Overnight ratings for sporting events on broadcast
Final ratings for some of these events may already be available.
Source: Sports Business Daily
Olympics
| Sport | Game/Event | Date | Time | Net | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympics | Men’s Hockey Gold Medal Game (Canada/USA) | Sun., 2/28/10 | 3:15 PM | NBC | 17.6 |
- Sunday’s Olympic Men’s Hockey Gold Medal Game drew a 17.6 overnight rating on NBC, up 46% from the ’02 Gold Medal game between the same two teams.
Basketball
| Sport | Game/Event | Date | Time | Net | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NBA | Nuggets/Lakers | Sun., 2/28/10 | 3:30 PM | ABC | 2.5 |
| NBA | Suns/Spurs | Sun., 2/28/10 | 1 PM | ABC | 1.8 |
| NCAA BB (M) | Kentucky/Tennessee or ND/Georgetown | Sat., 2/27/10 | 12 PM | CBS | 1.6 |
| NCAA BB (M) | Kansas/Oklahoma St. | Sat., 2/27/10 | 4:15 PM | CBS | 1.5 |
| NCAA BB (M) | North Carolina/Wake Forest | Sat., 2/27/10 | 2:15 PM | CBS | 1.4 |
| NBA | NBA Countdown | Sun., 2/28/10 | 12:30 PM | ABC | 0.9 |
| NCAA BB (M) | Connecticut/Louisville | Sun., 2/28/10 | 2 PM | CBS | 0.9 |
| NCAA BB (M) | Michigan St./Purdue | Sun., 2/28/10 | 4:15 PM | CBS | 0.8 |
- ABC drew a 3.8 overnight rating for Nuggets/Lakers on Sunday afternoon, even with last year, and tied as the fifth-highest overnight for a non-Christmas regular season NBA game on ABC since the network began airing games in ’02. (UPDATE 3/4/10: The game actually drew a 2.5 overnight rating).
- Earlier in the day, Suns/Spurs drew a 1.8 overnight, down 36% from last year.
- Overnight ratings for Saturday’s college basketball tripleheader on CBS were up 23% (12 PM), down 18% (2 PM), and up 15% (4 PM). Comparisons to last year were unavailable for Sunday’s games.
Other
| Sport | Game/Event | Date | Time | Net | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NASCAR | Shelby American | Sun., 2/28/10 | 2 PM | FOX | 4.1 |
| Other | Supercross Legends Special (taped) | Sun., 2/28/10 | 1 PM | CBS | 0.5 |
- NASCAR’s Shelby American from Las Vegas drew a 4.1 overnight rating on FOX Sunday, down 26% from last year, and the lowest overnight for the race since it moved to FOX in ’01.
