ABC on Saturday night drew a 3.7 overnight rating for Warriors-Spurs, marking a tie for the NBA’s second-best regular-season overnight in three years. The game aired up against CBS’ Kansas-UConn game in the NCAA Tournament, which drew a 4.0 overnight. Meanwhile, Fox saw another year-over-year decrease for its NASCAR Sprint Cup Series coverage. The Auto Club 400 from Fontana drew a 3.5 overnight yesterday, down from a 4.0 for the same race last year.
The chart below lists overnight ratings from weekend sports telecasts on broadcast TV.
| TELECAST |
DATE
|
NET
|
TIME (ET)
|
RATING
|
NCAA Tournament: First Round:
Stephen F. Austin-WVU |
3/18
|
CBS
|
7:10-9:45pm
|
3.2
|
NCAA Tournament: First Round:
Notre Dame-Michigan |
3/18
|
CBS
|
10:00pm-12:15am
|
3.7
|
| "World of X Games: Oslo 2016" |
3/19
|
ABC
|
3:00-5:00pm
|
0.4
|
| "NBA Countdown" |
3/19
|
ABC
|
8:00-8:30pm
|
1.5
|
| NBA: Warriors-Spurs |
3/19
|
ABC
|
8:30-11:00pm
|
3.7
|
NCAA Tournament: Second Round:
Miami-Wichita State |
3/19
|
CBS
|
12:00-2:30pm
|
3.9
|
NCAA Tournament: Second Round:
Duke-Yale |
3/19
|
CBS
|
2:40-5:15pm
|
5.6
|
NCAA Tournament: Second Round:
Indiana-Kentucky |
3/19
|
CBS
|
5:15-7:45pm
|
6.8
|
NCAA Tournament: Second Round:
Kansas-UConn |
3/19
|
CBS
|
8:00-10:15pm
|
4.0
|
| Bundesliga: Frankfurt-Hannover |
3/19
|
Fox
|
1:30-3:30pm
|
0.2
|
FIS World Cup Final:
Women's Slalom (taped) |
3/19
|
NBC
|
1:00-2:30pm
|
0.5
|
PGA Tour: Arnold Palmer Invitational:
Third Round |
3/19
|
NBC
|
2:30-6:15pm
|
1.4
|
NCAA Tournament: Second Round:
Villanova-Iowa |
3/20
|
CBS
|
12:00-2:15pm
|
3.6
|
NCAA Tournament: Second Round:
Notre Dame-Stephen F. Austin |
3/20
|
CBS
|
2:30-5:00pm
|
5.8
|
NCAA Tournament: Second Round:
Oklahoma-VCU |
3/20
|
CBS
|
5:00-7:30pm
|
5.7
|
| "Fox NASCAR Sunday" |
3/20
|
Fox
|
3:00-3:45pm
|
1.7
|
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series:
Auto Club 500 (Fontana) |
3/20
|
Fox
|
3:45-6:45pm
|
3.5
|
| EPL: Manchester City-Manchester United |
3/20
|
NBC
|
12:00-2:00pm
|
1.0
|
| "EPL Goal Zone" |
3/20
|
NBC
|
2:00-2:30pm
|
0.7
|
PGA Tour: Arnold Palmer Invitational:
Final Round |
3/20
|
NBC
|
2:30-6:00pm
|
2.1
|
