CBS yesterday drew a 2.2 rating for the final round of the PGA Tour AT&T Byron Nelson, which saw Billy Horschel defeat Jason Day in a playoff. The rating is down 12% from a 2.5 rating last year, when Sergio Garcia defeated Brooks Koepka on the first playoff hole, which marked the event's best final-round rating since '05. CBS' rating yesterday is up from a 2.0 overnight in '15 for Steven Bowditch's win. This marks the 15th straight week the final round of a golf event has seen a decrease on broadcast TV (excluding the Zurich Classic, which finished on a Monday due to weather issues). CBS also saw a decrease for third round play (1.3 this year vs. 1.7 in '16).
The chart below lists overnight ratings from weekend sports telecasts on broadcast TV.
| TELECAST |
DATE
|
NET
|
TIME (ET)
|
RATING
|
| "World of X Games" |
5/20
|
ABC
|
3:00-4:00pm
|
0.5
|
PGA Tour: AT&T Byron Nelson:
Third Round |
5/20
|
CBS
|
3:00-6:00pm
|
1.3
|
| Bundesliga: Bayern Munich-Freiburg |
5/20
|
Fox
|
9:15-11:30am
|
0.4
|
| MLB: (regional) |
5/20
|
Fox
|
7:15-10:30pm
|
1.6
|
| Preakness Stakes (special) |
5/20
|
NBC
|
5:00-5:30pm
|
1.8
|
| Preakness Stakes (pre-race) |
5/20
|
NBC
|
5:30-6:15pm
|
2.9
|
| Preakness Stakes (race segment) |
5/20
|
NBC
|
6:15-7:15pm
|
4.9
|
NHL Western Conference Finals:
Predators-Ducks: Game 5 |
5/20
|
NBC
|
7:15-10:15pm
|
1.8
|
Verizon IndyCar Series:
Indianapolis 500 qualifying |
5/21
|
ABC
|
4:00-6:00pm
|
0.9
|
PGA Tour: AT&T Byron Nelson:
Final Round |
5/21
|
CBS
|
3:00-7:00pm
|
2.2
|
| EPL: Arsenal-Everton |
5/21
|
NBC
|
10:00am-12:15pm
|
0.7
|
NHL Eastern Conference Finals:
Senators-Penguins: Game 5 |
5/21
|
NBC
|
3:15-6:00pm
|
1.5
|
