CBS earned a 1.8 overnight rating for the final round of the PGA Tour Greenbrier Classic yesterday afternoon, which saw Angel Cabrera win by two strokes over George McNeill. That figure is up from a 1.2 overnight for CBS' Sunday coverage last year, which had rain delays. The end of the final round last year went over to Golf Channel from 6:00-8:53pm ET.
BIKE PATH: NBCSN drew a 0.3 overnight for live coverage of Stage 1 of the Tour de France on Saturday morning, up from a 0.2 overnight last year. NBC also earned a 0.4 overnight for Stage 1 highlights on Saturday afternoon, while Stage 2 highlights yesterday afternoon drew a 0.5 overnight.
NOTES: The Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest on Friday afternoon drew a 0.3 overnight in its first year on ESPNews, down sharply from a 0.9 overnight on ESPN2 last year....ESPN drew a 0.8 overnight for the MLB All-Star Selection Show last night from 6:00-7:00pm, down slightly from a 0.9 rating on Fox last year.
The chart below lists overnight ratings from sports telecasts on broadcast TV over the weekend.
| TELECAST |
DATE
|
NET
|
TIME (ET)
|
RATING
|
| FIFA World Cup quarterfinal: Argentina-Belgium |
7/5
|
ABC
|
12:00-2:00pm
|
n/a
|
| "SportsCenter" |
7/5
|
ABC
|
2:00-3:00pm
|
2.0
|
| Wimbledon: Ladies' Final: Petra Kvitova d. Genie Bouchard (replay) |
7/5
|
ABC
|
3:00-6:00pm
|
0.7
|
| "Faldo Series: The Time Is Now" |
7/5
|
CBS
|
2:30-3:00pm
|
0.3
|
| PGA Tour: Greenbrier Classic: Third Round |
7/5
|
CBS
|
3:00-6:00pm
|
1.1
|
| MLB: (regional) |
7/5
|
Fox
|
7:00-10:15pm
|
1.6
|
| Tour de France: Stage 1 highlights |
7/5
|
NBC
|
2:00-3:00pm
|
0.4
|
| AMA Motocross |
7/5
|
NBC
|
3:00-4:00pm
|
0.4
|
| World Series of Fighting |
7/5
|
NBC
|
4:00-6:00pm
|
0.5
|
| Wimbledon: Gentlemen's Final: Novak Djokovic d. Roger Federer (replay) |
7/6
|
ABC
|
3:00-6:00pm
|
0.7
|
| Lucas Oil Off Road Racing |
7/6
|
CBS
|
2:00-3:00pm
|
0.3
|
| PGA Tour: Greenbrier Classic: Final Round |
7/6
|
CBS
|
3:00-6:00pm
|
1.8
|
| Red Bull Signature Series: Mint 400 (off-road racing) |
7/6
|
NBC
|
2:00-4:00pm
|
0.4
|
| Tour de France: Stage 2 highlights |
7/6
|
NBC
|
4:00-6:00pm
|
0.5
|
