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
|
