Overnight ratings for sporting events on broadcast.
Sources: Sports Business Daily, jayski.com
Basketball
| Sport | Game | Date/Time | Net | Rating |
| College basketball | Duke/North Carolina | 4 PM Sunday | CBS | 3.4/7 |
| NBA | Suns/Spurs | 3:30 PM Sunday | ABC | 2.0/- |
| College basketball | Connecticut/Pittsburgh | 12 PM Saturday | CBS | 1.7/5 |
| College basketball | Regional coverage | 2 PM Saturday | CBS | 1.7/4 |
| College basketball | Texas/Kansas | 4 PM Saturday | CBS | 1.5/4 |
| NBA | NBA Countdown | 3 PM Sunday | ABC | 1.0/- |
- The 3.4 overnight rating for North Carolina’s win over Duke on Sunday was up 183% from last year’s comparable Purdue/Michigan game, and up 13% from the last Duke/UNC game to air on CBS. The 3.4 also marks the highest overnight rating for a regular season college basketball game on CBS since 2005, when another Duke/North Carolina tilt drew a 3.9.
- CBS’ college basketball tripleheader on Saturday drew mixed results. The 1.7 overnight for the big Connecticut/Pittsburgh showdown was off 11% from a 1.9 for Louisville/Georgeown last year. Meanwhile, the 1.7 for regional coverage in the 2 PM window was even with last year’s Stanford/USC tilt. Finally, the 1.5 for the Texas/Kansas nightcap was up 7% from a 1.4 for Kansas/Texas A&M last year.
- Opposite Duke/North Carolina, the NBA on ABC spiraled to its lowest overnight rating of the season. The 2.0 for the Spurs’ win over the lowly Suns was off 23% from a 2.6 for the same matchup in ’08.
Auto racing.
| Sport | Game | Date/Time | Net | Rating |
| NASCAR | Kobalt Tools 500 | 1:30 PM Sunday | FOX | 4.7/10 |
- The 4.7 overnight for the Kobalt Tools 500 marks a 16% decline from a 5.6 for last year’s race, and is the lowest overnight of the season so far for a NASCAR race.
Golf.
| Sport | Game | Date/Time | Net | Rating |
| Golf | Honda Classic, Final Round | 3 PM Sunday | NBC | 1.8/4 |
| Golf | Honda Classic, Third Round | 3 PM Saturday | NBC | 1.4/4 |
- Even compared to a tournament that did not feature Tiger Woods, ratings fell for yet another PGA Tour event on broadcast. The final round of the Honda Classic drew a 1.8 overnight rating on Sunday, down 25% from a 2.4 for last year’s final round. The 1.4 for third round coverage on Saturday was off by a more modest 18%.
Other.
| Sport | Game | Date/Time | Net | Rating |
| NHL | Bruins/Rangers | 12:30 PM Sunday | NBC | 1.0/3 |
| Extreme sports | Visa Snowboard Cross World Cup | 2 PM Saturday | NBC | 0.6/2 |
- The 1.0 overnight for Bruins/Rangers on NBC Sunday is flat compared to last year’s Penguins/Capitals tilt.
