NBC for the second straight year drew what was likely a new low rating for the men’s final at the French Open. The net yesterday drew a 1.3 overnight for Rafael Nadal’s straight sets win over Dominic Thiem, which was his seventh win at the event over the last decade and 11th overall. That rating is flat compared to last year, when Nadal won in straight sets over Stan Wawrinka. Novak Djokovic’s win over Andy Murray two years ago drew a 1.6 overnight. The high point during Nadal’s record French Open run was in ’08, when NBC drew a 4.6 overnight for a straight-sets win over Roger Federer. Meanwhile, NBC on Saturday drew a 1.2 overnight for Simona Halep’s win over Sloane Stephens in the Women’s final, up from a 0.9 for Jelena Ostapenko’s win over Halep last year.
HEY JUDE: CBS drew a 1.8 overnight for the final round of the PGA Tour FedEx St. Jude Classic, which saw Dustin Johnson win by six strokes in the lead-up to the U.S. Open. That figure is up slightly from a 1.7 for Daniel Berger’s win last year. Phil Mickelson finished tied for 12th this year, while at one point last year, he was tied for the lead on the back nine, but finished ninth. The telecast two years ago drew a 1.4 overnight, as Berger held off Mickelson, Brooks Koepka and Steve Stricker.
The chart below lists overnight ratings from weekend sports telecasts on broadcast TV.
| TELECAST |
DATE
|
NET
|
TIME (ET)
|
RATING
|
| NBA Finals: Warriors-Cavaliers: Game 4 |
6/8
|
ABC
|
9:00-11:30pm
|
11.2
|
| NBA Finals Trophy Presentation |
6/8
|
ABC
|
11:45pm-12:15am
|
8.5
|
| French Open: Men's Semifinals |
6/8
|
NBC
|
11:00am-2:00pm
|
0.9
|
| "World of X Games: WSL Surfing" |
6/9
|
ABC
|
3:00-4:00pm
|
0.7
|
| "World of X Games: Brain Deegan Story" |
6/9
|
ABC
|
4:00-5:00pm
|
0.7
|
| PGA Tour: FedEx St. Jude Classic: Third Round |
6/9
|
CBS
|
3:00-6:00pm
|
1.2
|
| NASCAR Xfinity Series: LTi Printing 250 (Michigan) |
6/9
|
Fox
|
1:45-4:00pm
|
0.7
|
| MLB: (regional) |
6/9
|
Fox
|
7:15-10:30pm
|
2.1
|
| French Open: Women's Final: Simona Halep-Sloane Stephens |
6/9
|
NBC
|
9:00am-1:00pm
|
1.2
|
| Belmont Stakes (special) |
6/9
|
NBC
|
4:00-5:15pm
|
1.2
|
| Belmont Stakes (pre-race) |
6/9
|
NBC
|
5:15-6:15pm
|
2.6
|
| Belmont Stakes (race segment) |
6/9
|
NBC
|
6:15-7:15pm
|
4.4
|
| F1: Canada Grand Prix |
6/10
|
ABC
|
1:30-4:00pm
|
0.9
|
| PGA Tour: FedEx St. Jude Classic: Final Round |
6/10
|
CBS
|
3:00-6:00pm
|
1.8
|
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series:
FireKeepers Casino 400 (Michigan) |
6/10
|
Fox
|
4:45-7:00pm
|
2.2
|
| French Open: Men's Final: Rafael Nadal-Dominic Thiem |
6/10
|
NBC
|
9:00am-2:00pm
|
1.3
|
