Overnight (metered market) ratings by timeslot:
12:00 PM – 3:00 PM Sunday.
4.6: Indianapolis 500 on ABC
2.7: Indianapolis 500 pre-race on ABC
0.7/2: “Science of Golf: Short Game” on CBS
0.5/1: Championship Off-Road Racing on NBC
- The Indianapolis 500 pre-race show was down 4% from last year.
3:00 PM – 6:00 PM Sunday
4.5/9: NASCAR on FOX, Coca-Cola 600
1.4/4: PGA Tour on CBS, Crowne Plaza Invitational, Final Round
0.7/2: Champions Tour on NBC, Senior PGA Championship, Final Round
- Despite the terrible rating, PGA Tour golf sees a 7% increase from the 1.3 for the comparable event last year.
- The Senior PGA Championship, meanwhile, sees a 36% drop from last year — when the event aired in a weaker timeslot (12:30 PM).
Saturday ratings.
3.8: NBA Playoffs on ABC, San Antonio at Utah Game 3
2.7/7: MLB on FOX, Regional action
1.9: NBA Countdown on ABC
1.0/3: PGA Tour on CBS, Crowne Plaza Invitational, Third Round
0.7/2: Champions Tour on NBC, Senior PGA Championship, Third Round
0.5: WNBA on ABC, Los Angeles at Connecticut
- Baseball on FOX sees a 17% increase from a 2.3 overnight last year.
- The WNBA on ABC falls 29%, to a 0.5 from a 0.7 last year. This is the second straight week of double-digit declines for WNBA games on broadcast television.
