Select Sporting Events Outside of the Top 50
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| Sport | Event | Net | Rtg. | Vwrs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Cup | Argentina/Netherlands Semifinal |
ESPN, UNI | N/A | 12.20M |
| CBB | Kentucky/Wichita St. Third round |
CBS | 7.5 | 12.09M |
| World Cup | Brazil/Colombia Quarterfinals |
ESPN, UNI | N/A | 11.84M |
| CBB | UConn/Florida Final Four |
TBS, TNT, TruTV | 6.9 | 11.65M |
| CBB | UNC/Iowa St. Third round |
CBS | 7.0 | 11.62M |
| CFB | Clemson/Ohio St. Orange Bowl |
ESPN | 6.7 | 11.40M |
| NFL | Pro Bowl | NBC | 6.6 | 11.38M |
| MLB | MLB All-Star Game | FOX | 7.0 | 11.34M |
| CFB | UCF/Baylor Fiesta Bowl |
ESPN | 6.6 | 11.24M |
| World Cup | Brazil/Mexico Group stage |
ESPN, UNI | N/A | 11.00M |
| Golf | The Masters Final round |
CBS | 6.8 | 10.97M |
| World Cup | Netherlands/Costa Rica Quarterfinal |
ESPN, UNI | N/A | 10.92M |
| World Cup | Costa Rica/Greece Round of 16 |
ESPN, UNI | N/A | 10.78M |
| World Cup | Brazil/Chile Round of 16 |
ABC, UNI | N/A | 10.71M |
| CBB | Kentucky/Louisville Sweet Sixteen |
CBS | 5.9 | 10.09M |
| CBB | Wisconsin/Arizona Elite Eight |
TBS | 5.8 | 9.97M |
| CBS | UConn/Michigan St. Elite Eight |
CBS | 6.1 | 9.80M |
| Horse | Preakness Stakes | NBC | 6.0 | 9.60M |
| CFB | So. Carolina/Wisconsin Capital One Bowl |
ABC | 5.6 | 9.59M |
| NASCAR | Daytona 500 | FOX | 5.6 | 9.30M |
| NASCAR | Profit on CNBC 500 Phoenix |
FOX | 5.3 | 8.80M |
| CBB | Tennessee/Michigan Sweet Sixteen |
CBS | 5.0 | 8.32M |
| NBA | Spurs/Thunder West Finals Game 6 |
TNT | 4.9 | 8.15M |
| NBA | Heat/Pacers East Finals Game 1 |
ABC | 4.9 | 7.82M |
| NBA | NBA All-Star Game | TNT | 4.3 | 7.51M |
| CBB | Dayton/Florida Elite Eight |
TBS | 4.3 | 7.20M |
| NHL | Rangers/Kings Stanley Cup Final Game 2 |
NBC | 3.7 | 6.41M |
| IndyCar | Indianapolis 500 | ABC | 3.9 | 6.20M |
| Golf | The Masters Third round |
CBS | 3.9 | 5.85M |
| NBA | NBA All-Star Sat. Night | TNT | 3.1 | 5.69M |
| MLB | Home Run Derby | ESPN | 3.4 | 5.40M |
| Oly. | Canada/United States Women’s hockey final |
NBC | N/A | 4.90M |
| Soccer | United States/Mexico Friendly |
ESPN, UMás | N/A | 4.90M |
| Golf | U.S. Open Final round |
NBC | 3.0 | 4.60M |
| WCBB | UConn/Notre Dame Final Four |
ESPN | 2.8 | 4.27M |
| NHL | Kings/Blackhawks West Final Game 7 |
NBCSN | 2.3 | 4.14M |
| Oly. | United States/Russia Men’s hockey pool play |
NBCSN | 2.6 | 4.10M |
| Oly. | Canada/United States Men’s hockey semifinal |
NBCSN | 2.7 | 3.90M |
| Oly. | Canada/Sweden Men’s hockey final |
NBC | 2.5 | 3.61M |
| NASCAR | Sprint Unlimited FS1 record-high |
FS1 | 2.0 | 3.53M |
| NBA | NBA Draft | ESPN | 2.3 | 3.45M |
| UEFA | Real Madrid/Atletico Madrid Champions League final |
FOX, Fox Dep. | N/A | 3.10M |
| MLB | Rangers/Angels Season-high |
ESPN | 1.8 | 2.89M |
| Tennis | Djokovic/Federer Wimbledon men’s final |
ESPN | 1.9 | 2.82M |
| Special | Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest Post-World Cup encore |
ESPN2 | 1.6 | 2.78M |
| NASCAR | Drive4COPD 300 Nationwide Series |
ESPN | 1.8 | 2.74M |
| CWS | Vanderbilt/Virginia CWS final Game 3 |
ESPN | 1.6 | 2.39M |
| Golf | U.S. Women’s Open Final round |
NBC | 1.4 | 2.00M |
| Tennis | Kvitova/Bouchard Wimbledon women’s final |
ESPN | 0.9 | 1.33M |
(Ratings/viewership from various sources, including ESPN, Univision, NBC Sports, Sports Business Daily, Awful Announcing)
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