Overnight (metered market) ratings by sport.
Ratings for CBS unavailable; cable ratings not included.
Basketball.
4.3: NBA on ABC, Spurs/Suns (3:30 PM Sunday)
3.0: NBA on ABC, Cavaliers/Wizards (1 PM Sunday)
1.3: NBA Countdown on ABC (12:30 PM Sunday)
- ABC did not see the huge increases on Sunday that it saw during the first weekend of the playoffs. The 4.3 overnight for Spurs/Suns is even with Suns/Lakers last year, while 3.0 overnight for Cavaliers/Wizards actually marks a 6% decline.
Auto racing.
5.2/11: NASCAR on FOX, Aaron’s 499 (2 PM Sunday)
2.3: NASCAR Nationwide Series on ABC, Aaron’s 312 (2:30 PM Saturday)
0.8: NASCAR Countdown on ABC (2 PM Saturday)
- On a weekend with the NBA and NHL Playoffs and the NFL Draft, NASCAR was far and away the highest rated sporting event. The 5.2 for the Aaron’s 499 marks a slight 2% increase over a 5.1 for the same race last year.
- Ratings for the Aaron’s 312 on ABC were up a solid 10% from last year. The 2.3 overnight tied baseball coverage on FOX airing in the same timeslot.
Other.
2.3/5: MLB on FOX, regional (3:30 PM Saturday)
1.3/3: National Heads Up Poker Championship on NBC (12 PM Sunday)
1.2/3: NHL on NBC, Rangers/Penguins (2 PM Sunday)
1.0/2: NHL on NBC, Avalanche/Red Wings (3 PM Saturday)
0.6/2: Jeep World of Adventure on NBC (2 PM Saturday)
- Yankees/Indians just does not have the same cachet as Yankees/Red Sox. The 2.3 for the baseball on FOX Saturday marks a 30% drop from a 3.3 overnight for the comparable Red Sox/Yankees game last year.
- Ratings for the NHL on NBC were almost even with last year. The 1.0 for Avalanche/Red Wings matched the rating for Sharks/Red Wings a year earlier. Meanwhile, the 1.2 for Rangers/Penguins was off 8% from a 1.3 for Sabres/Rangers last year.
