Overnight ratings for sporting events on broadcast.
Source: Sports Business Daily.
Football
| Sport | Game/Event | Date | Time | Net | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NFL | Cowboys/Broncos or other regional action | Sun., 10/4/09 | 4:15 PM | FOX | 15.1 |
| NFL | Chargers/Steelers | Sun., 10/4/09 | 8:15 PM | NBC | 11.9 |
| NFL | Ravens/Patriots or other regional action | Sun., 10/4/09 | 1 PM | CBS | 11.9 |
| NFL | Giants/Chiefs or other regional action | Sun., 10/4/09 | 1 PM | FOX | 8.8 |
| College football | Oklahoma/Miami or USC/Cal | Sat., 10/3/09 | 8 PM | ABC | 5.5 |
| College football | LSU/Georgia | Sat., 10/3/09 | 3:30 PM | ABC | 3.7 |
| College football | Washington/Notre Dame | Sat., 10/3/09 | 3:30 PM | NBC | 3.3 |
| NFL | FOX NFL Sunday | Sun., 10/4/09 | 12 PM | FOX | 3.2 |
| College football | Regional coverage | Sat., 10/3/09 | 3:30 PM | ABC | 2.8 |
| NFL | The NFL Today | Sun., 10/4/09 | 12 PM | CBS | 2.5 |
| College football | College Football Countdown | Sat., 10/3/09 | 3 PM | ABC | 1.0 |
| College football | College Football Today | Sat., 10/3/09 | 3 PM | CBS | 0.8 |
- FOX: Overnight ratings declined for both NFL telecasts on FOX Sunday; the early game was down 9%, while Cowboys/Broncos in the late window was down 1%.
- CBS: Football was very good to CBS overnight weekend. Sunday’s NFL singleheader on CBS was up 59% from last year. Meanwhile, Georgia/LSU on Saturday was up 42%.
- NBC: Sunday night’s Chargers/Steelers game was down 3% from last year’s Eagles/Bears tilt, while Washington/Notre Dame on Saturday was up 65% from Purdue/Notre Dame last year.
- ABC: Oklahoma/Miami on Saturday night was up 53% from last year, and the 5.5 overnight is the highest of the season for Saturday Night Football. Earlier in the day, regional coverage was down 20% from last year.
Auto racing
| Sport | Game/Event | Date | Time | Net | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NASCAR | Price Chopper 400 | Sun., 10/4/09 | 2 PM | ABC | 2.6 |
| NASCAR | NASCAR Countdown | Sun., 10/4/09 | 1 PM | ABC | 1.2 |
- The 2.6 overnight for Sunday’s Price Chopper 400 was off 16% from last year, and marks the second-lowest overnight ever for a Chase for the Cup race on broadcast.
Other
| Sport | Game/Event | Date | Time | Net | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PBR | Built Ford Tough Series, GoDaddy.com Invitational | Sun., 10/4/09 | 4:30 PM | CBS | 1.3 |
| Golf | Senior Players Championship, Third Round | Sat., 10/3/09 | 1:30 PM | NBC | 0.6 |
