Triple Crown winner American Pharoah boosted overnight ratings for the Haskell Invitational to a record-high. In other news, ESPN scored a pair of local milestones for Sunday’s Nationals/Mets game, and NBCSN tied a season-low for the NASCAR Xfinity Series.
Record Overnight Rating For Haskell Invitational
- The Breeders Cup Challenge Haskell Invitational, won by Triple Crown winner American Pharoah, drew a 1.4 overnight rating on NBC Sunday evening — up 75% from last year (0.8) and the highest for the race since it began airing on national television in 2010. Louisville was the top market with a 3.9 rating, followed by host market New York (3.0). (twitter.com/nbcsportspr [1], [2])
Nats/Mets Hits Local Milestones on ESPN
- The Nationals/Mets Sunday Night Baseball game drew a 6.4 rating on ESPN in New York, the network’s highest rated Mets game in the market — excluding those against the Yankees — since Mets/Cubs in August 2007 (7.6). The game drew a 4.1 in Washington, D.C., ESPN’s highest in that market since Braves/Nationals on Opening Night 2008 (6.4). It had a 1.7 nationally, up a tick from Dodgers/Giants last year (1.6). (ESPN Media Zone)
NBCSN Ties Xfinity Series Season-Low
- NASCAR Xfinity Series racing from Iowa drew a 0.6 overnight rating on NBCSN Saturday night, matching Richmond in April as the series’ lowest rated race of the season in the metered markets. Keep in mind that excludes the Chicago race in June, which was postponed due to rain and aired on Fox Sports 2. (via ShowBuzz Daily)
