Overnight ratings for sporting events on broadcast last weekend, including preseason NFL action on NBC, regional MLB coverage on FOX and The Wyndham Championship on CBS.
Overnight ratings for sporting events on broadcast
Final ratings for these events may already be available.
Football
| Sport | Game/Event | Date | Time | Net | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NFL | Vikings/49ers | Sun., 8/22/10 | 8:15 PM | NBC |
7.2
|
| NCAAF | CBS Sports’ College Football Preview | Sat., 8/21/10 | 1 PM | CBS |
0.7
|
- Sunday’s Vikings/49ers NFL preseason matchup drew a 7.2 overnight rating on NBC, down slightly from Bears/Broncos in a later week last year (7.3), but tied as the third-highest overnight for an NFL preseason game since ’04.
Golf
| Sport | Game/Event | Date | Time | Net | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golf (M) | Wyndham Championship, Final Round | Sun., 8/22/10 | 2:45 PM | CBS |
1.6
|
| Golf (M) | Jeld-Wen Tradition, Final Round | Sun., 8/22/10 | 4 PM | NBC |
1.0
|
| Golf (M) | Wyndham Championship, Third Round | Sat., 8/21/10 | 2 PM | CBS |
1.0
|
| Golf (M) | Jeld-Wen Tradition, Third Round | Sat., 8/21/10 | 4 PM | NBC |
0.7
|
| Golf | Playing With A Purpose (taped) | Sat., 8/21/10 | 5 PM | CBS |
0.6
|
- Overnight ratings for the Wyndham Championship increased 11% on Saturday but declined 11% on Sunday.
- Final round coverage of the Champions Tour Jeld-Wen Tradition drew a 1.0 overnight rating on NBC Sunday afternoon, up 43% from last year (0.7). Meanwhile, Saturday’s third round action drew a 0.7, up a tick from last year’s 0.6.
Baseball
| Sport | Game/Event | Date | Time | Net | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | Braves/Cubs, Angels/Twins or Rangers/Orioles | Sat., 8/21/10 | 4 PM | FOX |
1.9
|
| LLWS | Waiphau/Toms River | Sun., 8/22/10 | 2 PM | ABC |
1.1
|
| LLWS | Columbus/Waiphau | Sat., 8/21/10 | 3 PM | ABC |
1.0
|
| NCAA | College Home Run Derby (taped) | Sun., 8/22/10 | 5 PM | CBS |
0.7
|
- Regional MLB action on FOX drew a 1.9 overnight rating on Saturday, according to USA Today, down 30% from coverage featuring Yankees/Red Sox last year.
Other
| Sport | Game/Event | Date | Time | Net | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other | Reggie Miller vs. The New York Knicks | Sun., 8/22/10 | 4:30 PM | ABC |
1.0
|
| Tennis | W&S Financial Group Masters, Federer/Fish | Sun., 8/22/10 | 12 PM | CBS |
1.0
|
| Swim | Pan Pacific Swimming Championships (taped) | Sun., 8/22/10 | 3 PM | NBC |
0.8
|
| Track & Field | Diamond League Track & Field (taped) | Sun., 8/22/10 | 2 PM | NBC |
0.7
|
| Swim | Pan Pacific Swimming Championships (taped) | Sat., 8/21/10 | 2 PM | NBC |
0.7
|
- Overnight ratings for Sunday’s Roger Federer/Mardy Fish tennis match were flat compared to Federer/Djokovic one year earlier.
