Overnight (metered market) ratings by sport.
Football.
44.7/66: NFL on FOX, Giants/Patriots (6:30 PM Sunday)
- Super Bowl XLII was an unmitigated ratings success. Giants/Patriots drew the highest overnight for a Super Bowl in 21 years. The game drew a 43.1/65 final rating, the highest since 2000, and the 97.5 million viewers who tuned into the game was the most ever for a Super Bowl.
Basketball.
2.0: NBA on ABC, Mavericks/Pistons (2:30 PM Sunday)
1.5: College basketball on ABC, regional (3:30 PM Saturday)
1.4/3: College basketball on CBS, regional (1 PM Saturday)
1.0: NBA Countdown on ABC (2 PM Sunday)
- A blowout did not help ABC on Sunday. The Pistons’ 90-67 win over the Mavericks drew a 2.0 overnight opposite Super Bowl pregame coverage. The 2.0 marks a 5% decline from the comparable Pistons/Cavaliers game in ’07.
- College basketball did not light up the ratings for ABC. The 1.5 for regional coverage on Saturday afternoon marks a 17% decline from comparable coverage last year.
Golf.
2.6/5: PGA Tour on CBS, FBR Open, Final Round (3 PM Sunday)
2.0/5: PGA Tour on CBS, FBR Open, Third Round (3 PM Saturday)
- Even without Tiger Woods, the FBR Open saw a nice bump on Sunday. The 2.6 for final round coverage on CBS marks an 18% increase over the 2.2 for comparable coverage on NBC last year.
Other.
1.7/4: Figure Skating on NBC, U.S. Figure Skating Exhibition (4 PM Saturday)
1.2/3: Track and Field on NBC, Millrose Games (3 PM Saturday)
0.9/2: PBR on NBC, North Carolina Invitational (4:30 PM Sunday)
0.9/2: Monster Energy AMA Supercross on CBS (2 PM Sunday)
0.9/2: Jeep King of the Mountain World on CBS (1 PM Sunday)
0.8/2: NHL on NBC, Rangers/Canadiens (2 PM Sunday)
- The NHL drew the lowest overnight rating of any live sporting event on broadcast television last weekend. The 0.8 for Rangers/Canadiens was lower than the rating for bull riding on NBC and taped extreme sporting events on CBS the same day.
