Overnight ratings held steady for the WNBA All-Star Game. In other news, FOX earned its lowest MLB overnight in over two months, and the PGA Tour Canadian Open had a huge increase from last year.
WNBA All-Star Overnights Flat; Hartford Leads All Markets
- Sunday’s WNBA All-Star Game earned a 0.6 overnight rating on ABC, even with the last game in 2011 (0.6) and up a tick from 2009 (0.5). Locally, host market Hartford-New Haven averaged a 2.2 rating for the game. Minneapolis-St. Paul (1.9) and Atlanta (1.4) ranked second and third, respectively. (ESPN)
FOX Earns Lowest MLB Overnight Since May
- Regional Major League Baseball action featuring Cardinals/Braves in 57% of markets earned a 1.6 overnight rating on FOX Saturday afternoon, down 16% from coverage featuring Dodgers/Giants last year (1.9), and down 27% from coverage featuring Braves/Reds in 2011 (2.2). The 1.6 overnight is the lowest for any MLB on FOX telecast since May 18. (Weekend numbers from Sports Business Daily)
Without Olympic Competition, PGA Canadian Open Up Big
- Final round coverage of the PGA Tour RBC Canadian Open earned a 1.8 overnight rating on CBS Sunday afternoon, up 125% from last year — when coverage aired opposite the Olympics (0.8), but down a tick from 2011 (1.9). Saturday’s third round action earned a 1.3 overnight, up 117% from last year (0.6), and up a tick from 2011 (1.2). (Weekend numbers from Sports Business Daily)
