Overnight (metered market) ratings by sport.
asterisk (*) indicates final rating
Baseball.
13.9/21: World Series on FOX, Red Sox/Rockies Game 4 (8 PM Sunday)
8.5*: World Series on FOX, Red Sox/Rockies Game 3 (8 PM Saturday)
- The 2007 World Series ends as the second lowest rated ever. The 10.6 average for the four game sweep is up 5% from the all-time record low put up last year by Cardinals/Tigers.
Football.
14.3/28: NFL on FOX, Washington/Patriots (4 PM Sunday)
10.6/22: NFL on CBS, regional (1 PM Sunday)
8.2/19: NFL on FOX, Giants/Dolphins (1 PM Sunday)
4.9: College football on ABC, Ohio State/Penn State (8 PM Saturday)
4.5/10: SEC on CBS, Georgia/Florida (3:30 PM Saturday)
3.5: College football on ABC, regional (3:30 PM Saturday)
3.4/9: FOX NFL Sunday (12 PM Sunday)
3.1: College football on ABC, regional (12 PM Saturday)
2.7/7: The NFL Today on CBS (12 PM Sunday)
1.0/2: College Football Today on CBS (3 PM Saturday)
- FOX: America did not quite care about an NFL game in London. The 8.2 overnight for regional coverage in the 1:00 PM window was outpaced by the 10.6 rating CBS drew in the same timeslot. The 8.2 marks a 31% decline from a 12.2 overnight for early game coverage on FOX last year.
- The 2007 Patriots are no 2006 Colts. The Pats’ blowout victory over Washington on Sunday drew a hefty 14.3 rating — which still marked a 4% decline from the 14.9 rating for the comparable Broncos/Colts game in ’06.
- ABC: College football drew mixed numbers on ABC Saturday. While ABC averaged a 3.8 rating for three games this weekend, up 3% from a 3.7 average for two games last year, coverage during the 3:30 PM window drew a 3.5 rating, down 20% from the 4.4 for games during that timeslot in ’06.
- CBS: SEC football continues to attract more eyeballs this year than last; the 4.5 overnight for Georgia/Florida is a 15% jump from the 3.9 overnight for the same game last year.
Auto racing.
3.5: NASCAR on ABC, Pep Boys Auto 500 (2 PM Sunday)
1.6: NASCAR Countdown on ABC (1 PM Sunday)
0.4/1: Championship Off-Road Racing on NBC (2:30 PM Sunday)
- The Pep Boys Auto 500 drew a 3.5 overnight rating on ABC Sunday, down 17% from the 4.2 overnight for the comparable race last year. Through eight races, ABC is averaging a 3.5 metered market rating, compared to a 4.1* for NBC last year and a 4.9^ for FOX earlier this year.
Figure skating.
1.4/3: Skate America on NBC (4 PM Sunday)
1.0/2: “Halloween on Ice” on NBC (4 PM Saturday)
- If possible, interest in “Halloween on Ice” has waned; the 1.0 overnight for the event is a 38% drop from the 1.6 overnight for the same event last year.
