Overnight ratings for sporting events on broadcast.
Source: Sports Business Daily. Ratings for MLB on FOX were unavailable.
Golf
| Sport | Game/Event | Date | Time | Net | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PGA | John Deere Classic, Third/Final Rounds | Sun., 7/12/09 | 3:00 PM | CBS | 1.7/4 |
| LPGA | U.S. Women’s Open, Final Round | Sun., 7/12/09 | 3:00 PM | NBC | 1.3/3 |
| LPGA | U.S. Women’s Open, Third Round | Sat., 7/11/09 | 3:00 PM | NBC | 1.1/3 |
| PGA | John Deere Classic, Second Round | Sat., 7/11/09 | 3:00 PM | CBS | 1.0/3 |
| Golf | “Nicklaus vs. Snead Revisited” (taped) | Sat., 7/12/09 | 2:00 PM | CBS | 0.6/2 |
- The 1.7 overnight for third and final round coverage of the John Deere Classic was off 6% from last year’s 1.8. Meanwhile, second round coverage on Saturday drew a 1.0, down 17% from a 1.2 for third round coverage on the comparable date in ’08.
- Final round coverage of the U.S. Women’s Open drew a 1.3 overnight on NBC Sunday, down 19% from a 1.6 last year, and the lowest overnight for final round coverage of the event since at least ’97. Saturday’s third round coverage drew a 1.1, down 21%.
Swimming
| Sport | Game/Event | Date | Time | Net | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swimming | U.S. Swimming National Championships | Sat., 7/11/09 | 1:00 PM | NBC | 0.9/3 |
| Swimming | U.S. Swimming National Championships | Sun., 7/12/09 | 2:00 PM | NBC | 0.6/2 |
- Swimming coverage on NBC could not match the ratings of the IRL.
Auto racing
| Sport | Game/Event | Date | Time | Net | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IRL | Honda Indy Toronto | Sun., 7/11/09 | 1:00 PM | ABC | 1.0/- |
- The 1.0 overnight for Sunday’s Honda Indy Toronto marks is the highest for an IRL telecast since the Indianapolis 500 in May.
