ABC yesterday drew a 2.8 overnight for Japan’s win over Lewisberry, PA., in the Little League World Series World Championship, down from a 3.5 last year for South Korea’s win over the Jackie Robinson West team from the Chicago area.
WIN OR PLACE: NBC on Saturday drew a 1.3 overnight for American Pharoah’s second-place finish in the Travers Stakes, marking the horse race’s best figure since ’04 and up 104% from last year. The net drew a 1.4 overnight on Aug. 2 for the Triple Crown-winner’s run to victory at the Haskell Invitational.
The chart below lists overnight ratings for weekend sports telecasts on broadcast TV. Figure on Saturday and Sunday exclude both the Seattle-Tacoma and Memphis markets due to inclement weather.
| TELECAST |
DATE
|
NET
|
TIME (ET)
|
RATING
|
| NFL preseason: Lions-Jaguars |
8/28
|
CBS
|
8:00-11:00pm
|
3.3
|
Little League World Series: Int'l Championship:
Japan-Mexico |
8/29
|
ABC
|
12:30-3:30pm
|
1.6
|
Little League World Series: U.S. Championship:
Lewisberry (PA)-Pearland (TX) |
8/29
|
ABC
|
3:30-6:00pm
|
2.5
|
| "College Football Preview Show" |
8/29
|
CBS
|
2:30-3:00pm
|
0.5
|
| PGA Tour: The Barclays: Third Round |
8/29
|
CBS
|
3:00-6:00pm
|
2.0
|
| NFL preseason: Seahawks-Chargers |
8/29
|
CBS
|
8:00-11:30pm
|
n/a
|
| EPL: Tottenham Hotspur-Everton |
8/29
|
NBC
|
12:30-2:30pm
|
0.7
|
| IAAF World Track & Field Championships |
8/29
|
NBC
|
2:30-4:00pm
|
0.9
|
| Horse Racing: Travers Stakes |
8/29
|
NBC
|
4:00-6:00pm
|
1.3
|
| "World of X Games: Being, Vol. 3" |
8/30
|
ABC
|
2:00-3:00pm
|
0.5
|
Little League World Series: World Championship:
Japan-Lewisbury (PA) |
8/30
|
ABC
|
3:00-6:15pm
|
2.8
|
| "World's Strongest Man" |
8/30
|
CBS
|
1:00-2:00pm
|
1.0
|
| PGA Tour: The Barclays: Final Round |
8/30
|
CBS
|
2:00-6:00pm
|
2.5
|
| NFL preseason: Texans-Saints |
8/30
|
Fox
|
4:00-7:00pm
|
4.1
|
| Dew Tour: Street Skate (L.A.) |
8/30
|
NBC
|
12:30-2:00pm
|
0.5
|
| IAAF World Track & Field Championships |
8/30
|
NBC
|
2:00-3:30pm
|
1.2
|
| "Global Rallycross: Mid-Season Recap" |
8/30
|
NBC
|
3:30-4:30pm
|
0.5
|
| AVP: Kingston Chicago Open |
8/30
|
NBC
|
4:30-6:00pm
|
0.5
|
| NFL preseason: Cardinals-Raiders |
8/30
|
NBC
|
8:00-11:00pm
|
5.0
|
