NCAA men's basketball conference tournament telecasts and the tournament Selection Show dominated the airwaves this past weekend. Coming in right behind the 3.7 overnight rating for the Selection Show was a 3.6 for Fox' NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race from Phoenix. However, the 3.6 overnight is down from a 3.8 rating last year. After four Sprint Cup races, Fox has now seen year-over-year declines for each telecast. Meanwhile, the Verizon IndyCar Series began in St. Petersburg, with ABC drawing a 1.1 overnight for the race. That figure is up from 0.8 overnight for the St. Pete opener last year, and up from a 0.6 rating in '14.
The chart below lists overnight ratings from weekend sports telecasts on broadcast TV.
| TELECAST |
DATE
|
NET
|
TIME (ET)
|
RATING
|
| "World of X Games: Real Snow 2016" |
3/12
|
ABC
|
3:00-4:00pm
|
0.4
|
| "30 For 30": "The Prince of Pennsylvania" |
3/12
|
ABC
|
4:00-5:00pm
|
0.6
|
| "NBA Countdown" |
3/12
|
ABC
|
8:00-8:30pm
|
1.4
|
| NBA: Thunder-Spurs |
3/12
|
ABC
|
8:30-11:00pm
|
2.0
|
| Big Ten semifinal: Michigan State-Maryland |
3/12
|
CBS
|
1:00-3:15pm
|
1.5
|
| Big Ten semifinal: Purdue-Michigan |
3/12
|
CBS
|
3:30-6:00pm
|
1.9
|
Mountain West Championship:
Fresno State-San Diego State |
3/12
|
CBS
|
6:00-8:00pm
|
1.1
|
NASCAR Xfinity Series:
Axalta Faster. Tougher. Brighter 200 (Phoenix) |
3/12
|
Fox
|
2:45-4:45pm
|
1.2
|
| Big East Championship: Seton Hall-Villanova |
3/12
|
Fox
|
5:30-7:45pm
|
1.0
|
| EPL: Tottenham Hotspur-Arsenal (re-air) |
3/12
|
NBC
|
12:30-2:30pm
|
0.5
|
| PGA Tour: Valspar Championship: Third Round |
3/12
|
NBC
|
2:30-6:00pm
|
1.4
|
Verizon IndyCar Series:
Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg |
3/13
|
ABC
|
12:30-3:15pm
|
1.1
|
| NBA: Cavaliers-Clippers |
3/13
|
ABC
|
3:30-6:00pm
|
2.1
|
| A-10 Championship: St. Joseph's-VCU |
3/13
|
CBS
|
12:30-2:45pm
|
1.1
|
| Big Ten Championship: Michigan State-Purdue |
3/13
|
CBS
|
3:00-5:15pm
|
2.4
|
| NCAA Tournament Selection Show |
3/13
|
CBS
|
5:30-7:30pm
|
3.7
|
| "Fox NASCAR Sunday" |
3/13
|
Fox
|
3:00-3:45pm
|
2.0
|
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series:
Good Sam 500 (Phoenix) |
3/13
|
Fox
|
3:45-6:45pm
|
3.6
|
| "NHL Live" |
3/13
|
NBC
|
12:00-12:30pm
|
0.6
|
| NHL: Penguins-Rangers |
3/13
|
NBC
|
12:30-3:00pm
|
0.9
|
| PGA Tour: Valspar Championship: Final Round |
3/13
|
NBC
|
3:00-6:30pm
|
2.3
|
