The chart below lists final Nielsen ratings from recent sports telecasts. All ratings listed are U.S. ratings. Figures for Fox were unavailable at presstime (THE DAILY).
| TELECAST |
DATE
|
NET
|
TIME (ET)
|
RAT.
|
VIEWERS (000)
|
London Olympics:
Opening Ceremony |
7/27
|
NBC
|
8:00pm-12:02am
|
21.0
|
40,651
|
| London Olympics (primetime) |
7/29
|
NBC
|
7:00-11:14pm
|
19.8
|
36,047
|
| London Olympics (primetime) |
7/28
|
NBC
|
8:30-11:28pm
|
15.8
|
28,715
|
| London Olympics (afternoon) |
7/29
|
NBC
|
12:00-6:00pm
|
9.9
|
16,000
|
| London Olympics (afternoon) |
7/29
|
NBC
|
12:00-6:00pm
|
9.3
|
14,900
|
| London Olympics (morning) |
7/29
|
NBC
|
9:51am-12:00pm
|
8.2
|
12,700
|
| London Olympics (morning) |
7/29
|
NBC
|
9:46am-12:00pm
|
7.9
|
12,300
|
| London Olympics (recap) |
7/30
|
NBC
|
12:30-1:18am
|
4.9
|
7,400
|
| London Olympics (recap) |
7/30
|
NBC
|
12:35-1:22am
|
4.6
|
6,900
|
| London Olympics (early morning) |
7/29
|
NBC
|
7:00-9:51am
|
4.3
|
6,000
|
| London Olympics (early morning) |
7/29
|
NBC
|
5:00-9:46am
|
3.6
|
5,100
|
PGA Tour: RBC Canadian Open:
Final Round |
7/29
|
CBS
|
3:00-6:00pm
|
0.8
|
n/a
|
PGA Tour: RBC Canadian Open:
Third Round |
7/28
|
CBS
|
3:00-6:00pm
|
0.6
|
n/a
|
| "ESPN Sports Saturday" |
7/28
|
ABC
|
4:00-6:00pm
|
0.4
|
n/a
|
| Lucas Oil Off-Road Racing |
7/29
|
CBS
|
1:00-2:00pm
|
0.3
|
n/a
|
| "Road to the PGA Championship" |
7/29
|
CBS
|
2:00-3:00pm
|
0.2
|
n/a
|
| TELECAST |
DATE
|
NET
|
TIME (ET)
|
RAT.
|
VIEWERS (000)
|
NASCAR Sprint Cup:
Crown Royal 400 (Indy) |
7/29
|
ESPN
|
1:00-4:31pm
|
3.3
|
5,055
|
| MLB: Red Sox-Yankees |
7/29
|
ESPN
|
7:58-11:50pm
|
1.4
|
2,134
|
NASCAR Nationwide Series:
Indiana 250 |
7/28
|
ESPN
|
4:30-7:02pm
|
1.4
|
2,025
|
| London Olympics (afternoon) |
7/28
|
NBCS
|
12:00-8:00pm
|
1.0
|
1,745
|
| London Olympics (afternoon) |
7/28
|
MSNBC
|
12:00-5:00pm
|
1.0
|
1,573
|
| "NASCAR Countdown" |
7/29
|
ESPN
|
12:00-1:00pm
|
1.0
|
1,436
|
| London Olympics (afternoon) |
7/29
|
NBCS
|
12:00-7:06pm
|
0.9
|
1,414
|
| London Olympics (afternoon) |
7/29
|
MSNBC
|
12:00-5:00pm
|
0.9
|
1,414
|
Olympic Basketball Exhibition:
U.S.-Spain |
7/24
|
ESPN2
|
4:30-6:30pm
|
1.0
|
1,403
|
| London Olympics (morning) |
7/29
|
NBCS
|
6:00am-12:00pm
|
0.9
|
1,289
|
