ABC and TNT each aired an NBA First Round Game 7 yesterday, and overnight ratings for both games were below what TNT drew last year on a Saturday night for the lone first-round Game 7. ABC yesterday in the early afternoon window aired the Heat’s 106-73 blowout of the Hornets, drawing a 3.1 overnight, while TNT last night in primetime drew a 2.8 overnight for the Raptors’ clinching win over the Pacers. Last season, TNT drew a 3.4 overnight for Spurs-Clippers Game 7, which was the lone series to go to seven games in the first round. Meanwhile, ABC yesterday in the late afternoon window drew a 5.0 overnight for Game 1 of the Trail Blazers-Warriors Conference Semifinal series, up from a 3.8 for the opener of Warriors-Grizzlies last year.
NOTES: Fox drew a 3.8 overnight for the NASCAR Sprint Cup race from Talladega, flat compared to track’s spring race last year....The first Yankees-Red Sox “Sunday Night Baseball” telecast of the season drew a 1.8 overnight last night, flat compared to the same matchup on the same weekend last season. ESPN will have the same matchup for “SNB” this coming Sunday....NBCSN yesterday posted a 0.8 overnight for Leicester City-Manchester United, marking the cable net’s best figure yet for an EPL match....NBC on Saturday night drew a 1.7 overnight for Penguins-Capitals Eastern Conference Semifinals Game 2. There was no comparable NHL game on NBC in primetime last year. For comparison, Fox on Saturday night drew a 1.2 for Premier Boxing Champions.
The chart below lists overnight ratings from weekend sports telecasts on broadcast TV.
| TELECAST |
DATE
|
NET
|
TIME (ET)
|
RATING
|
| "World of X Games: Remembering Mirra" |
4/30
|
ABC
|
2:00-2:30pm
|
0.6
|
| "World of X Games: Creating a Monster" |
4/30
|
ABC
|
2:30-3:00pm
|
0.5
|
| "30 for 30": "Fantastic Lies" |
4/30
|
ABC
|
3:00-5:00pm
|
0.7
|
| PGA Tour: Zurich Classic: Second Round* |
4/30
|
CBS
|
3:00-6:00pm
|
0.8
|
| NASCAR Sprint Cup qualifying (Talladega) |
4/30
|
Fox
|
1:00-2:30pm
|
1.0
|
| "NASACR Xfinity Series Prerace" |
4/30
|
Fox
|
2:30-3:15pm
|
1.1
|
NASCAR Xfinity Series:
Sparks Energy 300 (Talladega) |
4/30
|
Fox
|
3:15-6:00pm
|
1.7
|
Premier Boxing Champions:
Victor Ortiz-Andre Berto |
4/30
|
Fox
|
8:00-10:15pm
|
1.2
|
| EPL: Arsenal-Norwich City |
4/30
|
NBC
|
12:30-2:30pm
|
0.7
|
NHL Eastern Conference Semifinals:
Islanders-Lightning: Game 2 |
4/30
|
NBC
|
3:00-6:00pm
|
1.0
|
NHL Eastern Conference Semifinals:
Penguins-Capitals: Game 2 |
4/30
|
NBC
|
8:00-11:00pm
|
1.7
|
| "NBA Countdown" |
5/1
|
ABC
|
12:30-1:00pm
|
1.3
|
NBA Eastern Conference First Round:
Heat-Hornets: Game 7 |
5/1
|
ABC
|
1:00-3:30pm
|
3.1
|
NBA Western Conference Semifinals:
Trail Blazers-Warriors: Game 1 |
5/1
|
ABC
|
3:30-6:15pm
|
5.0
|
| PGA Tour: Zurich Classic: Third Round* |
5/1
|
CBS
|
3:00-6:00pm
|
0.8
|
| "Fox NASCAR Sunday" |
5/1
|
Fox
|
12:30-1:15pm
|
1.6
|
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series:
Geico 500 (Talladega) |
5/1
|
Fox
|
1:15-4:45pm
|
3.8
|
| Red Bull Series: Volcom Pipe Pro (taped) |
5/1
|
NBC
|
1:00-3:00pm
|
0.5
|
NHL Western Conference Semifinals:
Blues-Stars: Game 2 |
5/1
|
NBC
|
3:00-6:00pm
|
1.3
|
| |
|
|
|
|
NOTE: * = Rain forced to event to 54 holes, finish on Monday.
