Overnight (metered-market) ratings by timeslot:
8:00 AM – 3:00 PM Sunday.
4.1/12: British Open on ABC, Final round
0.6/2: Cycling on CBS, Tour de France highlights
0.5/1: American Le Mans Series on CBS, Acura Sports Car Challenge of Mid-Ohio
- Despite a playoff between Padraig Harrington and Sergio Garcia, the British Open fell 18% from the 5.0/14 for last year’s final round coverage, which featured Tiger Woods. The 4.1 overnight is the lowest since at least 1998.
3:00 PM – 6:00 PM Sunday.
1.9/5: IRL on ABC, Honda 200
1.1/3: British Open on ABC, highlights
0.9/2: AVP on NBC, Bud Light Long Beach Open, Men’s Final
0.8/2: AST Dew Tour on NBC, Right Guard Open
0.8/2: MotoGP on FOX, Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix
0.7/2: LPGA Tour on CBS, HSBC Women’s World Match Play Championship, Final Round
- Thanks to British Open overrun, the IndyCar Honda 200 that was scheduled to start at 1:30 on ABC did not air until 3:00 PM. Partly because of the shortened timeslot, and also because of the highly rated lead in, the IRL race drew a 1.9/5 overnight, the highest non-Indy 500 overnight of the season.
Saturday ratings.
2.7/8: British Open on ABC, third round
2.5/6: MLB on FOX, Regional action
1.0/3: British Open on ABC, highlights
0.9/2: AVP on NBC, Bud Light Long Beach Open, Women’s Final
0.8/2: NTRA on CBS, Grand Slam of Grass, Virginia Derby
0.7/2: LPGA Tour on CBS, HSBC Women’s World Match Play Championship, third round
0.6/2: AST Dew Tour on NBC, Right Guard Open
- The 2.7 overnight for third round British Open coverage was down 23% from a 3.5 last year, and was also the lowest rated third round overnight since at least 1998.
- Another week of declines for baseball on FOX; the 2.5 overnight is down 19% from the 3.1 for regional action last year.
