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SKEDBALL: Weekend Sports TV Ratings 5.2-3.2015

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Written by: Mitch Metcalf
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The ratings below are household ratings from the 56 television markets with local Nielsen meters for Saturday May 2 and Sunday May 3, 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.

Triple Crown: Kentucky Derby

Saturday
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 (5:00-6:00 in previous years: 5.9 in 2014, 6.2 in 2013, 5.4 in 2012)
10.76 rating NBC 6:15-7:00 pm (6:00-6:45 in previous years: 10.1 in 2014, 10.4 in 2013, 9.0 in 2012)

NBA Playoffs

Saturday
n/a rating TNT 8:00 pm LA Clippers at SA Spurs Game 7

Sunday
2.64 rating ABC 1:00 WAS Wizards at ATL Hawks Game 1
3.77 rating ABC 3:30 pm MEM Grizzlies at GS Warriors Game 1

Golf

PGA: WGC-Cadillac Match Play Championship
2.03 rating NBC 7:20 pm Saturday Third Round
1.79 rating NBC 2:00 pm Sunday Final Round

Auto Racing

NASCAR Xfinity Series
Saturday
1.59 rating FOX 3:15 pm Winn-Dixie (Talladega) 300

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Sunday
3.77 rating FOX 1:15 pm Gelco (Talladega) 500

INDYCAR
Returns Saturday May 9 with Grand Prix of Indianapolis

FORMULA ONE
Returns Sunday May 10 with Grand Prix of Spain

NHL Playoffs

Saturday
1.22 rating NBC 12:30 pm WAS Capitals at NY Rangers Game 2

Sunday
0.76 rating NBCSN 6:00 pm TB Lightning at MON Canadiens Game 2
1.51 rating NBCSN 8:30 pm MIN Wild at CHI Blackhawks Game 2
0.26 rating CNBC 10:00 pm CAL Flames at ANA Ducks Game 2

MLB

Saturday
n/a rating FS1 4:00 pm LA Angels at SF Giants
n/a rating FS1 7:00 pm CIN Reds at ATL Braves

Sunday
n/a rating ESPN 8:00 pm NY Yankees at BOS Red Sox

Soccer

Premier League

Saturday
0.23 rating NBCSN 7:30 am Leicester vs Newcastle
0.33 rating NBCSN 10:00 am Liverpool vs QPR
0.24 rating CNBC 12:00 pm Manchester United vs West Brom

Sunday
0.32 rating NBCSN 8:30 am Chelsea vs Crystal Palace
0.40 rating NBCSN 11:00 am Tottenham vs Manchester City

Other

Boxing
Saturday Floyd Mayweather Jr vs Manny Pacquiao — PPV data not available

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About the Author

Mitch Metcalf
MITCH METCALF has been tracking every US film release of over 500 screens (over 2300 movies and counting) since the storied weekend of May 20, 1994, when Maverick and Beverly Hills Cop 3 inspired countless aficionados to devote their lives to the art of cinema. Prior to that, he studied Politics and Economics at Princeton in order to prepare for his dream of working in television. He has been Head of West Coast Research at ABC, then moved to NBC in 2000 and became Head of Scheduling for 11 years.