FS1 aired the network’s first MLB regular season games on Saturday. The net drew a 0.3 overnight rating for Twins-Indians from 1:00-4:00pm ET and a 0.4 overnight for Giants-Dodgers from 4:00-8:00pm. For comparison, ESPN2 on Saturday drew a 0.2 overnight for the WTA Family Circle Cup semifinal featuring Andrea Petkovic-Eugenie Bouchard from 1:00-3:30pm and a 0.1 overnight for the Arkansas-Alabama college softball game from 5:40-8:00pm. ESPN on Saturday from 12:00-1:45pm drew a 0.4 overnight for the National High School Basketball Tournament Championship.
LADIES’ NIGHT: ESPN saw an audience decline for the women’s Final Four on Sunday night. UConn-Stanford led the way with a 1.6 overnight in the late window from 9:00-11:00pm, down 16% from UConn-Notre Dame last year. In the early window from 6:30-8:30pm, Notre Dame-Maryland earned a 1.2 overnight, down 20% from a 1.5 overnight for Louisville-Cal last year.
HOOPS HYPE: With the rainout of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Texas Motor Speedway, ABC’s Knicks-Heat matchup yesterday from 1:00-3:45pm led all broadcast TV sports telecasts over the weekend with a 2.5 overnight. However, that figure was down from a 2.8 overnight for Knicks-Thunder on the comparable weekend last year. Meanwhile, Lakers-Clippers drew a 2.4 overnight in the late ABC window yesterday, down sharply from a 3.6 overnight for the same matchup last year.
The chart below lists overnight ratings from weekend sports telecasts on broadcast TV.
| TELECAST |
DATE
|
NET
|
TIME (ET)
|
RATING
|
| "ESPN Sports Saturday" |
4/5
|
ABC
|
4:00-6:00pm
|
0.6
|
| College Basketball All-Star Game |
4/5
|
CBS
|
12:00-2:00pm
|
0.7
|
| "The Real Fans of NCAA March Madness" |
4/5
|
CBS
|
2:00-2:30pm
|
0.8
|
| College basketball coaching special: "Planning For Success" |
4/5
|
CBS
|
2:30-3:00pm
|
0.7
|
| PBR: Dewalt Guaranteed Tough Invitational |
4/5
|
CBS
|
3:00-5:00pm
|
0.7
|
| EPL: Chelsea-Stoke City |
4/5
|
NBC
|
12:30-2:30pm
|
0.9
|
| PGA Tour: Shell Houston Open: Third Round |
4/5
|
NBC
|
3:00-6:00pm
|
1.8
|
| NBA: Knicks-Heat |
4/6
|
ABC
|
1:00-3:45pm
|
2.5
|
| NBA: Lakers-Clippers |
4/6
|
ABC
|
3:45-6:15pm
|
2.4
|
| High School Slam Dunk & 3-Point Championships |
4/6
|
CBS
|
4:00-5:00pm
|
0.4
|
| "Moments of NCAA March Madness" |
4/6
|
CBS
|
5:00-6:00pm
|
0.5
|
| NASCAR Sprint Cup Series: Duck Commander 500 (Texas)* |
4/6
|
Fox
|
3:00-5:30pm
|
2.3
|
| NHL: Blues-Blackhawks |
4/6
|
NBC
|
12:00-3:00pm
|
1.2
|
| PGA Tour: Shell Houston Open: Final Round |
4/6
|
NBC
|
3:00-6:00pm
|
2.6
|
| |
|
|
|
|
NOTE: * = Race was rained out and scheduled to run on Monday. Rating is for rainout coverage on the net.
