NBC drew a 6.9 overnight rating for Vikings-Steelers in last night's Pro Football HOF game, marking the best figure for an NFL preseason game since Panthers-Jets drew a 7.5 overnight on August 26, 2012. Vikings-Steelers is up 19% from a 5.8 for the Giants-Bills HOF game last year and gave NBC a win for the night in primetime. Minneapolis-St. Paul led all markets with a 22.6 local rating, while Pittsburgh ranked second with a 19.6. Rounding out the top five were New Orleans (11.4), Tulsa (10.4) and Albuquerque-Santa Fe (10.2). Meanwhile, ESPN drew a 0.6 overnight for the HOF Enshrinement Ceremony. That figure is flat compared to ESPN2's coverage last year.
TIRE KINGDOM: CBS drew a 2.7 overnight for the final round of the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational, which saw Shane Lowry win by two strokes over Bubba Watson. That figure is down from a 3.1 last year, when Rory McIlroy held off Sergio Garcia and down from a 3.9 in '13, when Tiger Woods won by seven strokes.
The chart below lists overnight ratings for weekend sports telecasts on broadcast TV.
| TELECAST |
DATE
|
NET
|
TIME (ET)
|
RATING
|
| "World of X Games: Mastercraft Throwdown" |
8/8
|
ABC
|
2:30-4:00pm
|
0.5
|
| Special Olympics encore |
8/8
|
ABC
|
4:00-5:00pm
|
0.7
|
| "SportsCenter My Wish Special" |
8/8
|
ABC
|
5:00-6:00pm
|
0.9
|
| "PGA Tour 2015 Special: Playing With a Purpose" |
8/8
|
CBS
|
1:00-2:00pm
|
0.5
|
| WGC-Bridgestone Invitational: Third Round |
8/8
|
CBS
|
2:00-6:00pm
|
1.9
|
| EPL: Chelsea-Swansea City |
8/8
|
NBC
|
12:30-2:30pm
|
0.9
|
| FINA World Swimming Championships |
8/8
|
NBC
|
3:00-4:00pm
|
0.5
|
| Lucas Oil Motocross |
8/8
|
NBC
|
4:00-5:00pm
|
0.5
|
| Horse Racing: Test Stakes & Whitney |
8/8
|
NBC
|
5:00-6:00pm
|
0.7
|
| "PGA Championship Preview: This is Major" |
8/9
|
CBS
|
1:00-2:00pm
|
0.6
|
| WGC-Bridgestone Invitational: Final Round |
8/9
|
CBS
|
2:00-6:00pm
|
2.7
|
| "USA Swimming's Race for Gold" |
8/9
|
NBC
|
1:30-2:30pm
|
0.6
|
| FINA World Swimming Championships |
8/9
|
NBC
|
2:30-4:30pm
|
0.8
|
| AVP Kingston Seattle Open |
8/9
|
NBC
|
4:30-6:00pm
|
0.7
|
| NFL Preseason: Steelers-Vikings (HOF Game) |
8/9
|
NBC
|
8:15-11:00pm
|
6.9
|
