Overnight ratings for sporting events on broadcast.
Source: Sports Business Daily, USA Today, Dallas Morning News
Basketball
| Sport | Game/Event | Date | Time | Net | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NBA | Celtics/Cavaliers | Sun., 4/12/09 | 3:30 PM | ABC | |
| NBA | Mavericks/Hornets | Sun., 4/12/09 | 1:00 PM | ABC | |
| NBA | NBA Countdown | Sun., 4/12/09 | 12:30 PM | ABC |
- ABC averaged a 2.2 overnight rating for its last NBA doubleheader of the season, off 4% from a 2.3 for last year’s comparable doubleheader. Mavericks/Hornets was up 6% from Raptors/Pistons in ’08, while Celtics/Cavaliers was off 11% from last year’s Spurs/Lakers game.
Golf
| Sport | Game/Event | Date | Time | Net | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golf | The Masters, Final Round | Sun., 4/12/09 | 3:30 PM | CBS | |
| Golf | The Masters, Third Round | Sat., 4/11/09 | 2:00 PM | CBS |
N/A
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| Golf | Jim Nantz Remembers Augusta: Seve at The Masters | Sun., 4/12/09 | 1:00 PM | CBS | |
| Golf | Stories of Augusta | Sat., 4/11/09 | 2:30 PM | CBS |
- The 8.8 overnight for final round coverage of The Masters was down 1% from an 8.9 for last year’s final round, and marks the lowest overnight for the final round of The Masters in five years.
Baseball
| Sport | Game/Event | Date | Time | Net | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | Red Sox/Angels or other regional action | Sat., 4/11/09 | 4:00 PM | FOX |
- The 2.4 overnight for the season debut of MLB on FOX was even with last year.
Other.
| Sport | Game/Event | Date | Time | Net | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poker | National Heads-Up Poker Championship | Sun., 4/12/09 | 12:00 PM | NBC | |
| Misc | Monster Truck Jam (taped) | Sun., 4/12/09 | 12:00 PM | CBS | |
| NHL | Red Wings/Blackhawks | Sun., 4/12/09 | 2:00 PM | NBC | |
| Misc | Ironman World Championship | Sun., 4/12/09 | 4:30 PM | NBC |
- The 0.6 for Red Wings/Blackhawks marks the lowest overnight rating of the season for an NHL game on NBC. The game lost a whopping 40% of its poker lead-in.
