Sports Ratings Highlights for Week of April 29-May 5: Kentucky Derby Edition
Leaving out the “time” column for this one, because I don’t know the exact time that’s considered the “race portion” of the Kentucky Derby. The 5.99 million viewers for Pacers/Knicks is an estimate based on Sports Media Watch’s description. All the NHL games on cable had fewer viewers than Pacers-Hawks Game 6.
Numbers compiled from a variety of sources, including TV by the Numbers, The Futon Critic, Sports Media Watch, and Son of the Bronx.
|
Vwr (mil) |
HH |
18-49 |
Net |
|
|
Kentucky Derby |
16.2 |
9.7 |
NBC |
|
|
NASCAR: Aaron’s 499 |
7.3 |
4.6 |
|
FOX |
|
NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals: |
5.99 |
3.9 |
|
ABC |
|
NBA Playoffs, First Round: |
4.498 |
|
2.1 |
TNT |
|
NBA Playoffs, First Round: |
4.436 |
|
1.8 |
TNT |
|
NBA Playoffs, First Round: |
4.361 |
|
2.0 |
TNT |
|
NBA Western Conference Semifinals: |
4.3 |
3.0 |
|
ABC |
|
NBA Playoffs, First Round: |
4.12 |
|
1.7 |
TNT |
|
NBA Playoffs, First Round: |
4.035 |
2.6 |
1.8 |
ESPN |
|
NBA Playoffs, First Round: |
3.802 |
|
1.8 |
TNT |
|
NBA Playoffs, First Round: |
3.549 |
2.3 |
1.5 |
ESPN |
|
NBA Playoffs, First Round: |
3.462 |
|
1.5 |
TNT |
|
NBA Playoffs, First Round: |
3.149 |
|
1.4 |
TNT |
|
NBA Playoffs, First Round: |
2.964 |
|
1.2 |
TNT |
|
NBA Playoffs, First Round: |
2.63 |
|
1.1 |
TNT |
|
Stanley Cup Playoffs, First Round: |
1.8 |
1.2 |
NBC |
|
|
Stanley Cup Playoffs, First Round: |
1.7 |
1.1 |
NBC |
|
|
NBA Playoffs, First Round: |
1.55 |
1.0 |
0.7 |
ESPN2 |
|
Stanley Cup Playoffs, First Round: |
1.2 |
0.9 |
NBC |
|
|
NBA Playoffs, First Round: |
0.644 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
ESPN2 |
Top 20 Most-Viewed Sports Events for Week of April 1-7: Final Four Edition
SBD did not report viewers for the NASCAR race, which have been retrieved from Jayski.com. There’s also a very slight chance the TBS baseball game should have made the list… ha ha, I’ll be serious now.
These numbers are delayed a month to wait for SportsBusiness Daily’s ratings roundup to come out of the paywall. Other numbers from the same sources as before. Numbers in gray interpolated based on the rest of the chart.
|
Vwr (mil) |
HH |
18-49 |
Time |
Net |
||
|
1 |
NCAA Tournament, Final Four: |
17.104 |
10.2 |
|
4/6 8:49 PM |
CBS |
|
2 |
NCAA Tournament, Final Four: |
14.468 |
8.7 |
|
4/6 6:00 PM |
CBS |
|
3 |
NASCAR: STP Gas Booster 400 |
6.924 |
4.4 |
|
4/7 1:15 PM |
FOX |
|
4 |
NBA: Lakers @ Clippers |
4.325 |
2.8 |
|
4/7 3:30 PM |
ABC |
|
5 |
NBA: Knicks @ Thunder |
3.035 |
2.1 |
|
4/7 1:00 PM |
ABC |
|
6 |
NCAA Women’s Final Four: |
3.034 |
1.8 |
0.9 |
4/7 9:01 PM |
ESPN |
|
7 |
MLB: Regional coverage |
2.9 |
1.9 |
|
4/6 4:00 PM |
FOX |
|
8 |
NBA: Knicks @ Heat |
2.726 |
1.8 |
1.1 |
4/2 8:17 PM |
TNT |
|
9 |
Valero Texas Open: Final Round |
2.5 |
1.8 |
|
4/7 3:00 PM |
NBC |
|
10 |
NBA: Mavericks @ Lakers |
2.312 |
1.6 |
1.0 |
4/2 10:51 PM |
TNT |
|
11 |
NCAA Women’s Final Four: |
2.28 |
1.4 |
0.6 |
4/7 6:28 PM |
ESPN |
|
12 |
NBA: Spurs @ Thunder |
1.934 |
1.3 |
0.8 |
4/4 9:56 PM |
TNT |
|
13 |
Sunday Night Baseball: |
1.782 |
1.1 |
0.6 |
4/6 8:00 PM |
ESPN2 |
|
14 |
Valero Texas Open: Third Round |
1.7 |
1.2 |
|
4/6 3:00 PM |
NBC |
|
15 |
NCAA Women’s Tournament, Elite 8: |
1.429 |
1.0 |
0.4 |
4/2 9:12 PM |
ESPN |
|
16 |
NIT Championship: Baylor v. Iowa |
1.326 |
0.8 |
0.4 |
4/4 9:02 PM |
ESPN |
|
17 |
NBA: Thunder @ Pacers |
1.254 |
0.8 |
0.5 |
4/5 8:05 PM |
ESPN |
|
18 |
NCAA Women’s Tournament, Elite 8: |
1.244 |
0.8 |
|
4/2 7:00 PM |
ESPN |
|
19 |
NCAA Women’s Tournament, Elite 8: |
1.2 |
0.8 |
|
4/1 7:30 PM |
ESPN |
|
20 |
The Ultimate Fighter 17, Quarterfinals: |
1.178 |
0.7 |
4/2 9:00 PM |
FX |
|
|
21 |
NBA: Rockets @ Trail Blazers |
1.152 |
0.8 |
0.5 |
4/5 10:35 PM |
ESPN |