Received the overnights for Sunday’s action from the final day of the Ryder Cup. With the United States collapsing underneath a European steamroller, NBC saw a 71% hike this year from the last Ryder Cup which took place in Europe two years ago. Overall, the rating was a 4.1 with a 9 share against NFL action. That’s quite good.
Here’s the evidence from the NBC Sports Public Relations Twitter account.
Sunday #RyderCup on NBC draws 4.1/9 overnight. Up 71% from ’10 (2.4/7), up 21% from ’08 (3.4/7) and best since ’99 (6.3/15 at Brookline).
— NBCSportsPR (@NBCSportsPR) October 1, 2012
And for Sunday Night Football, NBC received a 15.6 overnight rating for the New York Giants-Philadelphia Eagles game.
15.6 overnight for #SNFonNBC bet. #Giants & #Eagles is best Wk 4 ever on SNF and best primetime Wk 4 game in 16 yrs (Mia-Ind 19.1 9/23/96)
— NBCSportsPR (@NBCSportsPR) October 1, 2012
That’s up from last year’s Week 4 game.
15.6/25 overnight for last night’s #Giants #Eagles game is up 23% from Wk 4 in 2011 (NYJ-Bal 12.7/20) and best SNF overnight since Wk 1
— NBCSportsPR (@NBCSportsPR) October 1, 2012
And NBC says it’s the best overnight rating ever for SNF in the beginning of the primetime season.
SNF’s 15.6 overnight is also best ever primetime rtg facing the opening week of the primetime TV season in 16 yrs (Buf-Pit 15.7 on 9/16/96)
— NBCSportsPR (@NBCSportsPR) October 1, 2012
More later.
