Overnight ratings for sporting events on broadcast last weekend, including preseason NFL action on FOX and CBS, the Little League World Series on ABC and The Barclays on CBS.
Overnight ratings for sporting events on broadcast
Final ratings for these events may already be available.
Overnights unavailable for MLB on FOX.
Football
| Sport | Game/Event | Date | Time | Net | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NFL | Steelers/Broncos | Sun., 8/29/10 | 8 PM | FOX |
6.8
|
| NFL | Cowboys/Texans | Sat., 8/28/10 | 8 PM | CBS |
4.5
|
- FOX drew a 6.8 overnight rating for Sunday’s Steelers/Broncos NFL exhibition game, down 7% from Bears/Broncos on NBC last year, but tied as the highest overnight for a preseason game on FOX since ’99.
- Saturday’s Cowboys/Texans preseason game on CBS drew a 4.5 overnight rating, up 41% from Chargers/Falcons last year and Steelers/Vikings in 2008 (3.2 for both games).
Golf
| Sport | Game/Event | Date | Time | Net | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golf (M) | The Barclays, Final Round | Sun., 8/29/10 | 2 PM | CBS |
2.5
|
| Golf (M) | The Barclays, Third Round | Sat., 8/28/10 | 3 PM | CBS |
2.0
|
| Golf (M) | U.S. Amateur Championship, Third Round | Sat., 8/28/10 | 4 PM | NBC |
0.6
|
| Golf (M) | U.S. Amateur Championship, Final Round | Sun., 8/29/10 | 4 PM | NBC |
0.5
|
- Final round coverage of The Barclays drew a 2.5 overnight rating on CBS Sunday, down 32% from last year (3.7), but up 39% from 2008 (1.8). Meanwhile, third round action on Saturday drew a 2.0, down 9% from last year (2.2) and up 82% from ’08 (1.1).
- Overnight ratings for the U.S. Amateur Championship were up 50% on Saturday and 25% on Sunday.
Baseball
| Sport | Game/Event | Date | Time | Net | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LLWS | Championship: Japan/Hawaii | Sun., 8/29/10 | 3 PM | ABC |
2.0
|
| LLWS | Int’l Championship: Japan/Taiwan | Sat., 8/28/10 | 1 PM | ABC |
1.9
|
| LLWS | U.S. Championship: Hawaii/Texas | Sat., 8/28/10 | 4 PM | ABC |
1.6
|
| MLB | Phillies/Padres (76%) or Twins/Mariners (24%) | Sat., 8/28/10 | 4 PM | FOX |
n/a
|
- The Japan/Hawaii Little League World Series championship drew a 2.0 overnight rating on ABC Sunday, down 29% from California/Taiwan last year (2.8).
Tennis
| Sport | Game/Event | Date | Time | Net | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Pilot Pen Tennis Women’s Final, Wozniacki/Petrova | Sat., 8/28/10 | 1 PM | CBS |
0.8
|
| Tennis | U.S. Open Preview | Sun., 8/29/10 | 1:30 PM | CBS |
0.7
|
| Tennis | Arthur Ashe Kids’ Day | Sun., 8/29/10 | 12 PM | CBS |
0.7
|
- Overnight ratings for Sunday’s Wozniacki/Petrova Pilot Pen Tennis Women’s Final were up only a tick from last year’s rainout coverage.
Other
| Sport | Game/Event | Date | Time | Net | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Track & Field | Diamond League Track & Field (taped) | Sun., 8/29/10 | 3 PM | NBC |
0.8
|
| Other | E:60 | Sun., 8/29/10 | 1:30 PM | ABC |
0.7
|
| Other | Training Days: Rolling With The Alabama Crimson Tide (taped) | Sun., 8/29/10 | 2 PM | ABC |
0.6
|
| Other | Jeep World of Adventure (taped) | Sat., 8/28/10 | 3 PM | NBC |
0.3
|
- E:60 and Training Days: Rolling With The Alabama Crimson Tide drew overnight ratings of 0.7 and 0.6, respectively, on ABC Sunday afternoon. The shows replaced a previously scheduled AVP volleyball telecast. To put that in perspective, ABC drew overnights of 0.5 and 0.6 for its two AVP telecasts this season.
