Both the College World Series and FIFA Confederations Cup began over the weekend on ESPN, and the top-rated game from both events tied with a 0.6 overnight rating. Saturday night’s Indiana-Louisville game on ESPN earned a 0.6, while the net earned the same figure for both the Italy-Mexico and Spain-Uruguay matches on Sunday. Fox’ MLB regional coverage on Saturday night earned a 1.9 overnight, down from a 2.3 rating during the same weekend last year. Saturday’s coverage, which featured Yankees-Angels in 66% of markets, also had to compete with Game 2 of the Bruins-Blackhawks NHL Stanley Cup Final on NBC Sports Network.
Listed below are overnight Nielsen ratings for weekend sports telecasts on broadcast TV.
| TELECAST |
DATE
|
NET
|
TIME (ET)
|
RAT.
|
| NASCAR Nationwide Series: Alliance Truck Parts 250 |
6/15
|
ABC
|
2:15-4:30pm
|
1.2
|
| "ESPN Sports Saturday" |
6/15
|
ABC
|
4:30-6:00pm
|
0.6
|
| MLB: (regional) |
6/15
|
Fox
|
7:15-10:30pm
|
1.9
|
| U.S. Open: Third Round |
6/15
|
NBC
|
12:00-7:30pm
|
4.4
|
| NBA Finals: Heat-Spurs: Game 5 |
6/16
|
ABC
|
8:00-11:00pm
|
11.4
|
| U.S. Open: Final Round |
6/16
|
NBC
|
12:00-7:30pm
|
6.1
|
