Overnight ratings for sporting events on broadcast
Final ratings for some of these events may already be available.
Source: Sports Business Daily
Basketball
| Sport | Game/Event | Date | Time | Net | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NBA | Lakers/Celtics | Sun., 1/31/10 | 3:30 PM | ABC |
4.4
|
| NBA | Nuggets/Spurs | Sun., 1/31/10 | 1 PM | ABC |
2.1
|
| NCAA BB (M) | Duke/Georgetown | Sat., 1/30/10 | 1 PM | CBS |
1.9
|
| NCAA BB (M) | Florida/Tennessee or Minnesota/Ohio St. | Sat., 1/30/10 | 1 PM | CBS |
1.4
|
| NBA | NBA Countdown | Sun., 1/31/10 | 12:30 PM | ABC |
1.2
|
- ABC drew a 4.4 overnight rating for Lakers/Celtics on Sunday afternoon, up 33% from Spurs/Lakers last year, and the second-highest overnight since ’02 for a non-Christmas regular season NBA game on ABC.
- Earlier Sunday, Nuggets/Spurs drew a 2.1 overnight, down 13% from Mavericks/Celtics last year (2.4).
- CBS drew a 1.9 overnight for Duke/Georgetown on Saturday, the second-highest overnight of the season for a college basketball telecast on the network.
Golf
| Sport | Game/Event | Date | Time | Net | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golf (M) | Farmers Insurance Open, Final Round | Sun., 1/31/10 | 3 PM | CBS | 2.4 |
| Golf (M) | Farmers Insurance Open, Third Round | Sat., 1/30/10 | 3 PM | CBS | 1.7 |
- Final round coverage of the Farmers Insurance Open drew a 2.4 overnight rating on CBS Sunday, up 14% from last year, but off 48% from 2008 — when Tiger Woods last played in the event.
Other
| Sport | Game/Event | Date | Time | Net | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Figure Skating | Silk Soymilk Skate for the Heart | Sun., 1/31/10 | 4 PM | NBC | 1.5 |
| NHL | Red Wings/Penguins | Sun., 1/31/10 | 12:30 PM | NBC | 1.2 |
| Skiing | Truth in Motion: The U.S. Ski Team’s Road to Vancouver (taped) | Sat., 1/30/10 | 8 PM | NBC | 1.2 |
| Extreme | Monster Energy AMA Supercross (taped) | Sun., 1/31/10 | 12 PM | CBS | 1.1 |
| Bull Riding | PBR Built Ford Tough Series, Tecate Light Invitational (taped) | Sat., 1/30/10 | 4:30 PM | NBC | 1.1 |
| Skiing | Nature Valley Freestyle Cup (taped) | Sat., 1/30/10 | 3 PM | NBC | 1.1 |
| Other | International Auto Show (taped) | Sun., 1/31/10 | 3 PM | NBC | 0.9 |
| Other | World of Adventure Sports (taped) | Sat., 1/30/10 | 2 PM | NBC | 0.7 |
- Sunday’s Red Wings/Penguins clash drew a 1.2 overnight rating on NBC Sunday, down a tick from a 1.3 for Penguins/Flyers the previous week.
