The WNBA Playoffs earned better-than-usual numbers on ABC Sunday. In other news, NBC scored an increase in overnights for the EPL, and CBS had mixed results for three days of U.S. Open action.
WNBA Playoffs Up on ABC
- Game 2 of the Mercury/Lynx WNBA Western Conference Finals drew a 0.7 overnight rating on ABC, up 75% from Lynx/Sparks Game 2 in 2012 (0.4) and up a tick from Storm/Mercury Game 2 in 2010 (0.6), the last two conference final games to air on ABC. Mercury/Lynx earned the top WNBA overnight on ABC since May 2012, when a regular season game between the teams drew a 0.8.
Overnights Up Double-Digits For Week 3 of EPL on NBC
- The Week 3 Chelsea/Everton English Premier League match drew a 0.8 overnight rating on NBC Saturday afternoon, up a third from Crystal Palace/Sunderland last year (0.6). The 0.8 tops NBC’s two previous telecasts this season, each of which drew a 0.7.
CBS Sees Mixed Results For U.S. Open
- CBS drew a 1.6 overnight rating for coverage of the U.S. tennis open on Monday, up a third from last year (1.2) and up 14% from 2012 (1.4). Sunday coverage drew a 1.5 (-6%) and Saturday action scored a 1.2 (even).
(Wknd. overnights from Sports Business Daily)
