The overnight rating for the U.S. Olympic Swim Trials on Friday night led all sports telecasts from over the July 4 weekend. NBC on Friday from 8:00-9:00pm ET drew a 3.3 overnight for swimming coverage, which included Michael Phelps holding off Ryan Lochte to win the 200-meter individual medley. NBC also drew a 3.2 overnight for the first night of coverage at the U.S. Olympic Track & Field Trials on Friday.
BIG HITTERS: CBS drew a 2.1 overnight for the final round of the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational on Sunday, which saw Dustin Johnson win by one stroke over Scott Piercy. That figure is down from a 2.7 overnight last year in early August, when Shane Lowry held off Bubba Watson by two strokes.
The chart below lists overnight ratings from weekend sports telecasts on broadcast TV.
| TELECAST |
DATE
|
NET
|
TIME (ET)
|
RATING
|
| U.S. Olympic Swim Trials |
7/1
|
NBC
|
8:00-9:00pm
|
3.3
|
| U.S. Olympic Track & Field Trials |
7/1
|
NBC
|
9:00-10:00pm
|
3.2
|
| "World of X Games: WSL Surfing" |
7/2
|
ABC
|
3:00-4:00pm
|
0.4
|
| "E:60 Pictures: Perfect" |
7/2
|
ABC
|
4:00-5:00pm
|
0.4
|
| WGC-Bridgestone Invitational: Third Round |
7/2
|
CBS
|
2:00-6:00pm
|
1.4
|
| MLB: (regional) |
7/2
|
Fox
|
7:15-11:00pm
|
1.6
|
| U.S. Olympic Track & Field Trials |
7/2
|
NBC
|
2:00-5:00pm
|
1.3
|
| Red Bull Global Rallycross (taped) |
7/2
|
NBC
|
5:00-6:00pm
|
0.8
|
| "NASCAR Countdown to Green" |
7/2
|
NBC
|
7:00-8:15pm
|
2.1
|
| NASCAR Sprint Cup Series: Coke Zero 400 (Daytona) |
7/2
|
NBC
|
8:15-11:00pm
|
3.2
|
| Wimbledon highlights |
7/3
|
ABC
|
3:00-6:00pm
|
0.7
|
| "PGA Tour: Playing With A Purpose" |
7/3
|
CBS
|
1:00-2:00pm
|
0.6
|
| WGC-Bridgestone Invitational: Final Round |
7/3
|
CBS
|
2:00-6:00pm
|
2.1
|
| FIVB World Volleyball League: U.S.-Russia |
7/3
|
NBC
|
1:30-3:30pm
|
0.5
|
| Tour de France: Stage 2 (taped) |
7/3
|
NBC
|
3:30-5:00pm
|
0.5
|
| Red Bull Global Rallycross (taped) |
7/3
|
NBC
|
5:00-6:00pm
|
0.4
|
| U.S. Olympic Track & Field Trials |
7/3
|
NBC
|
7:00-9:00pm
|
2.7
|
