The EPL season began over the weekend, and NBC on Saturday aired Everton-Wolverhampton, drawing a 0.7 overnight rating. Last season, NBC began with Manchester City-Brighton & Hove Albion and drew a 0.8 overnight. The NBC broadcast channel had Rio Olympic coverage two years ago on EPL opening weekend. Three years ago, Swansea-Chelsea on opening weekend drew a 0.9 on NBC.
JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT: The inaugural Jr. NBA Championship ended yesterday afternoon, with the Boys World title game drawing a 0.4 overnight on Fox. Leading into that matchup, the Girls’ World title game drew a 0.3. The top-rated telecast from the inaugural event was Saturday night on Fox (0.8) for the Boys’ U.S. Championship.
The chart below lists overnight ratings from weekend sports telecasts on broadcast TV.
| TELECAST |
DATE
|
NET
|
TIME (ET)
|
RATING
|
| "World of X Games" |
8/11
|
ABC
|
2:00-3:00pm
|
0.5
|
| "30 for 30 Shorts": "Locked In" |
8/11
|
ABC
|
3:00-4:00pm
|
0.5
|
| "SportsCenter Special: My Wish" |
8/11
|
ABC
|
4:00-5:00pm
|
0.6
|
| PGA Championship: Third Round |
8/11
|
CBS
|
2:00-7:45pm
|
3.7
|
| Jr. NBA Championships: Boys' U.S. Semifinal |
8/11
|
Fox
|
1:00-2:30pm
|
0.3
|
| Jr. NBA Championships: Boys' U.S. Semifinal |
8/11
|
Fox
|
2:30-3:45pm
|
0.3
|
| Jr. NBA Championships: Girls' International Championship |
8/11
|
Fox
|
3:45-5:30pm
|
0.3
|
| Jr. NBA Championships: Girls' U.S. Championship |
8/11
|
Fox
|
5:30-7:00pm
|
0.3
|
| Jr. NBA Championships: Boys' International Championship |
8/11
|
Fox
|
7:30-9:15pm
|
0.4
|
| Jr. NBA Championships: Boys' U.S. Championship |
8/11
|
Fox
|
9:15-10:45pm
|
0.8
|
| EPL: Wolverhampton-Everton |
8/11
|
NBC
|
12:30-2:45pm
|
0.7
|
| Lucas Oil Motocross (taped) |
8/11
|
NBC
|
3:00-4:00pm
|
0.3
|
| Pan Pacific Swimming Championships (taped) |
8/11
|
NBC
|
4:00-6:00pm
|
0.5
|
| PBR: Express Employment Professionals Classic (Tulsa) |
8/12
|
CBS
|
1:00-2:00pm
|
0.7
|
| PGA Championship: Final Round |
8/12
|
CBS
|
2:00-7:15pm
|
6.1
|
| Jr. NBA Championships: Girls' World Championship |
8/12
|
Fox
|
3:30-5:00pm
|
0.3
|
| Jr. NBA Championships: Boys' World Championship |
8/12
|
Fox
|
5:00-7:00pm
|
0.4
|
| Pan Pacific Swimming Championships (taped) |
8/12
|
NBC
|
4:00-6:00pm
|
0.5
|
