NBC drew a 1.8 overnight for yesterday’s final matchups in the WGC-Cadillac Match Play, which saw Rory McIlroy defeat Gary Woodland. Last year’s telecast, which aired on CBS in mid-February during the final weekend of the Sochi Games, drew a 2.0 overnight for Jason Day’s win over Victor Dubuisson. NBC last had the event in ’13, drawing a 1.9 overnight for Matt Kuchar’s win over Hunter Mahan. The ’12 telecast (Mahan over McIlroy) drew a 2.5 overnight. Meanwhile, Saturday’s Match Play telecast on NBC, which moved to primetime for the first time, drew a 2.1 overnight, with a lead-in from the Kentucky Derby. That is up from a 1.5 last year in an afternoon slot.
The chart below lists overnight ratings from broadcast TV sports events over the weekend.
| TELECAST |
DATE
|
NET
|
TIME (ET)
|
RATING
|
| "World of X Games: 20 Years, 20 Firsts" |
5/2
|
ABC
|
2:00-3:00pm
|
0.6
|
| "World of X Games: WSL Surfing" |
5/2
|
ABC
|
3:00-4:00pm
|
0.5
|
| "ESPN Sports Saturday" |
5/2
|
ABC
|
4:00-6:00pm
|
0.6
|
| NASCAR Sprint Cup qualifying (Talladega) |
5/2
|
Fox
|
1:00-2:30pm
|
0.9
|
| "NASCAR Pre-Race" |
5/2
|
Fox
|
2:30-3:15pm
|
1.1
|
| NASCAR Xfinity Series: Winn-Dixie 300 (Talladega) |
5/2
|
Fox
|
3:15-5:45pm
|
1.6
|
| NHL Eastern Conference Semifinals: Capitals-Rangers: Game 2 |
5/2
|
NBC
|
12:30-3:15pm
|
1.3
|
| Kentucky Derby Pre-Race |
5/2
|
NBC
|
3:15-4:00pm
|
1.4
|
| Kentucky Derby Pre-Race |
5/2
|
NBC
|
4:00-4:30pm
|
3.0
|
| Kentucky Derby Pre-Race |
5/2
|
NBC
|
4:30-5:00pm
|
4.1
|
| Kentucky Derby Pre-Race |
5/2
|
NBC
|
5:00-6:15pm
|
6.5
|
| Kentucky Derby (race segment) |
5/2
|
NBC
|
6:15-7:00pm
|
10.8
|
| WGC-Cadillac Match Play: Round of 16/Quarterfinals |
5/2
|
NBC
|
7:15-11:00pm
|
2.1
|
| "NBA Countdown" |
5/3
|
ABC
|
12:30-1:00pm
|
1.2
|
| NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals: Wizards-Hawks: Game 1 |
5/3
|
ABC
|
1:00-3:30pm
|
2.6
|
| NBA Western Conference Semifinaks: Grizzlies-Warriors: Game 1 |
5/3
|
ABC
|
3:30-6:00pm
|
3.8
|
| PBR: Rumble in the Rockies |
5/3
|
CBS
|
3:00-4:00pm
|
0.5
|
| "NASCAR Pre-Race" |
5/3
|
Fox
|
12:30-1:15pm
|
1.8
|
| NASCAR Sprint Cup Series: Geico 500 (Talladega) |
5/3
|
Fox
|
1:15-4:45pm
|
3.8
|
| Rolex Equestrian Championships |
5/3
|
NBC
|
12:30-2:00pm
|
n/a
|
| WGC-Cadillac Match Play: Semifinals/Final |
5/3
|
NBC
|
2:00-6:00pm
|
1.8
|
