The second NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race of the season drew a 5.1 overnight rating yesterday on Fox from Atlanta Motor Speedway, up 6% from a 4.8 for the second race last year, which aired from Phoenix Int’l Raceway. Yesterday’s race started at 2:15pm ET due to a weather delay. The race from Phoenix in '13 drew a 5.3 overnight.
NOTES: Arkansas-Kentucky led all college hoops over the weekend despite a lopsided score. UK’s 84-67 win delivered a 2.0 overnight for CBS from 4:15-6:30pm on Saturday. ESPN’s Syracuse-Duke delivered the next-best rating with a 1.4 overnight in the 7:15-9:15pm window on Saturday....Sunday’s PGA Tour Honda Classic coverage delivered a 2.1 rating yesterday on NBC. With no play on Saturday due to inclement weather, yesterday’s coverage featured the third round and a few holes from the final round. Coverage concludes today on Golf Channel.
The chart below lists overnight ratings from weekend sports telecasts on broadcast TV.
| TELECAST |
DATE
|
NET
|
TIME (ET)
|
RATING
|
| "The Grantland Basketball Hour" |
2/28
|
ABC
|
2:00-3:00pm
|
0.6
|
| "World of X Games: Air + Style L.A." |
2/28
|
ABC
|
3:00-4:00pm
|
0.4
|
| College basketball: Georgetown-St. John's |
2/28
|
CBS
|
12:00-2:15pm
|
0.9
|
| College basketball: North Carolina-Miami |
2/28
|
CBS
|
2:15-4:15pm
|
1.3
|
| College basketball: Arkansas-Kentucky |
2/28
|
CBS
|
4:15-6:30pm
|
2.0
|
| College basketball: Villanova-Xavier |
2/28
|
Fox
|
2:00-4:15pm
|
0.5
|
| "EPL Match of the Day" |
2/28
|
NBC
|
1:00-3:00pm
|
0.5
|
| "Premier League Download: The Southampton Way" |
2/28
|
NBC
|
2:00-3:00pm
|
0.4
|
| NHL: Rangers-Flyers |
2/28
|
NBC
|
8:00-10:30pm
|
1.0
|
| "NBA Countdown" |
3/1
|
ABC
|
12:30-12:56pm
|
n/a
|
| NBA: Clippers-Bulls |
3/1
|
ABC
|
12:56-3:30pm
|
n/a
|
| NBA: Cavaliers-Rockets |
3/1
|
ABC
|
3:30-6:00pm
|
n/a
|
| PBR: Iron Cowboy |
3/1
|
CBS
|
1:00-2:00pm
|
0.8
|
| College basketball: SMU-UConn |
3/1
|
CBS
|
2:00-4:30pm
|
0.9
|
| College basketball: Michigan State-Wisconsin |
3/1
|
CBS
|
4:30-6:15pm
|
1.2
|
| NASCAR Sprint Cup: Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 (Atlanta) |
3/1
|
Fox
|
2:15-6:15pm
|
5.1
|
| USSA Grand Prix: Slopestyle |
3/1
|
NBC
|
12:00-2:00pm
|
0.8
|
| "Red Bull Frozen Rush" |
3/1
|
NBC
|
2:00-3:00pm
|
0.6
|
| PGA Tour: Honda Classic: Third/Final Round* |
3/1
|
NBC
|
3:00-6:00pm
|
2.1
|
| |
|
|
|
|
NOTE: * = No live coverage on Saturday due to rain. Final round concluded on Monday.
