Coverage of the Kentucky Derby and the NBA led all sports telecasts in overnight Nielsen ratings over the weekend. Fox saw a slight uptick for its NASCAR Sprint Cup Series telecast from Talladega Superspeedway. The Aaron’s 499 yesterday, which saw Brad Keselowski take the checkered flag, earned a 4.7 overnight, up slightly from a 4.6 rating for the same race last year, which aired in mid-April. The net’s MLB regional coverage on Saturday earned a 1.4 overnight, down from a 1.7 on the comparable weekend last year. Meanwhile, CBS earned a 2.4 overnight for the final round of the PGA Tour Wells Fargo Championship yesterday, which saw Rickie Fowler defeat Rory McIlroy and D.A. Points in a playoff. That figure is up 20% from a 2.0 rating last year, which saw Lucas Glover beat Jonathan Byrd in a playoff. The win was the first on the Tour for Fowler. CBS also saw a small uptick for coverage on Saturday (1.5 vs. 1.3).
The chart below lists overnight Nielsen ratings from weekend sports telecasts on broadcast TV.
| TELECAST | DATE | NET | TIME (ET) | RAT. |
| NASCAR Nationwide Series: Aaron's 312 | 5/5 | ABC | 3:15-6:45pm | 2.0 |
| PBR: Stanley Tools & Security Invitational | 5/5 | CBS | 1:00-2:00pm | 0.4 |
| "PGA Tour 2012: Portraits" | 5/5 | CBS | 2:00-3:00pm | 0.5 |
| PGA Tour: Wells Fargo Championship: Third Round | 5/5 | CBS | 3:00-6:00pm | 1.5 |
| MLB: (regional) | 5/5 | Fox | 4:00-7:00pm | 1.4 |
| "UFC on Fox 3": Diaz-Miller | 5/5 | Fox | 8:00-10:15pm | 1.7 |
NHL Eastern Conference Semifinal:
Rangers-Capitals: Game Four | 5/5 | NBC | 12:30-3:15pm | 1.6 |
| Kentucky Derby (NBC Sports Net pre-race simulcast) | 5/5 | NBC | 3:15-4:00pm | 1.4 |
| Kentuckty Derby: Pre-Race coverage | 5/5 | NBC | 4:00-4:30pm | 2.8 |
| Kentuckty Derby: Pre-Race coverage | 5/5 | NBC | 4:30-5:00pm | 3.7 |
| Kentuckty Derby: Pre-Race coverage | 5/5 | NBC | 5:00-6:00pm | 5.4 |
| Kentucky Derby (race segment) | 5/5 | NBC | 6:00-7:00pm | 9.0 |
| "NBA Countdown" | 5/6 | ABC | 12:30-1:00pm | 1.2 |
NBA Eastern Conference First Round:
Bulls-76ers: Game Four | 5/6 | ABC | 1:00-3:30pm | 3.5 |
NBA Eastern Conference First Round:
Heat-Knicks: Game Four | 5/6 | ABC | 3:30-6:00pm | 5.3 |
| "The Players Club" | 5/6 | CBS | 1:00-2:00pm | 0.4 |
| Monster Energy AMA Supercross (taped) | 5/6 | CBS | 2:00-3:00pm | 0.4 |
| PGA Tour: Wells Fargo Championship: Final Round | 5/6 | CBS | 3:00-6:15pm | 2.4 |
| NASCAR Sprint Cup: Aaron's 499 (Talladega) | 5/6 | Fox | 1:00-4:00pm | 4.7 |
| Cycling: Giro d'Italia (taped) | 5/6 | NBC | 2:00-3:00pm | 0.7 |
NHL Western Conference Semifinals:
Kings-Blues: Game Four | 5/6 | NBC | 3:00-6:00pm | 1.0 |
