Naomi Osaka’s win at the U.S. Open women's final on Saturday drew a 2.5 overnight for ESPN, tied for the second-highest mark in the net’s history of the event alongside the ’15 Novak Djokovic-Roger Federer men’s final. That number was also up 32% from last year’s Sloane Stephens-Madison Keys final. Osaka defeated Serena Williams in straight sets, though the match was marked by continuous friction between Williams and chair umpire Carlos Ramos. Yesterday’s men’s final drew a 2.1, as Djokovic defeated Juan Martin del Potro to capture his 14th Grand Slam title.
The chart below lists select overnight ratings for weekend sports telecasts on broadcast TV.
| TELECAST | DATE |
NET |
TIME (ET) |
RATING |
| College football: (regional) | 9/8 |
ABC |
12:00-3:30pm |
1.9 |
| College football: Colorado-Nebraska | 9/8 |
ABC |
3:30-7:00pm |
2.1 |
| College football: Penn State-Pitt | 9/8 |
ABC |
8:00-11:30pm |
2.0 |
| WSL: Surf Ranch Pro (taped) | 9/8 |
CBS |
2:00-3:00pm |
0.4 |
| College football: Georgia-South Carolina | 9/8 |
CBS |
3:30-6:00pm |
2.4 |
| College football: UCLA-Oklahoma | 9/8 |
Fox |
12:00-3:30pm |
2.3 |
| College football: Iowa State-Iowa | 9/8 |
Fox |
3:30-7:00pm |
1.2 |
| College football: USC-Stanford | 9/8 |
Fox |
8:00-11:30pm |
1.8 |
| PGA Tour: BMW Championship: Third Round | 9/8 |
NBC |
12:00-3:30pm |
1.9 |
| College football: Ball State-Notre ame | 9/8 |
NBC |
3:30-7:00pm |
1.8 |
| "World of X Games" | 9/9 |
ABC |
2:30-3:30pm |
0.4 |
| WNBA Finals: Mystics-Storm: Game 2 | 9/9 |
ABC |
3:30-6:00pm |
0.5 |
| "The NFL Today" | 9/9 |
CBS |
12:00-1:00pm |
2.8 |
| NFL: (single) | 9/9 |
CBS |
1:00-4:05pm |
10.6 |
| PBR: PFIWestern.com Invitational | 9/9 |
CBS |
5:00-6:00pm |
n/a |
| "Fox NFL Kickoff" | 9/9 |
Fox |
11:00am-12:00pm |
1.1 |
| "Fox NFL Sunday" | 9/9 |
Fox |
12:00-1:00pm |
3.6 |
| NFL: (regional) | 9/9 |
Fox |
1:00-4:15pm |
8.8 |
| NFL: Cowboys-Panthers (80%) | 9/9 |
Fox |
4:15-7:40pm |
15.7 |
| Track & Field: New Balance 5th Avenue Mile | 9/9 |
NBC |
12:00-1:00pm |
n/a |
| PGA Tour: BMW Championship: Final Round | 9/9 |
NBC |
2:00-6:00pm |
n/a |
| "Football Night in America" | 9/9 |
NBC |
7:30-8:15pm |
6.5 |
| "SNF": Bears-Packers | 9/9 |
NBC |
8:30-11:30pm |
14.4 |
