Fox earned a 4.0 overnight rating yesterday for its coverage of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Aaron 499 at Talladega Superspeedway, which saw Denny Hamlin win on a final-lap caution. That figure is down 9% from a 4.4 rating for David Ragan's win there last year. Fox also averaged a 1.0 rating Saturday for its inaugural telecast of Sprint Cup qualifying, which ran from 1:00-2:15pm ET against Game 2 of Bruins-Canadiens on NBC. Meanwhile, ESPN garnered a 1.5 overnight for Elliott Sadler's win Saturday in the Nationwide Series Aaron's 312 at Talladega.
GOING BACK TO THE WELLS: CBS averaged a 2.2 overnight for J.B. Holmes' one-shot win in the final round of yesterday's PGA Tour Wells Fargo Championship, flat compared to last year's telecast, which saw Derek Ernst defeat David Lynn in a playoff. Phil Mickelson finished a shot behind Ernst in '13 and fell out of contention yesterday with a 76, while Tiger Woods did not compete in either year.
The chart below lists overnight ratings from weekend sports telecasts on broadcast TV.
| TELECAST |
DATE
|
NET
|
TIME (ET)
|
RATING
|
| ASP Surfing: Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach |
5/3
|
ABC
|
2:00-3:00pm
|
0.6
|
| NFL: "2014 Draft Academy" |
5/3
|
ABC
|
3:00-4:00pm
|
0.6
|
| "ESPN Sports Saturday" |
5/3
|
ABC
|
4:00-6:00pm
|
0.6
|
| PGA of America: "Beyond the Green: Building Future Leaders" |
5/3
|
CBS
|
2:00-2:30pm
|
0.4
|
| PGA of America: "Beyond The Green: Transforming Lives Through Golf" |
5/3
|
CBS
|
2:30-3:00pm
|
0.4
|
| PGA Tour: Wells Fargo Championship: Third Round |
5/3
|
CBS
|
3:00-6:00pm
|
1.4
|
| NASCAR Sprint Cup Series: qualifying (Talladega) |
5/3
|
Fox
|
1:00-2:30pm
|
1.0
|
| NHL Eastern Conference Semifinals: Canadiens-Bruins: Game 2 |
5/3
|
NBC
|
12:30-3:30pm
|
1.4
|
| Kentucky Derby (pre-race) |
5/3
|
NBC
|
3:30-4:00pm
|
1.3
|
| Kentucky Derby (pre-race) |
5/3
|
NBC
|
4:00-4:30pm
|
3.0
|
| Kentucky Derby (pre-race) |
5/3
|
NBC
|
4:30-5:00pm
|
4.0
|
| Kentucky Derby (pre-race) |
5/3
|
NBC
|
5:00-6:00pm
|
5.9
|
| Kentucky Derby (race segment) |
5/3
|
NBC
|
6:00-6:45pm
|
10.1
|
| NBA Eastern Conference First Round: Raptors-Nets: Game 7 |
5/4
|
ABC
|
1:00-4:00pm
|
3.9
|
| NBA Western Conference First Round: Spurs-Mavericks: Game 7 |
5/4
|
ABC
|
4:00-6:30pm
|
4.9
|
| 14 Supercross Year In Review |
5/4
|
CBS
|
12:00-1:00pm
|
0.6
|
| PBR: Built Ford Tough Rumble in the Rockies |
5/4
|
CBS
|
1:00-2:00pm
|
0.5
|
| "PGA Tour 2014: Imprints" |
5/4
|
CBS
|
2:00-3:00pm
|
0.5
|
| PGA Tour: Wells Fargo Championship: Final Round |
5/4
|
CBS
|
3:00-6:30pm
|
2.2
|
| NASCAR Sprint Cup Series: Aaron's 499 (Talladega) |
5/4
|
Fox
|
1:15-4:45pm
|
4.0
|
| Rolex Equestrian Championships |
5/4
|
NBC
|
2:00-3:00pm
|
0.5
|
| NHL Western Conference Semifinals: Wild-Blackhawks: Game 2 |
5/4
|
NBC
|
3:00-6:00pm
|
1.8
|
