Overnight ratings for sporting events on broadcast.
Source: Sports Business Daily.
Basketball
| Sport | Game/Event | Date | Time | Net | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NBA | Rockets/Lakers Game 7 | Sun., 5/17/09 | 3:30 PM | ABC | 5.6/- |
| NBA | NBA Countdown | Sun., 5/17/09 | 3:00 PM | ABC | 2.0/- |
- The 5.6 overnight for the Lakers’ blowout Game 7 win over the Rockets Sunday was off 19% from a 6.9 for last year’s Cavaliers/Celtics Game 7 and down 16% from a 6.7 for Cavaliers/Pistons Game 7 in ’06. The 5.6 was not even the highest overnight for an NBA Game 7 that day; Magic/Celtics Game 7 drew a 6.4 overnight on TNT later that night.
Horse racing
| Sport | Game/Event | Date | Time | Net | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horse racing | The Preakness Stakes, race segment | Sat., 5/16/09 | 6:00 PM | NBC | 7.9/18 |
| Horse racing | The Preakness Stakes, total coverage | Sat., 5/16/09 | 5:00 PM | NBC | 6.3/15 |
| Horse racing | The Preakness Stakes, pre-race special | Sat., 5/16/09 | 4:30 PM | NBC | 2.7/7 |
| Horse racing | Rolex Equestrian Championships (taped) | Sat., 5/16/09 | 3:30 PM | NBC | 0.9/2 |
- The 7.9 overnight for the race segment of Saturday’s Preakness Stakes was up 27% from a 6.2/14 last year, and marks the highest overnight for the race since the ’04 version drew a 9.2/20.
Golf
| Sport | Game/Event | Date | Time | Net | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PGA | Valero Texas Open | Sun., 5/17/09 | 3:00 PM | CBS | 1.9/4 |
| PGA | Valero Texas Open | Sat., 5/16/09 | 3:00 PM | CBS | 0.8/2 |
- Coverage of the Valero Texas Open on Sunday drew a 1.9 overnight on CBS, up 6% from a 1.8 for the now-defunct AT&T Classic on the comparable date last year.
Other
| Sport | Game/Event | Date | Time | Net | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NHL | Blackhawks/Red Wings Game 1 | Sun., 5/17/09 | 3:00 PM | NBC | 2.0/5 |
| Poker | National Heads-Up Poker Championship | Sun., 5/17/09 | 12:00 PM | NBC | 1.4/4 |
| Extreme | The Alt Games: College Action Sports Championships (taped) | Sat., 5/16/09 | 2:00 PM | CBS | 0.4/1 |
- The 2.0 overnight for Game 1 between the Blackhawks and Red Wings marks an 18% jump from a 1.7 for Flyers/Penguins Game 5 on the comparable date last year. The 2.0 is the highest overnight for an NHL telecast, excluding the Stanley Cup Finals and Winter Classic, since 2004.
