Overnight ratings for sporting events on broadcast.
Source: Sports Business Daily
Hockey
| Sport | Game/Event | Date | Time | Net | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NHL | Penguins/Red Wings Game 2 | Sun., 5/31/09 | 8:00 PM | NBC |
3.4/6
|
| NHL | Penguins/Red Wings Game 1 | Sat., 5/30/09 | 8:00 PM | NBC |
2.6/5
|
- Games 1 and 2 of the Stanley Cup Finals averaged a 3.0 overnight rating on NBC over the weekend, up 11% from a 2.7 for the net’s first two Stanley Cup Finals telecasts last year (Games 3 and 4).
Auto racing
| Sport | Game/Event | Date | Time | Net | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NASCAR | Autism Speaks 400 | Sun., 5/31/09 | 2:00 PM | FOX |
3.6/9
|
| NASCAR | Nationwide Series, Heluva Good! 200 | Sat., 5/30/09 | 2:30 PM | ABC |
1.4/-
|
| NASCAR | NASCAR Countdown | Sat., 5/30/09 | 2:00 PM | ABC |
0.7/-
|
| IRL | ABC Supply Co/A.J. Foyt 225 | Sun., 5/31/09 | 3:30 PM | ABC |
0.6/-
|
- The Autism Speaks 400 drew a 3.6 overnight rating on FOX Sunday afternoon, off 14% from last year. Excluding the rain drenched Coca Cola 600, every single NASCAR race on FOX during the 2009 season had a double-digit decline in overnight ratings.
- Like NASCAR, the IRL saw a double-digit drop in overnight ratings last weekend. The ABC Supply CO/A.J. Foyt 225 drew a mere 0.6 overnight on ABC Sunday, down 25% from a 0.8 for the same race in ’08. The race was not only outdrawn by a Nationwide Series race on ABC the previous day, but also drew a lower rating than the NASCAR Countdown pregame show preceding the Nationwide Series race.
Golf
| Sport | Game/Event | Date | Time | Net | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PGA | Crowne Plaza Invitational, Final Round | Sun., 5/31/09 | 3:00 PM | CBS |
1.8/4
|
| PGA | Crowne Plaza Invitational, Final Round | Sat., 5/30/09 | 3:00 PM | CBS |
1.3/4
|
- The 1.8 overnight for Sunday’s final round of the Crowne Plaza Invitational were flat from last year. Meanwhile, the 1.3 for third round coverage on Saturday was off 7%.
Tennis
| Sport | Game/Event | Date | Time | Net | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | French Open, Fourth Round (taped) | Sun., 5/31/09 | 3:00 PM | NBC |
1.3/3
|
| Tennis | French Open, Third Round (taped) | Sat., 5/30/09 | 1:30 PM | NBC |
1.2/3
|
- The French Open got off to a strong start on NBC. The 1.3 overnight for coverage on Sunday, featuring tape delayed coverage Rafael Nadal’s defeat, was up 30% from a 1.0 in ’08. Meanwhile, coverage on Saturday drew a 1.2 overnight, up 9%.
Other
| Sport | Game/Event | Date | Time | Net | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | Regional action | Sat., 5/30/09 | 4:00 PM | FOX |
1.9/-
|
| Track & Field | Reebox Grand Prix | Sat., 5/30/09 | 4:30 PM | NBC |
1.2/3
|
- The 1.2 overnight rating for live coverage of the Reebok Grand Prix on NBC Saturday marks a 20% jump from a 1.0 for tape-delayed coverage on CBS a year ago.
