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Overnight Ratings: UEFA Champions League Final Up; IndyCar Down In Detroit On ABC

Fox on Saturday afternoon drew a 1.4 overnight rating for Real Madrid’s 4-1 win over Juventus in the final of the UEFA Champions League, up from a 1.2 rating for Real Madrid-Atletico Madrid last year. The 1.4 is down from a 1.8 overnight in ’15 for FC Barcelona-Juventus. Real Madrid-Atletico Madrid drew a 1.2 overnight in ’14.

DOUBLE TROUBLE: The IndyCar race in Detroit saw a decline on ABC this year. The first race of the Chevy Detroit Grand Prix on Saturday afternoon drew a 0.7 rating, down from a 0.8 last year. On Sunday afternoon, ABC drew a 0.8 overnight for the second race from Belle Isle Park, down from a 1.0 last year.

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


TELECAST
DATE
NET
TIME (ET)
RATING
"World of X Games: Street League Skateboarding"
6/3
ABC
2:30-3:30pm
0.4
Verizon IndyCar Series: Detroit Grand Prix: Race 1
6/3
ABC
3:30-6:00pm
0.7
Pro Football Arm Wrestling Championship (taped)
6/3
CBS
2:00-3:00pm
0.4
PGA Tour: The Memorial: Third Round
6/3
CBS
3:00-6:00pm
1.6
UEFA Champions League final: Real Madrid-Juventus
6/3
Fox
2:30-5:00pm
1.4
"FIFA Confederatons Cup Preview"
6/3
Fox
5:15-6:15pm
0.5
MLB: (regional)
6/3
Fox
7:00-10:15pm
1.6
French Open: Third Round
6/3
NBC
12:00-3:00pm
0.7
Penn Mutual Collegiate Rugby Championship
6/3
NBC
3:00-5:00pm
0.3
Red Bull Global Rallycross (taped)
6/3
NBC
5:00-6:00pm
0.4
Verizon IndyCar Series: Detroit Grand Prix: Race 2
6/4
ABC
3:30-6:00pm
0.8
NBA Finals: Cavaliers-Warriors: Game 2
6/4
ABC
8:00-10:45pm
12.7
"PGA Tour Special: Moments at The Memorial"
6/4
CBS
1:30-2:30pm
0.5
PGA Tour: The Memorial: Final Round*
6/4
CBS
2:30-3:15pm;
5:30-7:00pm
2.9
French Open: Fourth Round
6/4
NBC
12:00-3:00pm
1.1
Penn Mutual Collegiate Rugby Championship
6/4
NBC
3:00-5:00pm
0.5
Red Bull Global Rallycross (taped)
6/4
NBC
5:00-6:00pm
0.4

NOTES: * = Rain delay from 3:15-5:30pm, and then again at 6:48pm. Coverage resumed at 8:05pm on Golf Channel for the last few holes.

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