For the second straight week, USC gave FOX a boost in the overnights. In other news, Formula 1’s return to Mexico put up low numbers on NBC, and the World Gymnastics Championships had a big increase.
FOX Has Big Jump For USC/Cal
- The USC/California college football game drew a 1.6 overnight rating on FOX Saturday afternoon, up 78% from Texas Tech/TCU last year (0.9) but down 39% from Texas Tech/Oklahoma in 2013, a rain delayed game that concluded on Fox News Channel (2.6). The 1.6 was the lowest overnight of the week for college football on broadcast, the seventh time in nine weeks that FOX has brought up the rear.
F1 From Mexico Hits NBC Low
- Formula 1 racing from Mexico, the first edition of the race in 23 years, earned a 0.6 overnight rating on NBC Sunday afternoon — the lowest F1 overnight on NBC this season (four telecasts). The previous week’s race from the United States had a slightly better 0.7.
World Gymnastics Championships Up
- Taped coverage of the World Gymnastics Championships drew a 1.1 overnight rating on NBC Sunday afternoon, up 38% from last year and 2013 (0.8 both years), when the event took place two weeks earlier. The previous day, additional coverage had a 0.9 overnight — up 50% from last year (0.6) and up 29% from 2013 (0.7).
(Wknd. numbers via Sports Business Daily)
