This post is as late as it is in part because I didn’t have any numbers for the first round of the PGA Championship until earlier today, and I still don’t have numbers specific enough to be confident in its ranking.
Sports Ratings Highlights for Week of September 2-8: NFL 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 |
|
|
NFL: Packers @ 49ers |
28.48 |
16.6 |
10.6 |
FOX |
|
Sunday Night Football: |
25.4 |
|
10.0 |
NBC |
|
NFL Kickoff Game: |
25.13 |
|
10.3 |
NBC |
|
NFL: Regional coverage |
15.5 |
9.5 |
|
CBS |
|
NFL: Regional coverage |
14.6 |
9.0 |
|
FOX |
|
CFB: Notre Dame @ Michigan |
8.653 |
5.3 |
3.2 |
ESPN |
|
CFB: South Carolina @ Georgia |
7.045 |
4.3 |
|
ESPN |
|
US Open Women’s Final: |
6.17 |
1.4 |
CBS |
|
|
NASCAR |
5.153 |
3.3 |
|
ABC |
|
CFB: Miami (FL) @ Florida |
4.596 |
3.1 |
|
ESPN |
|
Labor Day CFB: |
4.465 |
2.9 |
1.7 |
ESPN |
|
CFB: Oregon @ Virginia or |
4.08 |
2.6 |
|
ABC |
|
CFB: West Virginia @ Oklahoma |
3.43 |
2.0 |
|
FOX |
|
Deutsche Bank Championship: |
3.2 |
2.2 |
|
NBC |
|
MLB: Regional coverage |
2.1 |
1.5 |
|
FOX |
|
NASCAR Nationwide Series |
1.834 |
1.1 |
0.5 |
ESPN |
|
CFB: Texas @ BYU |
1.29 |
0.8 |
0.5 |
ESPN2 |
|
Sunday Night Baseball |
1.275 |
0.9 |
0.3 |
ESPN |
|
Most-Watched US Open Primetime |
1.158 |
0.8 |
0.4 |
ESPN |
|
CFB: Wake Forest @ Boston College |
1.091 |
0.8 |
0.4 |
ESPN2 |
|
CFB: Oregon @ Virginia or |
0.92 |
0.6 |
|
ESPN2 |
|
CFB: Washington State @ USC |
0.825 |
0.5 |
|
FS1 |
|
The Ultimate Fighter 18 |
0.762 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
FS1 |
|
Hard Knocks |
0.693 |
0.4 |
HBO |
|
|
CFB: UAB @ LSU |
0.659 |
0.4 |
|
ESPNU |
|
CFB: USF @ Michigan State |
0.576 |
0.4 |
|
ESPNU |
|
CFB: Cincinnati @ Illinois |
0.553 |
0.4 |
|
ESPN2 |
|
Basketball Hall of Fame |
0.03 |
0.0 |
|
NBATV |
Top 20 Most-Viewed Sports Events for Week of August 5-11: PGA Championship 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 |
PGA Championship: Final Round |
5.48 |
3.9 |
|
8/11 2:00 PM |
CBS |
|
2 |
NASCAR |
4.171 |
2.7 |
1.2 |
8/11 1:00 PM |
ESPN |
|
3 |
PGA Championship: Third Round |
3.7 |
2.6 |
|
8/10 2:00 PM |
CBS |
|
4 |
NFL Preseason: Bengals @ Falcons |
3.116 |
2.1 |
1.2 |
8/8 8:00 PM |
ESPN |
|
5 |
PGA Championship: Second Round |
1.954 |
1.4 |
0.4 |
8/9 1:00 PM |
TNT |
|
6 |
NFL Preseason: Giants @ Steelers |
1.834 |
1.1 |
0.6 |
8/11 1:30 PM |
NFLN |
|
7 |
NFL Preseason: Patriots @ Eagles |
1.815 |
1.2 |
0.8 |
8/9 7:30 PM |
NFLN |
|
8 |
Sunday Night Baseball: |
1.727 |
1.2 |
0.5 |
8/11 8:00 PM |
ESPN |
|
9 |
NASCAR Nationwide Series |
1.718 |
1.2 |
|
8/10 2:15 PM |
ABC |
|
10 |
PGA Championship: Third Round |
1.662 |
1.2 |
|
8/10 11:00 AM |
TNT |
|
11 |
PGA Championship: Final Round |
1.616 |
1.2 |
0.4 |
8/11 11:00 AM |
TNT |
|
12 |
MLB: Regional coverage |
1.6 |
1.1 |
|
8/10 4:00 PM |
FOX |
|
13 |
NFL Preseason: Bills @ Colts |
1.405 |
0.9 |
0.5 |
8/11 1:30 PM |
NFLN |
|
14 |
NFL Preseason: Cowboys @ Raiders |
1.336 |
0.8 |
0.6 |
8/9 10:45 PM |
NFLN |
|
15 |
MLB |
1.206 |
0.9 |
0.4 |
8/5 7:00 PM |
ESPN |
|
16 |
PGA Championship: First Round |
1.2 |
0.9 |
|
8/8 1:00 PM |
TNT |
|
17 |
World Track and Field Championships |
1.172 |
0.8 |
8/11 12:30 PM |
NBC |
|
|
18 |
Liga MX: Cruz Azul v. CD Guadalajara |
1.162 |
0.6 |
8/10 5:50 PM |
Univ. |
|
|
19 |
Little League World Series |
0.965 |
0.6 |
8/10 9:00 PM |
ESPN |
|
|
20 |
FourStarDave Handicap |
0.877 |
0.7 |
8/10 5:00 PM |
NBC |
|
|
21 |
Little League World Series |
0.861 |
0.6 |
8/10 1:00 PM |
ESPN |