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After a double-digit drop in the overnights, final ratings for The Belmont Stakes held up relatively well on NBC.

As is usually the case, The Belmont Stakes suffered without the possibility of a Triple Crown winner.

After overnight ratings were among the lowest since NBC picked up the rights, final numbers for The Preakness Stakes were more-than-respectable.

Overnight ratings increased slightly for the second leg of horse racing’s Triple Crown, but remained among the lowest since NBC acquired rights.

For the third time in five years, over sixteen million viewers watched the first race of the Triple Crown.

After hitting a six-year low in overnights last year, the Kentucky Derby surged to a 21-year high on Saturday.

The Breeders’ Cup return to NBC was up huge compared to last year, but still trailed 2010.

Overnight ratings nearly doubled for coverage of the Breeders’ Cup on NBC Saturday night.

Sure, it was not the fifteen or twenty million viewers that could have been expected if I’ll Have Another raced, but The Belmont Stakes still earned a decent-sized audience Saturday.

Without the possibility of a Triple Crown winner, overnight ratings for Saturday’s Belmont Stakes were far lower than were anticipated.