FS1's broadcast of the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race on Saturday averaged 3.5 million viewers from 8:40-11:21pm ET. In previous years, Speed carried the All-Star Race and the Sprint Showdown on the same night; this year FS1 split the two, carrying the All-Star Race on Saturday and the Sprint Showdown on Friday. In past years, Speed produced the All-Star Race and Showdown as one 4-hour program. The All Star Race is the second most-watched telecast in FS1's 9-month history.
STRENGTH IN NUMBERS: The 25 second-round Stanley Cup Playoff games that aired on NBCSN and CNBC averaged 1.5 million viewers, the most-watched second round on cable on record, which dates back to ’94. That number is up 2% from last year’s second round, which averaged 1.4 million viewers over 21 games. NBCSN this year delivered four of its top six most-watched second-round games ever. Through the first two rounds, the playoffs rank as the most-watched all-time on cable.
The charts below list final ratings from recent sports telecasts.
| TELECAST |
DATE
|
NET
|
TIME (ET)
|
RATING
|
VIEWERS
(000)
|
| Preakness Stakes: Race segment |
5/17
|
NBC
|
5:45-6:45pm
|
6.0
|
9,634
|
| NBA Eastern Conference Finals: Heat-Pacers: Game 1 |
5/18
|
ABC
|
3:26-6:11pm
|
4.9
|
7,815
|
| Preakness Stakes: Prerace |
5/17
|
NBC
|
5:00-5:45pm
|
3.3
|
4,864
|
| Preakness Stakes: Prerace |
5/17
|
NBC
|
4:30-5:00pm
|
2.1
|
3,021
|
| Liga MX: Pachuca-Leon |
5/18
|
UniMas
|
8:52-11:43pm
|
1.2
|
2,475
|
| "NBA Countdown" |
5/18
|
ABC
|
3:00-3:26pm
|
1.7
|
2,467
|
| NHL Western Conference Finals: Kings-Blackhawks: Game 1 |
5/18
|
NBC
|
3:00-6:00pm
|
1.4
|
2,191
|
| PGA Tour: Byron Nelson Championship: Final Round |
5/18
|
CBS
|
3:00-6:15pm
|
1.5
|
2,189
|
| Liga MX: Pachuca-Leon |
5/15
|
Telemundo
|
8:00-11:05pm
|
0.9
|
1,726
|
| PGA Tour: Byron Nelson Championship: Third Round |
5/17
|
CBS
|
3:00-6:00pm
|
1.1
|
1,541
|
| Preakness Stakes: Prerace |
5/17
|
NBC
|
3:45-4:30pm
|
1.1
|
1,510
|
| Indianapolis 500 qualifying |
5/18
|
ABC
|
1:00-3:00pm
|
1.0
|
1,480
|
| NHL Eastern Conference Finals: Rangers-Canadiens: Game 1 |
5/17
|
NBC
|
1:00-3:45pm
|
0.9
|
1,426
|
| Indianapolis 500 qualifying |
5/17
|
ABC
|
4:00-6:00pm
|
0.7
|
1,053
|
| FA Cup Final: Arsenal-Hull City |
5/17
|
Fox
|
12:00-2:30pm
|
0.6
|
880
|
| "World of X Games" |
5/17
|
ABC
|
1:00-2:00pm
|
0.6
|
871
|
| "NFL Draft Academy" |
5/17
|
ABC
|
3:00-4:00pm
|
0.5
|
713
|
| "Inside U.S. Soccer" |
5/17
|
ABC
|
2:00-3:00pm
|
0.5
|
698
|
| Cycling: Tour of California: Final Stage |
5/18
|
NBC
|
1:00-3:00pm
|
0.4
|
609
|
| TELECAST |
DATE
|
NET
|
TIME (ET)
|
RATING
|
VIEWERS
(000)
|
NBA Western Conference Semifinals:
Thunder-Clippers: Game 6 |
5/15
|
ESPN
|
10:44pm-1:27am
|
4.1
|
6,401
|
NBA Western Conference Semifinals:
Thunder-Clippers: Game 5 |
5/13
|
TNT
|
9:40pm-12:36am
|
3.9
|
6,261
|
| NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals: Heat-Nets: Game 4 |
5/12
|
TNT
|
8:00-10:47pm
|
3.7
|
5,540
|
| NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals: Pacers-Wizards: Game 6 |
5/15
|
ESPN
|
8:05-10:44pm
|
3.5
|
5,314
|
NBA Western Conference Semifinals:
Spurs-Trail Blazers: Game 5 |
5/14
|
TNT
|
9:44pm-12:15am
|
3.3
|
5,048
|
| NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals: Heat-Nets: Game 5 |
5/14
|
TNT
|
7:00-9:44pm
|
3.3
|
4,856
|
NBA Western Conference Semifinals:
Spurs-Trail Blazers: Game 4 |
5/12
|
TNT
|
10:47pm-1:19am
|
2.9
|
4,327
|
| NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals: Pacers-Wizards: Game 5 |
5/13
|
TNT
|
7:00-9:40pm
|
2.3
|
3,501
|
| NASCAR Sprint Cup All-Star Race |
5/17
|
FS1
|
8:40-11:21pm
|
2.2
|
3,482
|
| "Inside the NBA Playoffs" |
5/13
|
TNT
|
12:36-1:34am
|
1.9
|
2,869
|
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