Rain led to another decline for NASCAR on FOX. In other news, ABC managed a second-straight increase in overnights for NBA action, and the PGA Tour declined on NBC.
NASCAR Rainout Down on FOX
- Abbreviated coverage of Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Food City 500 from Bristol (TN) earned a 4.1 overnight rating on FOX, down 7% from last year (4.4) but up a tick from 2012 (4.0). FOX aired only 45 minutes of live race coverage. The remainder of the race, according to Sports Business Daily, earned a 1.8 overnight on Fox Sports 1.
ABC Gets Second Increase For NBA Coverage
- Sunday’s Rockets/Heat NBA regular season game on ABC earned a 2.6 overnight rating, up 13% from Knicks/Clippers last year (2.3), and only the second ABC game of the season to increase over last year. Rockets/Heat was the highest rated basketball game of the weekend in the metered markets, topping the Big Ten Championship Game on CBS (2.4) and the SEC Championship Game on ESPN (2.1) head-to-head.
Overnights Drop For PGA at Tampa Bay
- Final round coverage of the PGA Tour Tampa Bay Championship earned a 1.8 overnight rating on NBC, down 10% from last year (2.0), and down 14% from 2012 (2.1). On Saturday, third round action drew a 1.3 overnight — even with both last year and 2012.
(Sun. numbers from Sports Business Daily)
