Fox drew a 1.8 overnight rating on Saturday afternoon for La Liga club FC Barcelona's win over Series A club Juventus in the UEFA Champions League finale, marking the net's best figure for the event. The 1.8 overnight also is up 38% from a 1.3 rating for a matchup of La Liga clubs last year -- Real Madrid's win over Atletico.
FRENCH CLASS: NBC drew a 1.9 overnight for Stan Wawrinka's win over Novak Djokovic in the French Open men's final yesterday, down from a 2.1 for Rafael Nadal's win over Djokovic last year. NBC also drew a 1.9 overnight for Serena Williams' win over Lucie Safarova on Saturday, up from a 1.5 overnight for Maria Sharapova's win over Simona Halep last year.
AUSTIN POWERS: The X Games yesterday drew a 0.7 overnight on ABC, down from a 0.8 for the comparable four-hour Sunday telecast last year. Saturday's telecast on ABC drew a 0.6, down from a 0.7 last year.
The chart below lists overnight ratings from weekend sports telecasts on broadcast TV.
| TELECAST |
DATE
|
NET
|
TIME (ET)
|
RATING
|
| X Games |
6/6
|
ABC
|
2:00-6:15pm
|
0.6
|
| PGA Tour: The Memorial: Third Round |
6/6
|
CBS
|
3:00-6:00pm
|
1.5
|
| UEFA Champions League Final: FC Barcelona-Juventus |
6/6
|
Fox
|
2:45-4:45pm
|
1.8
|
| MLB: (regional) |
6/6
|
Fox
|
7:15-10:15pm
|
1.8
|
| French Open: Women's Final: S. Williams-Safarova |
6/6
|
NBC
|
9:00am-1:00pm
|
1.9
|
| Lucas Oil Motocross: Tennessee |
6/6
|
NBC
|
2:00-3:00pm
|
0.5
|
| "Premier Boxing Champions" |
6/6
|
NBC
|
3:00-4:30pm
|
1.0
|
| Belmont Stakes (pre-race) |
6/6
|
NBC
|
4:30-5:00pm
|
3.2
|
| Belmont Stakes (pre-race) |
6/6
|
NBC
|
5:00-6:15pm
|
6.4
|
| Belmont Stakes (race telecast) |
6/6
|
NBC
|
6:15-7:15pm
|
12.3
|
| NHL Stanley Cup Final: Blackhawks-Lightning: Game 2 |
6/6
|
NBC
|
7:15-10:15pm
|
4.8
|
| X Games |
6/7
|
ABC
|
2:00-6:15pm
|
0.7
|
| "NBA Countdown" |
6/7
|
ABC
|
7:30-8:00pm
|
3.5
|
| NBA Finals: Cavaliers-Warriors: Game 2 |
6/7
|
ABC
|
8:00-11:30pm
|
12.9
|
| "PGA Tour 2015: Coming Home" |
6/7
|
CBS
|
1:30-2:30pm
|
0.6
|
| PGA Tour: The Memorial: Final Round |
6/7
|
CBS
|
2:30-7:00pm
|
2.7
|
| FIFA Women's World Cup: Norway-Thailand |
6/7
|
Fox
|
12:45-3:00pm
|
0.8
|
| FIFA Women's World Cup: Germany-Ivory Coast |
6/7
|
Fox
|
3:45-6:00pm
|
1.0
|
| French Open: Men's Final: Wawrinka d. Djokovic |
6/7
|
NBC
|
9:00am-1:45pm
|
1.9
|
| F1: Grand Prix of Canada |
6/7
|
NBC
|
2:00-3:45pm
|
1.0
|
| Red Bull Series: Volcom Pipe Pro |
6/7
|
NBC
|
4:30-6:00pm
|
0.5
|
| |
|
|
|
|
CORRECTION: Friday’s issue of THE DAILY should have listed ABC’s audience for five IndyCar races this season as up 1%. THE DAILY regrets the error.
