Overnight ratings for sporting events on broadcast.
Source: Sports Business Daily.
Golf
| Sport | Game/Event | Date | Time | Net | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PGA | Wyndham Championship, Final Round | Sun., 8/23/09 | 3 PM | CBS | 1.8/4 |
| PGA | Wyndham Championship, Third Round | Sat., 8/22/09 | 2 PM | CBS | 0.9/2 |
| Champions Tour | JELD-WEN Tradition, Final Round | Sun., 8/23/09 | 4 PM | NBC | 0.7/2 |
| Golf | Lady Liberty Awaits: The Story of Liberty National | Sat., 8/22/09 | 5 PM | NBC | 0.6/2 |
| Champions Tour | JELD-WEN Tradition, Third Round | Sat., 8/22/09 | 4 PM | NBC | 0.6/1 |
- The final round of the Wyndham Championship drew a 1.8/4 overnight rating on CBS Sunday, up 100% from a 0.9/2 last year. Third round coverage on Saturday drew a 0.9/2 overnight, up 29% from last year’s 0.7/2.
- The 0.7/2 overnight for final round coverage of the Champions Tour JELD-WIN Tradition was off 42% from a 1.2/3 in ’07, the last time NBC aired the event.
Track & Field
| Sport | Game/Event | Date | Time | Net | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Track & Field | World Track & Field Championships | Sun., 8/23/09 | 2 PM | NBC | 1.5/4 |
| Track & Field | World Track & Field Championships | Sat., 8/22/09 | 1 PM | NBC | 1.3/4 |
- Coverage of the World Track & Field Championships on NBC was even with comparable coverage in 2007.
Baseball
| Sport | Game/Event | Date | Time | Net | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LLWS | Warner Robbins/Staten Island | Sat., 8/22/09 | 3 PM | ABC | 1.3/- |
| LLWS | Russelville/San Antonio | Sun., 8/23/09 | 2 PM | ABC | 0.9/- |
- Coverage of the Little League World Series on ABC was up 160% on Saturday and 29% on Sunday.
Other
| Sport | Game/Event | Date | Time | Net | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Western & Southern Financial Group Masters, Federer/Djokovic | Sun., 8/23/09 | 12:30 PM | CBS | 1.0/3 |
| Extreme | Lucas Oil AMA Motocross, Budd Creek (taped) | Sat., 8/22/09 | 3 PM | NBC | 0.7/2 |
