Weekend sports telecasts were led by CBS’ coverage of yesterday's final round of the PGA Tour AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, which got its best overnight in 15 years. ESPN was the beneficiary of the rise of Knicks G Jeremy Lin on Friday night, as the Lakers-Knicks matchup earned a 2.1 overnight Nielsen rating, up 23.5% from a 1.7 rating for the matchup on the same night on ESPN last year. When final numbers are released, the game will likely be ESPN’s second-best NBA game this season, behind only the Jan. 11 Heat-Clippers matchup. ABC pulled a 3.1 overnight for Celtics-Bulls on Sunday afternoon, down 24% from the comparable Lakers-Magic matchup last year. Among college basketball telecasts, Saturday’s Michigan State-Ohio State game from 6:15-8:15pm ET on ESPN led the way with a 1.7 overnight. Listed below are overnight Nielsen ratings from weekend sports telecasts on broadcast TV.
| TELECAST | DATE | NET | TIME (ET) | RAT. |
| "The Big Time: Episode 4" | 2/11 | ABC | 3::00-4:00pm | 0.4 |
| "ESPN Sports Saturday" | 2/11 | ABC | 4:00-6:00pm | 0.5 |
| NCAA Basketball: UConn-Syracuse | 2/11 | CBS | 1:00-3:00pm | 1.1 |
PGA Tour: AT&T Pebble Beach Nat'l Pro-Am:
Third Round | 2/11 | CBS | 3:00-6:00pm | 2.8 |
| Skiing: Visa Freestyle Int'l | 2/11 | NBC | 1:00-2:00pm | 0.7 |
| Winter Dew Tour: Toyota Championships | 2/11 | NBC | 2:00-3:30pm | 0.8 |
| USA Sevens Rugby | 2/11 | NBC | 3:30-6:00pm | 0.7 |
| "NBA Countdown" | 2/12 | ABC | 3:00-3:30pm | 1.2 |
| NBA: Bulls-Celtics | 2/12 | ABC | 3:30-6:00pm | 3.1 |
| NCAA Basketball: Illinois-Michigan | 2/12 | CBS | 1:00-3:00pm | 1.5 |
PGA Tour: AT&T Pebble Beach Nat'l Pro-Am:
Final Round | 2/12 | CBS | 3:00-6:00pm | 5.1 |
| NHL: Capitals-Rangers | 2/12 | NBC | 12:30-3:00pm | 1.0 |
| Winter Dew Tour: Toyota Championships | 2/12 | NBC | 3:00-4:30pm | 0.7 |
| USA Sevens Rugby | 2/12 | NBC | 4:30-6:00pm | 0.6 |
