Fox led all weekend sports telecasts with a 4.1 overnight rating for the Chiefs-Panthers preseason game last night, down from the comparable 4.9 overnight for Colts-Giants last year. The NFL preseason matchup outdrew ESPN’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Pure Michigan 400, which drew a 4.0 overnight yesterday afternoon. The audience for the race from Michigan Int’l Speedway was flat compared to last year.
The chart below lists overnight ratings from sports telecasts on broadcast TV.
| TELECAST |
DATE
|
NET
|
TIME (ET)
|
RATING
|
| Little League World Series |
8/16
|
ABC
|
2:00-4:30pm
|
1.2
|
| "World of X Games: Hawaii's Watermen" |
8/16
|
ABC
|
4:30-5:30pm
|
0.6
|
| "Capri Sun Roarin' Waters: Kids vs. Pros Playground Throwdown" |
8/16
|
CBS
|
1:00-2:00pm
|
0.4
|
| World's Strongest Man 2014 |
8/16
|
CBS
|
2:00-3:00pm
|
0.6
|
| PGA Tour: Wyndham Championship: Third Round |
8/16
|
CBS
|
3:00-6:00pm
|
1.0
|
| EPL: Arsenal-Crystal Palace |
8/16
|
NBC
|
12:30-2:30pm
|
0.7
|
| Red Bull Signature Series: Mavericks Invitational |
8/16
|
NBC
|
2:30-4:00pm
|
0.5
|
| Golf: U.S. Amateur Championship: Third Round |
8/16
|
NBC
|
4:00-6:00pm
|
0.4
|
| Little League World Series |
8/17
|
ABC
|
2:00-4:30pm
|
1.4
|
| "College Football Preview Show" |
8/17
|
CBS
|
2:30-3:00pm
|
0.5
|
| PGA Tour: Wyndham Championship: Final Round |
8/17
|
CBS
|
3:00-6:00pm
|
1.6
|
| NFL Preseason: Chiefs-Panthers |
8/17
|
Fox
|
8:00-11:00pm
|
4.1
|
| Youth Olympics: Opening Ceremony; Swimming |
8/17
|
NBC
|
3:00-4:00pm
|
0.4
|
| Golf: U.S. Amateur Championship: Final Round |
8/17
|
NBC
|
4:00-6:00pm
|
0.4
|
