NBC yesterday drew a 1.5 overnight rating for the final round of the PGA Tour Arnold Palmer Invitational, which saw Marc Leishman win the event by one stroke over Kevin Kisner and Charley Hoffman. That figure is down 29% from a 2.1 overnight for NBC's coverage of the final round last year, which saw Jason Day win the event by one shot over Kevin Chappell. Saturday's third round on NBC earned a 1.2 overnight rating, down slightly from a 1.4 last year.
The chart below lists overnight ratings from weekend sports telecasts on broadcast TV.
| TELECAST |
DATE
|
NET
|
TIME (ET)
|
RATING
|
NCAA Tournament: First Round:
Michigan-Oklahoma State |
3/17
|
CBS
|
12:00-2:30pm
|
2.6
|
NCAA Tournament: First Round:
Louisville-Jacksonville State |
3/17
|
CBS
|
3:00-5:15pm
|
2.1
|
NCAA Tournament: First Round:
Wichita State-Dayton |
3/17
|
CBS
|
7:00-9:45pm
|
3.1
|
NCAA Tournament: First Round:
Kentucky-Northern Kentucky |
3/17
|
CBS
|
10:15pm-12:15am
|
2.5
|
Special Olympics World Games Austria:
Opening Ceremony (taped) |
3/18
|
ABC
|
2:00-5:00pm
|
0.6
|
| NBA: Cavaliers-Clippers |
3/18
|
ABC
|
8:30-11:00pm
|
1.1
|
NCAA Tournament: Second Round:
West Virginia-Notre Dame |
3/18
|
CBS
|
12:00-2:30pm
|
3.0
|
NCAA Tournament: Second Round:
Wisconsin-Villanova |
3/18
|
CBS
|
2:45-5:15pm
|
6.0
|
NCAA Tournament: Second Round:
Gonzaga-Northwestern |
3/18
|
CBS
|
5:15-7:45pm
|
5.6
|
NCAA Tournament: Second Round:
Arizona-St. Mary's |
3/18
|
CBS
|
8:15-10:30pm
|
4.3
|
NASCAR Xfinity Series:
DC Solar 200 (Phoenix) |
3/18
|
Fox
|
4:15-6:30pm
|
1.1
|
| Monster Energy Supercross (Indianapolis) |
3/18
|
Fox
|
7:00-10:15pm
|
0.5
|
| USSA World Cup Finals: Women's Slalom |
3/18
|
NBC
|
12:30-2:00pm
|
0.5
|
| "Arnold Palmer Special" |
3/18
|
NBC
|
2:00-2:30pm
|
0.4
|
| PGA Tour: Arnold Palmer Invitational: Third Round |
3/18
|
NBC
|
2:30-6:00pm
|
1.2
|
| "World of X Games: Best of Norway 2017" |
3/19
|
ABC
|
3:00-5:00pm
|
0.5
|
NCAA Tournament: Second Round:
Michigan-Louisville |
3/19
|
CBS
|
12:00-2:30pm
|
4.7
|
NCAA Tournament: Second Round:
Kentucky-Wichita State |
3/19
|
CBS
|
2:45-5:00pm
|
6.7
|
NCAA Tournament: Second Round:
Kansas-Michigan State |
3/19
|
CBS
|
5:00-7:30pm
|
7.0
|
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series:
Camping World 500 (Phoenix) |
3/19
|
Fox
|
3:45-7:00pm
|
3.0
|
| EPL: Manchester City-Liverpool |
3/19
|
NBC
|
12:30-2:30pm
|
0.9
|
| PGA Tour: Arnold Palmer Invitational: Final Round |
3/19
|
NBC
|
2:30-6:00pm
|
1.5
|
