CBS earned a 2.1 overnight rating yesterday for the final round of the RBC Canadian Open, which saw Jason Day win by one shot over Bubba Watson. That is the network's best final round overnight since reacquiring the event in '07 and marks a 17% increase from last year, when Tim Clark bested Jim Furyk by one stroke. CBS also saw an increase for its third-round coverage Saturday with a 1.3 overnight, up 18% over a 1.1 in '14. To date, CBS is averaging a 2.5 overnight rating for its golf telecasts (16 events), up 32% over this point last year (18 events).
The chart below lists overnight ratings from weekend sports telecasts on broadcast TV. * Note: The WNBA All-Star Game aired on both ABC and ESPN.
| TELECAST |
DATE
|
NET
|
TIME (ET)
|
RATING
|
| "Special Olympics Countdown" |
7/25
|
ABC
|
2:30-3:30pm
|
0.5
|
| Lucas Oil Off Road Racing |
7/25
|
CBS
|
2:00-3:00pm
|
0.4
|
| PGA Tour: RBC Canadian Open: Third Round |
7/25
|
CBS
|
3:00-6:00pm
|
1.3
|
| Global Rallycross |
7/25
|
NBC
|
2:00-3:00pm
|
0.4
|
| NASCAR Xfinity Series: Lilly Diabetes 250 (Indianapolis) |
7/25
|
NBC
|
3:00-6:00pm
|
1.5
|
| Int'l Champions Cup: Manchester United-FC Barcelona |
7/25
|
Fox
|
4:00-6:00pm
|
0.6
|
| UFC Prelims |
7/25
|
Fox
|
6:00-8:00pm
|
1.0
|
| UFC on Fox 16: Dillashaw-Barao |
7/25
|
Fox
|
8:00-10:00pm
|
1.9
|
| "World of X Games: Real Wake" |
7/26
|
ABC
|
4:00-5:00pm
|
0.4
|
| "The Faldo Series: Today's The Day" |
7/26
|
CBS
|
2:30-3:00pm
|
0.5
|
| PGA Tour: RBC Canadian Open: Final Round |
7/26
|
CBS
|
3:00-6:00pm
|
2.1
|
| FIVB World Grand Prix of Volleyball |
7/26
|
NBC
|
1:00-3:00pm
|
0.7
|
| Tour de France recap show |
7/26
|
NBC
|
3:00-4:30pm
|
0.5
|
| Global Rallycross |
7/26
|
NBC
|
4:30-6:00pm
|
0.4
|
