Overnight ratings for sporting events on broadcast last weekend, including Week 14 of the NFL season and the Army/Navy game.
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 | Patriots/Bears (56%), MIA/NYJ, KC/SD, or DEN/AZ | Sun., 12/12/10 | 4:15 PM | CBS |
18.5
|
| NFL | Eagles/Cowboys | Sun., 12/12/10 | 8:30 PM | NBC |
16.5
|
| NFL | Giants/Vikings (49%), GB/DET (12%), STL/NO (12%), ATL/CAR (9%), SEA/SF (9%), TB/WSH (8%) | Sun., 12/12/10 | 1 or 4 PM | FOX |
11.3
|
| NFL | Bengals/Steelers, OAK/JAX or CLE/BUF | Sun., 12/12/10 | 1 PM | CBS |
11.3
|
| NFL | Football Night in America | Sun., 12/12/10 | 7:30 PM | NBC |
6.4
|
| NFL | FOX NFL Sunday | Sun., 12/12/10 | 12 PM | FOX |
4.0
|
| College Football | Army/Navy | Sat., 12/11/10 | 2:30 PM | CBS |
3.5
|
| NFL | The NFL Today | Sun., 12/12/10 | 12 PM | CBS |
2.8
|
| College Football | College Football Today | Sat., 12/11/10 | 2 PM | CBS |
1.6
|
| College Football | All-America Team Show | Sat., 12/11/10 | 2 PM | ABC |
0.6
|
- CBS: The Week 14 NFL national window, featuring Patriots/Bears, drew an 18.5 overnight rating on CBS Sunday — up 12% from last year, up 9% from 2008, and the highest overnight of the NFL season. The first game of the network’s doubleheader drew an 11.3 overnight, down 10% from last year and down 3% from ’08.
- Saturday’s Army/Navy game drew a 3.5 overnight on CBS, down 17% from last year, up 46% from two years ago, and tied as the highest overnight for the game since 2000.
- NBC: The Eagles’ win over the Cowboys drew a 16.5 overnight on NBC Sunday night, up 20% from last year, up 77% from 2008, and the network’s second-highest NFL overnight since resuming coverage in 2006.
- FOX: Despite the primary game getting postponed, FOX drew an 11.3 overnight for Sunday’s NFL singleheader window, down just 1% from last year, and down 3% from 2008.
Golf (M)
| Sport | Game/Event | Date | Time | Net | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golf (M) | Shark Shootout, Third Round (taped) | Sat., 12/11/10 | 4 PM | NBC |
1.0
|
| Golf (M) | Shark Shootout, Final Round (taped) | Sun., 12/12/10 | 4 PM | NBC |
0.8
|
- Overnight ratings for the Shark Shootout improved by 25% on Saturday and 14% on Sunday.
Other
| Sport | Game/Event | Date | Time | Net | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Figure Skating | ISU Grand Prix Final (taped) | Sun., 12/12/10 | 12 PM | NBC |
1.2
|
| College B-Ball (M) | Saint Louis/Duke | Sat., 12/11/10 | 12 PM | CBS |
1.0
|
| Other | ESPN Sports Saturday | Sat., 12/11/10 | 3 PM | ABC |
0.9
|
| Extreme | U.S. Snowboarding Grand Prix (taped) | Sun., 12/12/10 | 2 PM | NBC |
0.7
|
| Swimming | U.S. Short Course Championships (taped) | Sat., 12/11/10 | 3 PM | NBC |
0.5
|
- Coverage of figure skating’s ISU Grand Prix Final drew a 1.2 overnight on NBC, down a tick from last year (1.3).
