Overnight Ratings: MLB Primetime, Lacrosse Championship Down Over Holiday
Published May 30, 2012Overnight Nielsen ratings over Memorial Day weekend were topped by NBA Playoff games, the Indianapolis 500 and NASCAR's Coca-Cola 600. Fox aired its second MLB primetime telecast of the season, earning a 2.3 overnight rating for coverage featuring Phillies-Cardinals (47%) and Rays-Red Sox (25%). That figure is down 18% from a 2.8 overnight during Memorial Day weekend last year, when primetime coverage featured Cardinals-Rockies and Reds-Braves. CBS earned a 1.9 overnight for the final round of the PGA Tour Crowne Plaza Invitational on Sunday, which saw Zach Johnson defeat Jason Dufner. That figure is down 10% from a 2.1 overnight for last year, when David Toms won the event. On cable TV, ESPN earned a 0.5 overnight for the Loyola (MD)-Maryland men's lacrosse championship Monday, down from a 0.6 for Maryland-Virginia last year. ESPN also earned a 0.9 overnight for its "Sunday Night Baseball" telecast featuring Nationals-Braves, down from a 1.3 rating for Reds-Braves last year.
The chart below lists overnight Nielsen ratings from sports telecasts during the Memorial Day holiday weekend.
| TELECAST |
DATE
|
NET
|
TIME (ET)
|
RAT.
|
| NASCAR Nationwide Series: History 300 |
5/26
|
ABC
|
2:45-5:45pm
|
1.6
|
| "NBA Countdown" |
5/26
|
ABC
|
7:30-8:00pm
|
1.8
|
| NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals: Celtics-76ers: Game Seven |
5/26
|
ABC
|
8:00-10:45pm
|
5.5
|
| MLB: (regional) |
5/26
|
Fox
|
7:15-9:45pm
|
2.3
|
| PGA Tour: Crowne Plaza Invitational: Third Round |
5/26
|
CBS
|
3:00-6:00pm
|
1.2
|
| Red Bull Signature Series: X-Fighters (taped) |
5/26
|
NBC
|
2:00-3:00pm
|
0.5
|
| Senior PGA Championship: Third Round |
5/26
|
NBC
|
3:00-6:00pm
|
0.4
|
| Izod IndyCar Series: Indianapolis 500 |
5/27
|
ABC
|
12:00-3:45pm
|
4.1
|
| PGA Tour: Crowne Plaza Invitational: Final Round |
5/27
|
CBS
|
3:00-6:00pm
|
1.9
|
| NASCAR Sprint Cup: Coca-Cola 600 |
5/27
|
Fox
|
6:30-10:15pm
|
4.1
|
| French Open: Men's, Women's First Round |
5/27
|
NBC
|
12:00-3:00pm
|
0.9
|
| Senior PGA Championship: Final Round |
5/27
|
NBC
|
3:00-6:00pm
|
0.5
|
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