Sports Ratings Report for Week of August 26-September 1

Sports Ratings Highlights for Week of August 26-September 1: College Football Kickoff Edition

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

NASCAR:

5.323

3.2

1.5

ESPN

CFB: Georgia @ Clemson

8.1

4.8

ABC

Chik-fil-A Kickoff Game:
Virginia Tech v. Alabama

5.169

3.0

ESPN

CFB: Rice @ Texas A&M

4.208

2.7

ESPN

CFB: Syracuse v. Penn State or
Mississippi State v. Oklahoma State

3.7

2.4

ABC

CFB: North Carolina @ South Carolina

3.653

2.4

1.4

ESPN

Deutsche Bank Championship: Round 3

3.2

2.2

NBC

Cowboys Classic: LSU v. TCU

3.172

1.9

ESPN

CFB: Mississippi @ Vanderbilt

2.74

1.9

1.3

ESPN

CFB: Temple @ Notre Dame

2.5

1.6

NBC

CFB: Texas Tech @ SMU

2.126

1.3

0.9

ESPN

CFB: Buffalo @ Ohio State

1.886

1.1

ESPN2

NASCAR Nationwide Series:

1.611

1.0

ESPN2

NFL Preseason:

1.255

0.8

0.5

NFLN

CFB: Washington State @ Auburn

0.922

0.5

ESPNU

Sunday Night Baseball:
Mets @ Nationals

0.853

0.6

0.2

ESPN2

RGIII: The Will to Win

0.833

0.6

0.5

ESPN

CFB: Boise State @ Washington

0.71

0.4

FS1

CFB: Syracuse v. Penn State or
Mississippi State v. Oklahoma State

0.654

0.4

ESPN2

Hard Knocks

0.587

0.4

HBO

Top 20 Most-Viewed Sports Events for Week of July 29-August 4: Hall of Fame Game Edition

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

Hall of Fame Game:
Cowboys v. Dolphins

10.106

6.2

3.8

8/4 8:11 PM

NBC

2

NASCAR

5.063

3.2

1.3

8/4 1:00 PM

ESPN

3

WGC-Bridgestone Invitational:
Final Round

4.6

3.2

8/4 2:00 PM

CBS

4

WGC-Bridgestone Invitational:
Third Round

3.6

2.6

8/3 2:00 PM

CBS

5

MLB: Regional coverage
(main game: Rangers @ Athletics)

2.4

1.6

8/3 4:00 PM

FOX

6

Sunday Night Baseball:
Braves @ Phillies

1.555

1.1

0.4

8/4 8:00 PM

ESPN

7

NASCAR Nationwide Series

1.509

1.0

0.3

8/3 8:00 PM

ESPN

8

X Games Los Angeles Day 4

1.208

0.8

0.5

8/4 5:00 PM

ESPN

9

Pro Football Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

1.175

0.8

8/3 7:00 PM

ESPN2
+NFLN

10

Liga MX: Leon v. Club America

1.013

0.6

7/31 10:00 PM

Telm’do

11

UFC 163 Prelims

1.002

0.5

8/3 8:00 PM

FX

12

International Champions Cup
Semifinal: Real Madrid v. Everton

0.99

0.5

8/3 8:20 PM

FOX

13

WGC-Bridgestone Invitational:
Third Round

0.976

0.7

8/3 12:00 PM

GOLF

14

World Swimming Championships

0.912

0.6

8/4 4:00 PM

NBC

15

WGC-Bridgestone Invitational:
Second Round

0.883

0.7

8/2 2:00 PM

GOLF

16

Liga MX: CD Guadalajara v. Atlante

0.856

0.5

8/4 6:00 PM

UniMas

17

Whitney Invitational Handicap

0.834

0.6

8/3 5:00 PM

NBC

18

Liga MX: Club America v. Atlas

0.823

0.5

8/3 5:50 PM

Univ.

19

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series

0.746

0.6

8/3 1:00 PM

Speed

20

World Swimming Championships

0.728

0.5

8/3 1:00 PM

NBC

MLB: Angels @ Rangers

0.712

0.5

0.2

7/29 7:00 PM

ESPN

Pro Football Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

0.698

0.5

8/3 7:04 PM

ESPN2

MLB

0.691

0.5

0.2

7/31 7:00 PM

ESPN

WGC-Bridgestone Invitational:
Final Round

0.688

0.5

8/4 12:00 PM

GOLF

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