Overnight ratings for sporting events on broadcast
Final ratings for some of these events may already be available.
Source: Sports Business Daily
Football
| Sport | Game/Event | Date | Time | Net | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NFL | Cardinals/Packers | Sun., 1/10/10 | 4:30 PM | FOX |
21.8
|
| NFL | Cowboys/Eagles | Sat., 1/9/10 | 8 PM | NBC |
19.6
|
| NFL | Ravens/Patriots | Sun., 1/10/10 | 1 PM | CBS |
19.4
|
| NFL | Jets/Bengals | Sat., 1/9/10 | 4:30 PM | NBC |
16.9
|
| NFL | FOX NFL Sunday | Sun., 1/10/10 | 4 PM | FOX |
9.2
|
| NFL | Football Night in America | Sat., 1/9/10 | 4 PM | NBC |
6.3
|
| NFL | The NFL Today | Sun., 1/10/10 | 12 PM | CBS |
4.8
|
| High school | U.S. Army All-American Bowl | Sat., 1/9/10 | 1 PM | NBC |
1.7
|
- NBC: Both games of Saturday’s NFL Wild Card doubleheader hit 11-year highs in the overnights. Jets/Bengals drew a 16.9/31 overnight rating, up 18% from last year, and the highest overnight for the early Saturday Wild Card game since Bills/Dolphins in ’99 (17.9/37). Meanwhile, the Cowboys/Eagles nightcap drew a 19.6/32 overnight, up 7% from last year, and the highest for the late Saturday Wild Card window since Cowboys/Cardinals in ’99 (21.0/28).
- Earlier Saturday, the U.S. Army All-American Bowl drew a 1.7 overnight on NBC, even with last year.
- FOX: Sunday’s Packers/Cardinals overtime thriller drew a 21.8 overnight rating on FOX, up 10% from last year’s Eagles/Vikings game (19.9), and the highest overnight for any Wild Card game since Packers/49ers in ’99 (24.2).
- CBS: Earlier Sunday, the Ravens’ blowout of the Patriots drew a 19.4/38 overnight rating, up 14% from Ravens/Dolphins last year (17.0/35), and the highest overnight for the early Sunday Wild Card game since ’03.
College basketball
| Sport | Game/Event | Date | Time | Net | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College basketball (M) | Kansas/Tennessee | Sun., 1/10/10 | 4:30 PM | CBS | 3.1 |
| College basketball (W) | North Carolina/Connecticut | Sat., 1/9/10 | 4:30 PM | CBS | 0.7 |
| College basketball (W) | Ohio St./Michigan St. | Sat., 1/9/10 | 2 PM | CBS | 0.5 |
- Boosted by a lead-in from the Ravens/Patriots AFC Wild Card game, Sunday’s Kansas/Tennessee game drew a 3.1 overnight rating — up 29% from a 2.4 for Kentucky/Louisville on Wild Card weekend last year.
Other
| Sport | Game/Event | Date | Time | Net | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other | Progressive Skating and Gymnastics Spectacular (taped) | Sun., 1/10/10 | 4 PM | NBC | 1.5 |
| Bull riding | PBR New York City Invitational | Sun., 1/10/10 | 2:30 PM | NBC | 0.7 |
| Snowboarding | U.S. Snowboarding Grand Prix | Sun., 1/10/10 | 1:30 PM | NBC | 0.6 |
