The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race from Atlanta led all sports telecasts over the weekend, drawing a 3.0 overnight on Fox. But Sunday afternoon’s telecast was down slightly from a 3.1 last year, which was up against Pyeongchang Games coverage. Two years ago, Fox drew a 3.6 overnight for the Atlanta race.
PLAYING THE LONG GAME: NBC yesterday drew a 2.8 overnight rating for the final round of the WGC-Mexico Championship, which saw Dustin Johnson win by five strokes over Rory McIlroy. Last year, NBC drew a 2.9 rating for the Sunday telecast, which saw Phil Mickelson win in a one-hole playoff with Justin Thomas.
NOTES: ABC last night drew a 20.6 overnight for the Oscars, up 12% from an 18.4 last year, but down from a 21.9 two years ago....It was a tie for top college hoops game of the weekend. ESPN drew a 1.9 overnight for Duke-Syracuse on Saturday, while CBS drew the same yesterday afternoon for Michigan State-Michigan.
The chart below lists overnight ratings from weekend sports telecasts on broadcast TV.
| TELECAST |
DATE
|
NET
|
TIME (ET)
|
RATING
|
| "World of X Games" |
2/23
|
ABC
|
2:00-3:00pm
|
0.5
|
| "Basketball: A Love Story" |
2/23
|
ABC
|
3:00-5:00pm
|
0.6
|
| "NBA Countdown" |
2/23
|
ABC
|
8:00-8:30pm
|
1.3
|
| NBA: Rockets-Warriors |
2/23
|
ABC
|
8:30-11:00pm
|
2.6
|
| College basketball: Auburn-Kentucky |
2/23
|
CBS
|
1:30-3:45pm
|
0.9
|
| College basketball: Florida State-North Carolina |
2/23
|
CBS
|
3:45-5:45pm
|
1.3
|
| College basketball: Marquette-Providence |
2/23
|
Fox
|
12:00-2:15pm
|
0.4
|
| College basketball: Georgetown-Creighton |
2/23
|
Fox
|
2:30-4:30pm
|
0.4
|
| EPL: Crystal Palace-Leicester City |
2/23
|
NBC
|
12:30-2:30pm
|
0.7
|
| WGC: Mexico Championship: Third Round |
2/23
|
NBC
|
2:30-6:00pm
|
2.1
|
| NHL: Penguins-Flyers (Stadium Series) |
2/23
|
NBC
|
8:00-11:15pm
|
1.4
|
| College basketball: Villanova-Xavier |
2/24
|
CBS
|
1:00-3:45pm
|
1.0
|
| College basketball: Michigan State-Michigan |
2/24
|
CBS
|
3:45-6:00pm
|
1.9
|
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series:
Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 (Atlanta) |
2/24
|
Fox
|
3:00-6:00pm
|
3.0
|
| "Laureus Sports Awards" (taped) |
2/24
|
NBC
|
12:30-1:30pm
|
0.5
|
| WGC: Mexico Championship: Final Round |
2/24
|
NBC
|
1:30-6:00pm
|
2.8
|
