Horse racing

After overnight ratings were among the lowest since NBC picked up the rights, final numbers for The Preakness Stakes were...

Triple Crown: Preakness Overnights Rise, But Still Among Lowest in Years

Overnight ratings increased slightly for the second leg of horse racing's Triple Crown, but remained among the lowest since NBC...

Triple Crown: Kentucky Derby Earns Second-Biggest Audience Since ’89

For the third time in five years, over sixteen million viewers watched the first race of the Triple Crown. The...

Triple Crown: Kentucky Derby Overnight Ties 21-Year High

After hitting a six-year low in overnights last year, the Kentucky Derby surged to a 21-year high on Saturday. The...

TV Ratings: NBC’s Breeders’ Cup Rating Up Big (Also: NBA on TNT and ESPN)

The Breeders' Cup return to NBC was up huge compared to last year, but still trailed 2010. In other news,...

TV Ratings: Breeders’ Cup Overnight Up on NBC (Also: NBA on ESPN, Houston Rockets)

Overnight ratings nearly doubled for coverage of the Breeders' Cup on NBC Saturday night. In other news, ESPN set a...

Belmont Stakes: Race Portion Earns Big Numbers, Considering the Circumstances

Sure, it was not the fifteen or twenty million viewers that could have been expected if I'll Have Another raced,...

Belmont Stakes: Race Earns 5.4 Overnight, Up 13%

Without the possibility of a Triple Crown winner, overnight ratings for Saturday's Belmont Stakes were far lower than were anticipated....

The Preakness: Rating Lowest Since NBC Acquired Rights; Viewership Hits Four-Year Low

Ratings were the lowest in more than a decade for the second leg of horse racing's Triple Crown. The race...

The Preakness: Race Portion Earns 5.5 Overnight, Lowest Since At Least ’00