Sports Ratings Report for Week of April 29-May 5

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:
Pacers @ Knicks, Game 1

5.99

3.9

ABC

NBA Playoffs, First Round:
Rockets @ Thunder, Game 5

4.498

2.1

TNT

NBA Playoffs, First Round:
Bulls @ Nets, Game 7

4.436

1.8

TNT

NBA Playoffs, First Round:
Nuggets @ Warriors, Game 6

4.361

2.0

TNT

NBA Western Conference Semifinals:
Grizzlies @ Thunder, Game 1

4.3

3.0

ABC

NBA Playoffs, First Round:
Nets @ Bulls, Game 6

4.12

1.7

TNT

NBA Playoffs, First Round:
Thunder @ Rockets, Game 6

4.035

2.6

1.8

ESPN

NBA Playoffs, First Round:
Thunder @ Rockets, Game 4

3.802

1.8

TNT

NBA Playoffs, First Round:
Knicks @ Celtics, Game 6

3.549

2.3

1.5

ESPN

NBA Playoffs, First Round:
Celtics @ Knicks, Game 5

3.462

1.5

TNT

NBA Playoffs, First Round:
Grizzlies @ Clippers, Game 5

3.149

1.4

TNT

NBA Playoffs, First Round:
Warriors @ Nuggets, Game 5

2.964

1.2

TNT

NBA Playoffs, First Round:
Bulls @ Nets, Game 5

2.63

1.1

TNT

Stanley Cup Playoffs, First Round:
Blackhawks @ Wild, Game 3

1.8

1.2

NBC

Stanley Cup Playoffs, First Round:
Penguins @ Islanders, Game 3

1.7

1.1

NBC

NBA Playoffs, First Round:
Clippers @ Grizzlies, Game 6

1.55

1.0

0.7

ESPN2

Stanley Cup Playoffs, First Round:
Rangers @ Capitals, Game 2

1.2

0.9

NBC

NBA Playoffs, First Round:
Pacers @ Hawks, Game 6

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:
Syracuse v. Michigan

17.104

10.2

4/6 8:49 PM

CBS

2

NCAA Tournament, Final Four:
Wichita State v. Louisville

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:
Connecticut v. Notre Dame

3.034

1.8

0.9

4/7 9:01 PM

ESPN

7

MLB: Regional coverage
(main game: Yankees @ Tigers)

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:
Louisville v. California

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:
Angels @ Rangers

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:
Louisville v. Tennessee

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:
Duke v. Notre Dame

1.244

0.8

4/2 7:00 PM

ESPN

19

NCAA Women’s Tournament, Elite 8:
Kentucky v. Connecticut

1.2

0.8

4/1 7:30 PM

ESPN

20

The Ultimate Fighter 17, Quarterfinals:
Vicious

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

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