Overnight ratings for sporting events on broadcast.
Source: Sports Business Daily.
Overnight rating for MLB on FOX unavailable.
NFL
| Sport | Game/Event | Date | Time | Net | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NFL | Bears/Broncos | Sun., 8/30/09 | 8 PM | NBC | 7.3/12 |
| NFL | Chargers/Falcons | Sat., 8/29/09 | 8 PM | CBS | 3.2/6 |
- NBC drew a 7.3 overnight for Bears/Broncos on Sunday night, the highest overnight rating for a preseason NFL game since ’04.
Golf
| Sport | Game/Event | Date | Time | Net | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golf | The Barclays, Final Round | Sun., 8/30/09 | 2 PM | CBS | 3.7/8 |
| Golf | The Barclays, Third Round | Sat., 8/29/09 | 3 PM | CBS | 2.2/5 |
| Golf | U.S. Amateur Championship, Final Round | Sun., 8/30/09 | 4 PM | NBC | 0.4/1 |
| Golf | U.S. Amateur Championship, Third Round | Sat., 8/29/09 | 4 PM | NBC | 0.4/1 |
- Tiger Woods‘ presence helped boost ratings for The Barclays. Final round coverage of the first leg of the FedEx Cup drew a 3.7/8 overnight rating on CBS Sunday, up 106% from a 1.8/4 last year. This marks the fifth straight week that final round coverage of a PGA Tour event has had at least a 100% increase in overnight ratings.
Tennis
| Sport | Game/Event | Date | Time | Net | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Arthur Ashe Kids’ Day | Sun., 8/30/09 | 12 PM | CBS | 0.8/2 |
| Tennis | U.S. Open Preview | Sun., 8/30/09 | 1:30 PM | CBS | 0.7/2 |
| Tennis | Pilot Pen Tennis, women’s final (rainout coverage) | Sat., 8/29/09 | 12 PM | CBS | 0.7/2 |
- Rainout coverage of the Pilot Pen Tennis tournament was still up 40% from last year.
Baseball
| Sport | Game/Event | Date | Time | Net | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LLWS | Championship Game, California/Taiwan | Sun., 8/30/09 | 3 PM | ABC | 2.8/- |
| LLWS | International Championship, Taiwan/Mexico | Sat., 8/29/09 | 12 PM | ABC | 2.0/- |
Other
| Sport | Game/Event | Date | Time | Net | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Track & Field | Golden League Track & Field (taped) | Sun., 8/30/09 | 1 PM | NBC | 1.2/3 |
| AVP | Chicago Open, Women’s Final | Sun., 8/30/09 | 2:30 PM | NBC | 0.7/2 |
| AVP | Chicago Open, Men’s Final | Sat., 8/29/09 | 2:30 PM | NBC | 0.5/1 |
- The women’s final at the AVP Chicago Open was off 22% from last year’s 0.9, while the men’s final was down 17% from last year’s 0.6.
