The following lists overnight ratings from last weekend's network sporting events. All times are EDT. ABC's NCAA football games were: OSU-PSU; USC-ASU; OK-TX; and NCSU-GTU. The numbers were gathered from the networks.
| EVENT | DATE | NET | TIME | RAT/SHR |
| NCAA Football: (Regional) | 10/11 | ABC | 3:30-7:00pm | 5.3/14 |
| PGA Tour: Michelob Championship | 10/11 | CBS | 1:00-3:00pm | 0.9/3 |
| "College Football Today" | 10/11 | CBS | 3:00-3:30pm | 2.0/6 |
| NCAA Football: ND-PIT/UGA-TEN | 10/11 | CBS | 3:30-7:00pm | 2.9/8 |
| AL Championship Series Game 3 | 10/11 | FOX | 4:00-9:00pm | 6.6/16 |
| NL Championship Series Game 4 | 10/11 | NBC | 7:30-10:30pm | 5.5/11 |
| IRL Racing Special | 10/12 | ABC | 3:00-5:00pm | 1.1/3 |
| NASCAR: Winston Cup Diehard 500 | 10/12 | CBS | 12:30-4:00pm | 4.5/12 |
| PGA Tour: Michelob Championship | 10/12 | CBS | 4:00-6:00pm | 2.4/6 |
| AL Championship Series Game 4 | 10/12 | FOX | 7:00-11:00pm | 9.6/16 |
| "Fox NFL Sunday" | 10/12 | FOX | 12:00-1:00pm | 3.4/11 |
| "NFL on Fox" Game 1 | 10/12 | FOX | 1:00-4:00pm | 9.3/24 |
| "NFL on Fox" Game 2 | 10/12 | FOX | 4:00-7:00pm | 7.2/16 |
| NFL on NBC Pregame | 10/12 | NBC | 12:00-1:00pm | 2.9/9 |
| "NFL on NBC" (Regional) | 10/12 | NBC | 1:00-4:00pm | 7.3/19 |
| NL Championship Series Game 5 | 10/12 | NBC | 4:00-7:00pm | 8.5/20 |
