Overnight ratings held up well for the BMW Championship on Saturday. In other news, Fox Sports 1 attracted tiny numbers for college football on Saturday, and viewership rose by more than a quarter for the WNBA regular season on ESPN2.
BMW Championship Solid on Saturday Before Rainout
- Third round coverage of the PGA Tour BMW Championship — the third leg of the FedEx Cup — earned a 1.7 overnight rating on NBC Saturday, down just a tick from last year (1.8) and up 113% from 2011 (0.8). Rained out final round coverage on Sunday drew a 0.9, compared to a 2.6 for last year’s final round. (Weekend numbers from Sports Business Daily)
Overnights Small For CFB on FS1 Saturday
- The Oregon State/Utah college football game earned a 0.4 overnight rating on Fox Sports 1 Saturday night, the network’s top CFB overnight of the day. Earlier in the day, Virginia Tech/ECU earned a 0.3 overnight and Iowa/Iowa State drew a 0.2. (ShowBuzz Daily)
WNBA Regular Season Up 28% on ESPN2
- The recently-completed WNBA regular season averaged 231,000 viewers on ESPN2, up 28% from last year (180K). ABC’s lone regular season game — Mercury/Fever in June — earned 552,000. (ESPN Media Zone)
