Overnight (metered market) ratings by timeslot:
12:00 PM – 3:00 PM Sunday.
1.9: NBA on ABC, Bulls/Wizards
1.5: NBA Sunday Countdown on ABC
1.4/3: NHL Playoffs on NBC, Flames/Red Wings Game 2
1.4/3: Poker on NBC
1.3/3: LPGA Tour on CBS, Ginn Open
- Bulls/Wizards was down 17% from the comparable Bulls/Heat game last year. The decline can be largely attributed to the lack of Gilbert Arenas and Caron Butler, and the fact that the game was a 101-68 blowout (that was 23-5 in the first quarter).
- Flames/Red Wings Game 2 was down 7% from the comparable Oilers/Red Wings Game 2 last year.
3:00 PM – 6:00 PM Sunday.
5.4: NASCAR on FOX, Samsung 500
2.9: NBA on ABC, Spurs/Mavericks
1.4/3: PGA Tour on CBS, Verizon Heritage (rained out)
0.7/1: Champ Car World Series on NBC
- Spurs/Mavericks was up 12% from the comparable Suns/Lakers game last season. The game drew the highest rating on the final Sunday of the regular season since regional coverage drew a 3.0 overnight in 2005.
- NASCAR on FOX drew its highest overnight since March 11, the final Sunday before the NCAA Tournament.
- Weather hurt the ratings for PGA Tour golf on CBS; the 1.4 rating was down 42% from final round coverage last year.
Saturday ratings.
2.6: MLB on FOX, Regional action.
1.9/5: PGA Tour on CBS: Verizon Heritage, Third Round
1.4: Figure Skating on ABC
1.2/3: NHL Playoffs on NBC: Penguins/Senators Game 2 or Rangers/Thrashers Game 2
1.0/3: LPGA Tour on CBS: Ginn Open, Third Round
0.6/2: NHL Playoff pregame on NBC
- Baseball on FOX drew a decent overnight rating, but was outdrawn by the NBA game on ABC the next day (Spurs/Mavericks). The 2.6 was 117% higher than the 1.2 rating for the NHL Playoffs.
- The NHL Playoffs drew a disappointing 1.2 rating, down 8% from comparable coverage last season. The game was outdrawn in the 3:00 – 6:00 PM timeslot by figure skating coverage on ABC.
