Overnight ratings for sporting events on broadcast
Final ratings for some of these events may already be available.
Events on cable: Magic/Celtics Game 3 on ESPN drew a 4.4 overnight on Saturday, Lakers/Suns Game 3 on TNT drew a 6.1 overnight on Sunday and the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race on Speed Channel drew a 2.1 overnight on Saturday.
Hockey
| Sport | Game/Event | Date | Time | Net | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NHL | Sharks/Blackhawks Game 4 | Sun., 5/23/10 | 3 PM | NBC |
2.0
|
| NHL | Flyers/Canadiens Game 4 | Sat., 5/22/10 | 3 PM | NBC |
1.6
|
- NBC drew a 2.0 overnight for Sunday’s Sharks/Blackhawks Game 4, up 33% from Red Wings/Blackhawks Game 4 (1.5). Excluding the Stanley Cup Final and Winter Classic, the 2.0 overnight is the highest for any NHL telecast since 2004.
Golf
| Sport | Game/Event | Date | Time | Net | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golf (M) | HP Byron Nelson Championship, Final Round | Sun., 5/23/10 | 3 PM | CBS |
1.6
|
| Golf (M) | HP Byron Nelson Championship, Third Round | Sat., 5/22/10 | 3 PM | CBS |
1.1
|
- Overnight ratings for the PGA Byron Nelson Championship were flat on Saturday and up 23% on Sunday.
Golf
| Sport | Game/Event | Date | Time | Net | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | Yankees/Mets (49%), Cubs/Rangers (23%), Tigers/Dodgers (17%) or Red Sox/Phillies (10%) | Sat., 5/22/10 | 7 PM | FOX |
3.6
|
| Poker | National Heads-Up Poker Championship | Sun., 5/23/10 | 12 PM | NBC |
1.1
|
| Soccer | UEFA Champions League Final, Inter Milan/Bayern Munich | Sat., 5/22/10 | 2:30 PM | FOX |
1.1
|
| Other | Pacific Rim Gymnastics Championships (taped) | Sat., 5/22/10 | 1:30 PM | NBC |
0.8
|
| Other | ESPN Sports Saturday | Sat., 5/22/10 | 4 PM | ABC |
0.6
|
- Primetime MLB action on FOX drew a 3.6 overnight rating Saturday night, up 57% from last year’s comparable afternoon window, and the highest overnight for a regular season MLB telecast on the network since 2007.
- Saturday’s UEFA Champions League Final drew a 1.1 overnight on FOX, up only 10% from last year’s final, which aired on cable network ESPN on a weekday afternoon (1.0).
- The latest edition of ESPN Sports Saturday drew a 0.6 overnight rating, down 14% from last week (0.7), but up 50% from two weeks ago (0.4).
