Recent sports TV ratings news, including the WNBA Finals on ABC, NFL pregame coverage on FOX and CBS and regional MLB action on FOX.
- Game 1 of the Dream/Storm WNBA Finals drew a 0.5 overnight rating on ABC Sunday afternoon. Overnights for last year’s primetime Fever/Mercury Game 1 on ESPN2 were not available. For perspective, the last WNBA Finals game on ABC (Sun/Monarchs Game 3 in 2005) drew a 0.7 overnight. Ten years ago, the lone WNBA Finals game on NBC drew a 2.1. (Sports Business Daily)
- The season opening edition of FOX NFL Sunday drew a 3.4 overnight rating on FOX, down 6% from last year’s opener (3.6). Meanwhile, The NFL Today on CBS drew a 2.9 overnight, up 16% from Week 1 last year (2.5). (Sports Business Daily)
- Regional MLB action featuring Cardinals/Braves drew a 1.9 overnight rating on FOX Saturday afternoon, up 36% from coverage featuring Braves/Cardinals last year (1.4). Saturday’s telecast nipped at the heels of ABC’s college football coverage (featuring Florida State/Oklahoma), which drew a 2.1 overnight. (Sports Business Daily)
