| Sport |
Date |
Event |
Net |
Rating |
Viewers |
| NFL |
Sun., 2/5/12 |
Super Bowl: Giants/Patriots |
NBC |
47.0 |
111.3M |
| Olympics |
Fri., 7/27/12 |
Opening Ceremony |
NBC |
21.0 |
40.7M |
| NCAAF |
Mon., 1/9/12 |
BCS Champ.: Alabama/LSU |
ESPN |
14.0 |
24.2M |
| NCAAB (M) |
Mon., 4/3/12 |
Final Four: Kentucky/Kansas |
CBS |
12.3 |
20.9M |
| NBA |
Thu., 6/21/12 |
NBA Finals: Thunder/Heat G5 |
ABC |
10.9 |
18.4M |
| MLB |
Sun., 10/28/12 |
World Series: Giants/Tigers G4 |
FOX |
8.9 |
15.5M |
| Horse |
Sat., 5/5/12 |
Triple Crown: Kentucky Derby |
NBC |
9.0 |
14.8M |
| NASCAR |
Mon., 2/27/12 |
Sprint Cup: Daytona 500 |
FOX |
8.0 |
13.7M |
| Golf |
Sun., 4/8/12 |
The Masters: Final Round |
CBS |
8.0 |
13.5M |
| Tennis (M) |
Sun., 8/5/12 |
Olympics: Murray/Federer |
NBC |
5.5 |
8.2M |
| Tennis (W) |
Sat., 8/4/12 |
Olympics: Serena W./Sharapova |
NBC |
5.6 |
7.9M |
| IndyCar |
Sun., 5/27/12 |
Indianapolis 500 |
ABC |
4.3 |
6.8M |
| NHL |
Mon., 6/11/12 |
SCF: Devils/Kings G6 |
NBC |
3.1 |
4.9M |
| MMA |
Sat., 1/28/12 |
UFC on FOX 2 |
FOX |
2.6 |
4.7M |
| NASCAR Nationwide |
Sat., 2/25/12 |
Drive4COPD 300 |
ESPN |
2.9 |
4.4M |
| Int’l Soccer (W) |
Thu., 8/9/12 |
Olympics: USA/Japan |
NBCSN |
2.7 |
4.4M |
| Int’l Soccer (M) |
Wed., 2/29/12 |
Friendly: Mexico/Colombia |
UNI |
2.0 |
4.3M |
| NCAAB (W) |
Tue., 4/3/12 |
Final Four: Baylor/Notre Dame |
ESPN |
2.7 |
4.2M |
| MLS |
Sat., 12/1/12 |
MLS Cup: Galaxy/Dynamo |
ESPN |
0.5 |
797K |
| WNBA |
Wed., 10/17/12 |
WNBA Finals: Fever/Lynx G2 |
ESPN |
0.5 |
778K |