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Overnight Ratings: Pro Bowl Draws Lowest Figure In At Least A Decade On ESPN

ESPN last night drew a 4.6 overnight rating for the Pro Bowl, marking the lowest for the game in at least a decade. Last night's game had competition from the Screen Actors Guild Awards. The 4.6 rating for last night's AFC-NFC matchup is down 8% from a 5.0 for the game last year. The game in '15 drew a 5.6 overnight on ESPN.

The chart below lists overnight ratings from weekend sports telecasts on broadcast TV.

TELECAST
DATE
NET
TIME (ET)
RATING
X Games Aspen
1/28
ABC
1:00-6:00pm
0.8
"NBA Countdown"
1/28
ABC
8:00-8:30pm
1.5
NBA Clippers-Warriors
1/28
ABC
8:30-11:00pm
2.4
"Inside College Basketball"
1/28
CBS
12:30-1:00pm
0.6
College basketball: North Carolina-Miami
1/28
CBS
1:00-3:00pm
1.2
PGA Tour: Farmers Insurance Open: Third Round
1/28
CBS
3:00-6:00pm
1.5
IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship: Rolex 24 at Daytona
1/28
Fox
2:00-5:00pm
0.5
"UFC on Fox 23": Shevchenko-Peña
1/28
Fox
8:00-10:00pm
1.5
USSA Toyota U.S. Grand Prix: Team Snowboardcross (taped)
1/28
NBC
1:00-2:30pm
0.6
U.S. Figure Skating Championship Gala (taped)
1/28
NBC
2:30-4:30pm
0.8
Horse Racing: Pegasus World Cup Invitational (Gulfstream)
1/28
NBC
4:30-6:00pm
1.2
"NBA Countdown"
1/29
ABC
3:00-3:30pm
1.0
NBA: Thunder-Cavaliers
1/29
ABC
3:30-6:00pm
2.5
PBR: Frontier Communications Sacramento Clash
1/29
CBS
12:00-1:00pm
1.0
College basketball: Michigan-Michigan State
1/29
CBS
1:00-3:00pm
1.2
PGA Tour: Farmers Insurance Open: Final Round
1/29
CBS
3:00-6:00pm
2.1
College basketball: Virginia-Villanova
1/29
Fox
1:00-3:30pm
1.1
College basketball: Washington-Arizona
1/29
Fox
3:30-6:00pm
0.6
NHL All-Star Game
1/29
NBC
3:30-7:00pm
1.6

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