Overnight ratings for sporting events on broadcast last weekend, including Week 3 of the NFL season, college football on ABC, CBS and NBC, and Major League Baseball on FOX.
Overnight ratings for sporting events on broadcast
Final ratings for these events may already be available.
Football
| Sport | Game/Event | Date | Time | Net | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NFL | Colts/Broncos (or SD/SEA or OAK/AZ) | Sun., 9/26/10 | 4:15 PM | CBS |
14.2
|
| NFL | Cowboys/Texans (or DET/MIN, ATL/NO, SF/KC, WSH/STL or PHI/JAX) | Sun., 9/26/10 | 1 or 4 PM | FOX |
14.0
|
| NFL | Jets/Dolphins | Sun., 9/26/10 | 8:30 PM | NBC |
13.0
|
| NFL | Titans/Giants (or BUF/NE, PIT/TB, CIN/CAR or CLE/BAL) | Sun., 9/26/10 | 1 PM | CBS |
10.5
|
| College Football | Alabama/Arkansas | Sat., 9/25/10 | 3:30 PM | CBS |
5.4
|
| NFL | Football Night In America | Sun., 9/26/10 | 7:30 PM | NBC |
5.1
|
| College Football | Oregon State/Boise State | Sat., 9/25/10 | 8 PM | ABC |
3.8
|
| NFL | FOX NFL Sunday | Sun., 9/26/10 | 12 PM | FOX |
3.6
|
| College Football | UCLA/Texas (66%), Wake Forest/Florida State (20%) or Eastern Michigan/Ohio State (14%) | Sat., 9/25/10 | 3:30 PM | ABC |
3.1
|
| NFL | The NFL Today | Sun., 9/26/10 | 12 PM | CBS |
2.9
|
| College Football | Stanford/Notre Dame | Sat., 9/25/10 | 3:30 PM | NBC |
2.1
|
| College Football | College Football Countdown | Sat., 9/25/10 | 3 PM | ABC |
1.2
|
| College Football | College Football Today | Sat., 9/25/10 | 3 PM | CBS |
1.0
|
- CBS: The 14.2 overnight for Sunday’s NFL national window on CBS marks a 13% increase from last year and a 5% rise from 2008. Meanwhile, the early window drew a 10.5, up 13% from last year and up 2% from ’08.
- Alabama/Arkansas drew a 5.4 overnight rating on CBS Saturday, more than double last year’s comparable game between the same teams (2.2) and the highest overnight for an afternoon, regular season college football game on CBS since ’08.
- FOX: Featuring Cowboys/Texans, the Week 3 NFL singleheader drew a 14.0 overnight rating on FOX — up 12% from last year, up 40% from ’08, and the highest overnight for the singleheader window on FOX since ’05.
- NBC: Sunday’s Jets/Dolphins game drew a 13.0 overnight rating on NBC, up 10% from last year, but down 10% from ’08.
- ABC: Boise State’s win over Oregon State drew a 3.8 overnight rating on ABC Saturday, down 5% from last year, but up 23% from two years ago. Earlier in the day, regional action drew a 3.1 overnight, down 30% from last year and down 9% from 2008.
Golf
| Sport | Game/Event | Date | Time | Net | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golf (M) | The Tour Championship, Final Round | Sun., 9/26/10 | 1:30 PM | NBC |
1.3
|
| Golf (M) | The Tour Championship, Third Round | Sat., 9/25/10 | 12 PM | NBC |
1.2
|
- Overnight ratings for The Tour Championship were down 50% on Saturday and 61% on Sunday.
Other
| Sport | Game/Event | Date | Time | Net | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | Red Sox/Yankees (67%), Reds/Padres (26%) or Rangers/Athletics (6%) | Sat., 9/25/10 | 4 PM | FOX |
2.0
|
| Other | World Equestrian Games | Sun., 9/26/10 | 12 PM | NBC |
0.8
|
- Regional MLB action featuring Red Sox/Yankees drew a 2.0 overnight on FOX, down 17% from coverage featuring the same matchup last year, and down 23% from 2008.
