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Final Ratings: NASCAR, Hall Of Fame Game Top Olympics On Cable TV
Published August 10, 2012
The chart below lists final Nielsen ratings from recent sports telecasts. All rating listed are U.S. ratings (THE DAILY).
| TELECAST |
DATE
|
NET
|
TIME (ET)
|
RAT.
|
VIEWERS (000)
|
| London Olympics (primetime) |
8/5
|
NBC
|
7:30-11:29pm
|
17.5
|
31,262
|
| London Olympics (primetime) |
8/3
|
NBC
|
8:30-11:09pm
|
16.2
|
28,508
|
| London Olympics (primetime) |
8/4
|
NBC
|
8:30-11:15pm
|
15.9
|
27,964
|
| London Olympics (afternoon) |
8/4
|
NBC
|
12:00-6:00pm
|
8.2
|
12,600
|
| London Olympics (afternoon) |
8/5
|
NBC
|
12:00-6:00pm
|
7.6
|
11,800
|
| London Olympics (morning) |
8/4
|
NBC
|
10:00am-12:00pm
|
7.4
|
11,000
|
| London Olympics (morning) |
8/5
|
NBC
|
9:00am-12:00pm
|
5.7
|
8,600
|
| London Olympics (late night) |
8/5
|
NBC
|
12:33-1:22am
|
4.8
|
7,200
|
| London Olympics (early morning) |
8/4
|
NBC
|
9:00-10:00am
|
5.0
|
7,000
|
| London Olympics (early morning) |
8/5
|
NBC
|
6:00-9:00am
|
4.8
|
7,000
|
| London Olympics (late night) |
8/6
|
NBC
|
12:38-1:23am
|
4.2
|
5,900
|
| "UFC on Fox 4": Rua d. Vera |
8/4
|
Fox
|
8:00-10:22pm
|
1.4
|
2,436
|
| WGC: Bridgestone Invitational: Final Round |
8/5
|
CBS
|
2:00-6:00pm
|
1.3
|
n/a
|
| WGC: Bridgestone Invitational: Third Round |
8/4
|
CBS
|
2:00-6:00pm
|
0.9
|
n/a
|
| Izod IndyCar Series: Honda Indy 200 |
8/5
|
ABC
|
12:30-3:00pm
|
0.5
|
626
|
| "PGA Championship Preview" |
8/5
|
CBS
|
1:00-2:00pm
|
0.4
|
n/a
|
| American Le Mans Series: Mid-Ohio Sports Car Challenge |
8/4
|
ABC
|
2:00-4:00pm
|
0.3
|
n/a
|
| "ESPN Sports Saturday" |
8/4
|
ABC
|
4:00-6:00pm
|
0.3
|
n/a
|
| Golf special: "Arc of Triumph" |
8/4
|
CBS
|
1:00-2:00pm
|
0.2
|
n/a
|
| TELECAST |
DATE
|
NET
|
TIME (ET)
|
RAT.
|
VIEWERS (000)
|
| NASCAR Sprint Cup: Pennsylvania 500 |
8/5
|
ESPN
|
2:58-5:11pm
|
2.9
|
4,449
|
| NASCAR Sprint Cup: Pennsylvania 500 (rain delay) |
8/5
|
ESPN
|
1:03-2:58pm
|
1.6
|
2,395
|
| NFL Hall of Fame Game: Saints-Cardinals |
8/5
|
NFLN
|
8:00-11:22pm
|
1.2
|
1,971
|
| London Olympics |
7/31
|
NBCS
|
12:00-8:00pm
|
0.9
|
1,376
|
| London Olympics |
8/4
|
NBCS
|
12:00-8:00pm
|
0.8
|
1,218
|
| London Olympics |
8/4
|
NBCS
|
6:00am-12:00pm
|
0.8
|
1,202
|
| London Olympics |
8/5
|
NBCS
|
12:00-7:00pm
|
0.7
|
1,160
|
| London Olympics |
8/2
|
NBCS
|
12:00-8:00pm
|
0.7
|
1,085
|
| NASCAR Nationwide Series: U.S. Cellular 250 |
8/4
|
ESPN2
|
8:00-10:12pm
|
0.7
|
1,079
|
| London Olympics |
8/5
|
MSNBC
|
12:00-6:00pm
|
0.7
|
1,045
|
| London Olympics |
8/4
|
MSNBC
|
12:00-6:00pm
|
0.7
|
1,045
|
