Overnight (metered market) ratings by timeslot:
12:00 PM – 3:00 PM Sunday.
1.1/3: CBS SportsLine.com’s Fantasy Football 2007
0.4/1: Champ Car World Series on ABC, Generac Grand Prix
- The taped American Le Mans Series race that aired later that day nearly doubled the rating for the Champ Car race on ABC.
3:00 PM – 11:00 PM Sunday.
6.8/15: PGA Championship on CBS, Final round
5.1/9: Sunday Night Football on NBC, Seahawks/Chargers
0.7/2: American Le Mans Series on NBC, Generac 500 at Road America
0.6/1: AVP on NBC, Manhattan Beach Open, Men’s Final
- Golf’s final major drew a rating 16% higher than the highest rated NFL preseason game of the weekend (a 5.7 for Cowboys/Colts on FOX Thursday).
- NBC’s Sunday Night Football debut fell 16% from the comparable preseason game last year. The other NFL preseason games on network television last week drew overnights of 5.7 and 3.6 on FOX and CBS, respectively.
- Volleyball coverage on NBC fell 73% from a 2.2 last year, though last year’s relatively huge rating can be explained by a NASCAR lead in.
Saturday ratings.
4.6/12: PGA Championship on CBS (S), Third round
2.0/5: MLB on FOX (S), Regional action
0.8/2: Horse Racing on ABC, Breeders’ Cup Challenge
0.7/2: AVP on NBC, Manhattan Beach Open, Women’s Final
0.6/2: WNBA on ABC, Fever/Shock
0.4/1: Golf on NBC, U.S. Girls Junior Championship
- Another week of major declines for baseball on FOX. The 2.0 for regional coverage was off 35% from a 3.1 overnight last year. This marks the seventh straight week of year-to-date declines for MLB on FOX.
