SKEDBALL: Weekend Sports TV Ratings 6.6-7.2015

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The ratings below are household ratings from the 56 television markets with local Nielsen meters for Saturday June 6 and Sunday June 7, 2015. The 56 markets (out of 210 total) cover about 70% of the US television population. Click here for a look at sports ratings from the same weekend last year.

Horse Racing: Triple Crown

Belmont Stakes (Saturday)
3.20 rating NBC 4:30-5:00 pm (4.0 in 2014; n/a in 2013; 2.1 in 2012)
6.40 rating NBC 5:00-6:15 pm (7.4 in 2014; 2.5 in 2013; 3.1 in 2012)
12.26 rating NBC 6:15-7:15 pm (12.9 in 2014; 4.6 in 2013; 5.4 in 2012)*

Preakness Stakes Flashback Three Weeks Ago (Saturday May 16, 2015)
2.19 rating NBC 4:30-5:00 pm (2.4 in 2014; 2.4 in 2013; 1.7 in 2012)
3.36 rating NBC 5:00-5:45 pm (3.5 in 2014, 3.6 in 2013; 2.9 in 2012)
5.83 rating NBC 5:45-6:45 pm (6.3 in 2014; 6.0 in 2013; 5.5 in 2012)

Kentucky Derby Flashback Five Weeks Ago (Saturday May 2, 2015)
4.07 rating NBC 4:30-5:00 pm (4.0 in 2014; 4.1 in 2013; 3.7 in 2012)
6.48 rating NBC 5:00-6:15 pm (5.9 in 2014; 6.2 in 2013; 5.4 in 2012)**
10.76 rating NBC 6:15-7:00 pm (10.1 in 2014; 10.4 in 2013; 9.0 in 2012)***

Note: pre-race coverage ratings in italics. Race coverage in bold.
* Belmont Stakes race coverage was 6:15-7:00 in 2012-2014
** Kentucky Derby pre-race was 5:00-6:00 pm in 2012-2014
*** Kentucky Derby race coverage was 6:00-6:45 pm in 2012-2014

It finally happened after a nearly four-decade drought, a Triple Crown winner after being teased about once every three years with the chance of Triple Crown winner at the Belmont Stakes (a very normal rate in horse racing’s history.

NBA Playoffs

NBA Finals
12.89 rating ABC 8:00 pm Sunday CLE Cavaliers at GS Warriors Game 2

Golf

PGA: Memorial Tournament
1.47 rating CBS 3:00 pm Saturday Third Round
2.71 rating CBS 2:30 pm Sunday Final Round

Auto Racing

NASCAR Xfinity Series
Returns Saturday June 13 at Michigan

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
2.34 rating FS1 1:00 pm Sunday Axalta 400 (Pocono / PA)

INDYCAR
0.37 rating NBCSN 8:45 pm Saturday Firestone 600 in Fort Worth

FORMULA ONE
0.99 rating NBC 2:00 pm Sunday Grand Prix of Canada

NHL Playoffs

Stanley Cup Final
4.80 rating NBC 7:15 pm Saturday CHI Blackhawks at TB Lightning Game 2

MLB

Saturday
n/a rating FS1 2:00 pm TEX Rangers at KC Royals
1.74 rating FOX 7:15 pm (LAA-NYY 48% of US in 34 markets, PIT-ATL 12% in 15 markets, DET-CHW 10% in 7 markets)

Sunday
n/a rating ESPN 8:00 pm STL Cardinals at LA Dodgers

Soccer

UEFA Champions League
1.74 rating FOX 2:30 pm Saturday Juventus vs Barcelona

FIFA Women’s World Cup
0.48 rating FS1 6:00 pm Saturday Canada vs China
0.77 rating FOX 1:00 pm Sunday Norway vs Thailand
1.04 rating FOX 4:00 pm Sunday Germany vs Ivory Coast

Other

Tennis
French Open
1.88 rating NBC 9:00 am Saturday Women’s Final
1.86 rating NBC 9:00 am Sunday Men’s Final

X Games
0.64 rating ABC 2:00 pm Saturday
n/a rating ESPN 8:00 pm Saturday
0.70 rating ABC 2:00 pm Sunday

Boxing
Premiere Boxing Champions
0.95 rating NBC 3:00 Saturday Guerrero vs Martinez (welterweight)

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