Overnight ratings for sporting events on broadcast last weekend, including Week 15 of the NFL season and college basketball 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 | Jets/Steelers (92%) or DEN/OAK | Sun., 12/19/10 | 4:15 PM | CBS |
16.8
|
| NFL | Packers/Patriots | Sun., 12/19/10 | 8:30 PM | NBC |
15.2
|
| NFL | Eagles/Giants (50%), ATL/SEA (18%), WSH/DAL (15%), NO/BAL (7%), AZ/CAR (5%) or DET/TB (4%) | Sun., 12/19/10 | 1 or 4 PM | FOX |
14.3
|
| NFL | Jaguars/Colts, KC/STL, BUF/MIA, CLE/CIN or HOU/TEN | Sun., 12/19/10 | 1 PM | CBS |
10.7
|
| NFL | Football Night in America | Sun., 12/19/10 | 7:30 PM | NBC |
5.9
|
| NFL | FOX NFL Sunday | Sun., 12/19/10 | 12 PM | FOX |
3.9
|
| NFL | The NFL Today | Sun., 12/19/10 | 12 PM | CBS |
2.6
|
- CBS: Sunday’s Week 15 national window earned a 16.8 overnight rating on CBS, up 11% from last year, and up 10% from 2008. The first game of the network’s doubleheader drew a 10.7 overnight, up 26% from last year, and up 5% from ’08.
- NBC: The 15.2 overnight for Sunday’s Packers/Patriots Sunday Night Football game marks a 28% rise from last year anda 1% decline from two years ago.
- FOX: The Week 15 singleheader on FOX drew a 14.3 overnight rating, up 20% from last year, up 32% from 2008, and tied as the highest overnight for the singleheader on any network since 2003.
Golf (M)
| Sport | Game/Event | Date | Time | Net | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College B-Ball (M) | Texas/North Carolina | Sat., 12/18/10 | 4 PM | CBS |
1.6
|
| College B-Ball (M) | South Carolina/#2 Ohio State or Stanford/Butler | Sat., 12/18/10 | 2 PM | CBS |
1.0
|
- CBS drew a 1.6 overnight for Texas/North Carolina Saturday afternoon, up 14% from last year. The network’s early window drew a 1.0, up 25%.
Other
| Sport | Game/Event | Date | Time | Net | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other | Ironman Triathlon (taped) | Sat., 12/18/10 | 4 PM | NBC |
1.0
|
| Other | ESPN Sports Saturday | Sat., 12/18/10 | 3 PM | ABC |
0.7
|
| Extreme | Winter Dew Tour | Sun., 12/19/10 | 4 PM | NBC |
0.5
|
| Extreme | Winter Dew Tour | Sat., 12/18/10 | 2:30 PM | NBC |
0.5
|
| College | NCAA Fall Highlight Show | Sat., 12/18/10 | 1 PM | CBS |
0.5
|
| Other | World of Adventure Sports (taped) | Sun., 12/19/10 | 3 PM | NBC |
0.3
|
- ABC drew a 0.7 overnight for the latest edition of ESPN Sports Saturday, down 22% from the show’s fall premiere one week earlier.
