Overnight Ratings: ESPN Down Slightly For Galaxy's Second Straight MLS Cup Win

ESPN earned a 0.7 overnight Nielsen rating for the Galaxy-Dynamo MLS Cup on Saturday afternoon from 4:30-7:15pm ET. The game had head-to-head competition from CBS’ SEC Championship (10.0), regional college football on ABC (1.0) and the third round of golf’s World Challenge on NBC (1.1). The 0.7 overnight is down slightly from a 0.8 overnight last year, when the game aired on a Sunday night opposite “SNF” on NBC. Meanwhile, NBC earned a 1.0 overnight for the final round of the World Challenge, which saw Graeme McDowell win the event. Last year’s final round drew a 2.6 overnight for Tiger Woods’ victory. Woods finished tied for fourth this year.

The chart below lists overnight Nielsen ratings from weekend sports telecasts on broadcast TV.

TELECAST	DATE	NET	TIME (ET)	RAT.
Pac-12 Championship: Stanford-UCLA	11/30	Fox	8:15-11:45pm	3.3
NCAA Football: (regional)	12/1	ABC	3:30-7:00pm	1.0
NCAA Football: Texas-Kansas State	12/1	ABC	8:00-11:30pm	3.3
NCAA Basketball: Baylor-Kentucky	12/1	CBS	12:30-3:00pm	1.1
College Football Championship Preview"	12/1	CBS	3:00-3:30pm	1.4
"College Football Today"	12/1	CBS	3:30-4:00pm	2.7
SEC Championship: Alabama-Georgia	12/1	CBS	4:00-8:00pm	10.0
Golf: World Challenge: Third Round	12/1	NBC	3:00-6:00pm	1.1
Big 10 Championship: Nebraska-Wisconsin	12/2	Fox	8:15pm-12:00am	2.5
"The NFL Today"	12/2	CBS	12:00-1:00pm	2.8
"NFL on CBS": (single)	12/2	CBS	1:00-4:15pm	10.2
"NFL on CBS": Steelers-Ravens (93%)	12/2	CBS	4:15-7:30pm	15.3
"Fox NFL Sunday"	12/2	Fox	12:00-1:00pm	3.5
"NFL on Fox": (single)	12/2	Fox	1:00-4:05pm	13.5
Skiing: Birds of Prey	12/2	NBC	1:00-2:00pm	0.4
Swimming: Winter National Championships	12/2	NBC	2:00-3:00pm	0.4
Golf: World Challenge: Final Round	12/2	NBC	3:00-6:00pm	1.0
"Football Night in America"	12/2	NBC	7:30-8:15pm	5.4
"Sunday Night Football": Eagles-Cowboys	12/2	NBC	8:30-11:30pm	13.5