Overnight (metered market) ratings by timeslot:
12:00 PM – 3:00 PM Sunday.
1.5/4: Poker on NBC
1.1: IRL on ABC, Indianapolis 500 Bump Day
0.6/2: American Le Mans Series on CBS
- ABC sees a 8% decline for Indianapolis 500 Bump Day; the event fails to out draw poker on NBC.
3:00 PM – 6:00 PM Sunday.
3.8: NBA Playoffs on ABC, Utah at San Antonio Game 1
2.0/5: PGA Tour on CBS, AT&T Classic, Final Round
1.7: NBA Countdown on ABC
1.6/4: Stanley Cup Playoffs on NBC, Anaheim at Detroit Game 5
- As mentioned before, Jazz/Spurs was down 43% from last year and down 27% from 2005. The 3.8 overnight is the lowest for a Conference Final game in at least the past ten years. Even the pregame show saw a major decline; the 1.7 for NBA Countdown is down 32% from the 2.5 for NBA Nation last year.
- Ducks/Red Wings draws the highest overnight yet for a Stanley Cup Playoff game on NBC this season.
Saturday ratings.
5.4/13: Preakness Stakes on NBC
3.0/7: MLB on FOX, NY Yankees at NY Mets
1.2/3: PGA Tour on CBS, AT&T Classic, Third Round
1.2/3: Stanley Cup Playoffs on NBC, Ottawa at Buffalo Game 5
0.6: WNBA on ABC, Sacramento at Detroit
- While a 3.0 overnight is stellar for a regular season game, Yankees/Mets is still down 12% from the 3.4 last year. The game last year was the season opener for FOX.
- Despite being shifted to Versus, Senators/Sabres Game 5 draws a 1.2 rating, even with the comparable Sabres/Hurricanes Game 1 last year.
- The WNBA season opener is down 14% from the 0.7 overnight for the opener last year.
