What: Follow the weekend’s ratings through the live sports top 25 ranking! Here is a quick look at what people watched over the past weekend.
Which sport drew the biggest audience?
With close to 4 million viewers, NASCAR Cup Racing, which took place in Martinsville,VA, and was broadcast through Fox Sports 1, was the most watched sports event during the weekend.
What broadcaster drew the biggest audience?
Out of the almost 16 million people on our top 25 who watched sports events last weekend, 7.5 million tuned into ESPN. This broadcaster was the most watched during the weekend although Fox Sports 1 did broadcast the most watched event.
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What else is relevant?
The Tennis ATP Masters 1000’s final, held in Miami between Rodger Federer and Rafel Nadal positioned on number 7 of our ranking. The match had almost 500,000 viewers, due to the known rivalry between both tennis players.
Program | Episode | Network | Start | End | Total Viewers (000) | Viewers Age 18-49 (000) | Day of the game | |
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1 | NASCAR M.E. CUP RACING L | MARTINSVILLE | FOX SPORTS 1 | 2:00 p.m. | 6:14 p.m. | 3.963 | 984 | Sun |
2 | WMNS NCAA BKBL CHAMP L | MISSISSIPPI STATE/SOUTH CAROLINA | ESPN | 6:11 p.m. | 8:17 p.m. | 3.827 | 1.046 | Sun |
3 | MLB OPENING DAY L | NEW YORK YANKEES/TAMPA BAY | ESPN | 1:00 p.m. | 4:34 p.m. | 1.302 | 579 | Sun |
4 | MLB OPENING DAY L | SAN FRANCISCO/ARIZONA | ESPN2 | 4:00 p.m. | 7:35 p.m. | 1.019 | 469 | Sun |
5 | PREMIER LEAGUE L | MANCHESTER CITY/ARSENAL | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 10:57 a.m. | 1:00 p.m. | 631 | 311 | Sun |
6 | NASCAR M.E. CUP FIN PRA L | MARTINSVILLE | FOX SPORTS 1 | 1:30 p.m. | 2:30 p.m. | 558 | 124 | Sat |
7 | TENNIS: ATP TOUR MASTER L | MIAMI OPEN | ESPN2 | 1:00 p.m. | 3:30 p.m. | 495 | 139 | Sun |
8 | PREMIER LEAGUE L | CRYSTAL PALACE/CHELSEA | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 9:57 a.m. | 12:02 p.m. | 448 | 230 | Sat |
9 | LALIGA SANTANDER MRQ-L | GRANADA VS. BARCELONA | BEIN SPORT ESPANOL | 2:35 p.m. | 4:47 p.m. | 393 | 206 | Sun |
10 | NHL REGULAR SEASON L | PHILLY/NY RANGERS | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 7:32 p.m. | 10:11 p.m. | 362 | 145 | Sun |
11 | NBA REGULAR SEASON L | HOUSTON/PHOENIX | NBA-TV | 9:10 p.m. | 11:26 p.m. | 305 | 130 | Sun |
12 | PREMIER LEAGUE L | SAN FRANCISCO/ARIZONA | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 7:22 a.m. | 9:28 a.m. | 287 | 137 | Sat |
13 | MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER L | PORTLAND/ NEW ENGLAND | ESPN2 | 9:00 p.m. | 11:06 p.m. | 266 | 125 | Sun |
14 | PREMIER LEAGUE L | MIDDLESBROUGH/SWANSEA | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 8:24 a.m. | 10:31 a.m. | 256 | 100 | Sun |
15 | COLL SOFTBALL REG SSN L | AUBURN/GEORGIA | ESPN | 7:00 p.m. | 9:53 p.m. | 250 | 112 | Sat |
16 | LALIGA SANTANDER MRQ-L | REAL MADRID VS. ALAVES | BEIN SPORT ESPANOL | 10:05 a.m. | 12:15 p.m. | 246 | 145 | Sun |
17 | NBA REGULAR SEASON L | DENVER/MIAMI | NBA-TV | 6:00 p.m. | 9:10 p.m. | 233 | 95 | Sun |
18 | LIGA MX L | JAGUARES / UNAM | UNIVISION DEPORTES | 6:37 p.m. | 8:57 p.m. | 226 | 123 | Sat |
19 | COLLEGE BASEBALL L | TEXAS A&M/LSU | ESPN2 | 3:30 p.m. | 6:13 p.m. | 171 | 39 | Sat |
20 | PREMIER LEAGUE L | WEST BROM/MANCEHSTER UNITED | CNBC | 10:00 a.m. | 12:04 p.m. | 151 | 113 | Sat |
21 | LALIGA SANTANDER MRQ-L | GRANADA VS. BARCELONA | BEIN SPORT | 2:35 p.m. | 4:50 p.m. | 118 | 78 | Sun |
22 | HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL L | HAMILTON HEIGHTS (TN)/MIAMI COUNTRY DAY | ESPN2 | 10:00 a.m. | 11:30 a.m. | 97 | 41 | Sat |
23 | COLL SOFTBALL REG SSN L | KENTUCKY/OLE MISS | ESPNU | 4:11 p.m. | 6:13 p.m. | 93 | 30 | Sat |
24 | COLLEGE LACROSSE L | SYRACUSE/NOTRE DAME | ESPNU | 12:00 p.m. | 2:11 p.m. | 90 | 45 | Sat |
25 | LALIGA SANTANDER-L | VALENCIA VS. DEPORTIVO | BEIN SPORT ESPANOL | 12:20 p.m. | 2:30 p.m. | 89 | 54 | Sun |
Source: SportsTVRatings.com (“All data ©Nielsen, provided by a variety of TV network sources and not directly from Nielsen”)