-54 demographic, SportsRadio 1310 and 96.7 The Ticket led the entire pack up and down the radio dials for the month as well as in the all-important "prime time" hours which covers weekdays from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. when the heavyweight hosts hold court.

While the Ticket was No. 1 and No. 1 regardless of format, 105.3 The Fan was 6th for the month and 7th in prime time.

KESN-FM 103.3, otherwise known as ESPN Radio was 18th for the month and 13th in prime time.

You may notice that the ratings are being reported differently, sans specific share points, this month. That's because Nielsen, which compiles the numbers and owns proprietary tights to them , is demanding it be this way.

We can tell you that The Ticket's Musers, Hardline, Bad Radio as well as Norm and Donavan were the only shows to earn double-digit ratings shares in men 25-54. Yes, they all ranked No. 1 in their time slots regardless of format. Down the list of shows, The Fan's No. 1 show was G-Bag Nation while ESPN's top draw was Mike & Mike.