ABC’s Oklahoma-Texas matchup on Saturday afternoon led all college football games over the weekend with a 3.7 overnight rating, edging out CBS' Florida-LSU game, which earned a 3.4. ABC's regional coverage drew a 2.5 overnight in the 3:30pm ET window. Meanwhile, Fox' coverage of Baylor-Kansas State earned a 1.0 overnight rating. ESPN's top college game for the weekend was Texas A&M-Mississippi, which earned a 3.4 overnight in the 9:15pm-12:30am window. Other games on the net included Missouri-Georgia (2.4) and Michigan-Penn State (2.6). FS1 earned a 1.3 overnight for its Oregon-Washington broadcast, the best among the net's three games. The early game on FS1, Iowa State-Texas Tech, drew a 0.2 overnight. The Tulsa-UTEP game, which was played in the 8:00pm-11:15pm window, earned a 0.1 overnight rating.
GO FASTER: ABC earned a 2.9 overnight rating on Saturday night for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Bank of America 500, which is down slightly from a 3.0 for the overnight from last year's event. In the Charlotte market, where the event was held, the race drew a 3.0 rating.
The chart below lists overnight Nielsen ratings from weekend sports telecasts on broadcast TV.
| TELECAST |
DATE |
NET |
TIME (ET) |
RATING |
| College Football: Oklahoma-Texas |
10/12 |
ABC |
12:00-3:30pm |
3.7 |
| College Football: (regional) |
10/12 |
ABC |
3:30-7:00pm |
2.5 |
| NASCAR Sprint Cup Series: Charlotte |
10/12 |
ABC |
8:00-11:30pm |
2.9 |
| Lucas Oil Drag Boat Racing |
10/12 |
CBS |
1:30-2:30pm |
0.4 |
| "College Football Today" |
10/12 |
CBS |
3:00-3:30pm |
0.7 |
| College Football: Florida-LSU |
10/12 |
CBS |
3:30-7:15pm |
3.4 |
| College Football: Baylor-Kansas State |
10/12 |
Fox |
3:30-7:00pm |
1.0 |
| ALCS: Tigers-Red Sox: Game 1 |
10/12 |
Fox |
7:30-11:00pm |
5.0 |
| World Gymnastics Championship |
10/12 |
NBC |
2:00-4:00pm |
0.7 |
| Dew Tour: City Championships (S.F.) |
10/12 |
NBC |
4:00-6:00pm |
0.5 |
| "The NFL Today" |
10/13 |
CBS |
12:00-1:00pm |
2.5 |
| "NFL on CBS": (single) |
10/13 |
CBS |
1:00-4:05pm |
10.9 |
| Bull Riding: 15/15 Bucking Battle |
10/13 |
CBS |
4:30-5:30pm |
1.3 |
| "Fox NFL Sunday" |
10/13 |
Fox |
12:00-1:00pm |
3.3 |
| "NFL on Fox": (regional) |
10/13 |
Fox |
1:00-4:15pm |
11.6 |
| "NFL on Fox": Saints-Patriots (86%) |
10/13 |
Fox |
4:15-7:30pm |
17.5 |
| ALCS: Tigers-Red Sox: Game 2 |
10/13 |
Fox |
7:30-10:45pm |
5.9 |
| "PGA Tour: Year In Review" |
10/13 |
NBC |
1:00-2:00pm |
0.3 |
| World Gymnastics Championship |
10/13 |
NBC |
2:00-4:00pm |
0.8 |
| Dew Tour: City Championships (S.F.) |
10/13 |
NBC |
4:00-6:00pm |
0.5 |
| "Football Night in America" |
10/13 |
NBC |
7:30-8:15pm |
N/A |
| "Sunday Night Football": Redskins-Cowboys |
10/13 |
NBC |
8:30-11:30pm |
13.6 |
