Ratings for select nationally televised sporting events from Saturday, January 28 through Friday, February 3.
Among the notable events included in the list: the NFL Pro Bowl, the NHL All-Star Game, NBA regular season games on ABC, ESPN, TNT and NBA TV, men’s and women’s college basketball games on CBS and ESPN, the PGA Tour on CBS, the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, college football’s Senior Bowl, bull riding, bowling, soccer, and the Winter X Games.
Sports TV Ratings (Week of January 28-February 3)
Ranked by viewership
| Time | Sport | Event | Net | Rating | Viewers (000) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, January 28 | |||||
| 9 PM | MMA | UFC on FOX | FOX |
2.6
|
4,661
|
| 9 PM | Figure Skating | U.S. Figure Skating Championships | NBC |
2.4
|
3,711
|
| 4 PM | Figure Skating | U.S. Figure Skating Championships | NBC |
1.2
|
1,774
|
| 3 PM | Extreme | Winter X Games | ABC |
0.9
|
1,457
|
| 2:15 PM | NCAAMB | KU 64, ISU 72 | ESPN |
1.0
|
1,441
|
| 3 PM | Golf | Farmers Insurance Open, Third Rd. | CBS |
1.0
|
1,374
|
| 12 PM | NCAAMB | SJU 76, DUKE 83 | ESPN |
0.9
|
1,224
|
| 7 PM | NHL | NHL SuperSkills Competition | NBCSN |
0.6
|
1,104
|
| 4:14 PM | NCAAMB | GTWN 60, PITT 72 | ESPN |
0.8
|
1,104
|
| 1 PM | NCAAMB | TEX 71, BAY 76 | CBS |
0.7
|
940
|
| 9:10 PM | Extreme | Winter X Games | ESPN |
0.6
|
869
|
| 9 PM | Special | "Namath" | HBO |
0.6
|
847
|
| 7 PM | NCAAMB | WSH 69, ARI 67 | ESPN |
0.6
|
780
|
| 4 PM | NCAAF | Senior Bowl | NFLN |
0.4
|
662
|
| 8 PM | NCAAMB | UVA 61, NCSU 60 | ESPN2 |
0.4
|
660
|
| 6 PM | NCAAMB | AUB 49, TEN 64 | ESPN2 |
n/a
|
525
|
| 4 PM | NCAAMB | PUR 58, NWU 56 | ESPN2 |
0.3
|
411
|
| 12 PM | NCAAMB | MARQ 82, VILL 78 | ESPN2 |
0.3
|
365
|
| Sunday, January 29 | |||||
| 7 PM | NFL | Pro Bowl | NBC |
7.3
|
12,498
|
| 3:30 PM | NBA | CHI 93, MIA 97 | ABC |
3.5
|
5,699
|
| 3 PM | Figure Skating | U.S. Figure Skating Championships | NBC |
1.8
|
2,782
|
| 3 PM | Golf | Farmers Insurance Open, Final Rd. | CBS |
1.8
|
2,624
|
| 1 PM | NCAAMB | MICH 49, OSU 64 | CBS |
1.5
|
2,279
|
| 9:30 PM | Extreme | Winter X Games | ESPN |
1.2
|
2,015
|
| 6:30 PM | NBA | SA 100, DAL 101 | ESPN |
1.0
|
1,408
|
| 1:30 PM | PBR | 15/15 Bucking Battle | NBC |
0.9
|
1,338
|
| 4 PM | NHL | NHL All-Star Game | NBCSN |
0.8
|
1,317
|
| 12:30 PM | PBA | USBC Masters | ESPN |
0.8
|
1,124
|
| 12 PM | Extreme | AMA Supercross (Oakland) | CBS |
0.7
|
966
|
| 7 PM | Special | NHL 36: Nicklas Lidstrom | NBCSN |
0.2
|
341
|
| 5 PM | NCAAWB | TENN 67, UGA 50 | ESPN2 |
0.2
|
271
|
| 3 PM | NCAAWB | PSU 77, MSU 83 | ESPN2 |
0.2
|
232
|
| 8 PM | Women’s Soccer | USA 4, CAN 0 | NBCSN |
0.1
|
199
|
| Monday, January 30 | |||||
| 7 PM | NCAAMB | PITT 72, WVU 66 | ESPN |
0.9
|
1,314
|
| 9:17 PM | NCAAMB | MIZZ 67, TEX 66 | ESPN |
0.9
|
1,207
|
| 10:30 PM | NBA | OKC 100, LAC 112 | NBATV |
0.5
|
625
|
| Tuesday, January 31 | |||||
| 7 PM | NCAAMB | MSU 41, ILL 42 | ESPN |
0.9
|
1,216
|
| 9:14 PM | NCAAMB | VANDY 74, ARK 82 | ESPN |
0.6
|
906
|
| 8 PM | NBA | DEN 97, MEM 100 | NBATV |
0.2
|
310
|
| Wednesday, February 1 | |||||
| 10:30 PM | NBA | LAC 107, UTA 105 | ESPN |
1.5
|
2,039
|
| 8 PM | NBA | OKC 95, DAL 86 | ESPN |
1.3
|
1,889
|
| Thursday, February 2 | |||||
| 8 PM | NBA | CHI 105, NY 102 | TNT |
1.7
|
2,349
|
| 10:30 PM | NBA | DEN 112, LAC 91 | TNT |
1.4
|
1,942
|
| 7 PM | NCAAMB | DUKE 75, VT 60 | ESPN |
0.8
|
976
|
| 9 PM | NCAAMB | SC 66, FLA 74 | ESPN |
0.4
|
620
|
| Friday, February 3 | |||||
| 10:30 PM | NBA | LAL 93, DEN 89 | ESPN |
1.7
|
2,535
|
| 8 PM | NBA | NY 89, BOS 91 | ESPN |
1.5
|
2,195
|
(Numbers from Media Life Magazine, The Voice of TV [1], [2], [3], [4], [5], [6], [7], Turner Sports via The Futon Critic)
