20 Most-Viewed Sporting Events of 2010

[wayne1218]

Excludes the NFL and primetime Olympic telecasts.
The combined ABC/Univision audience for USA/England (17.1 mil) would rank as the 9th-largest audience.
The combined ABC/Univision audience for USA/Ghana (19.4 mil) would rank as the 6th-largest audience.




Date
Game/Event
Net
Rating
Viewers (Shares)



1
Thu., 1/7/10
BCS: Alabama/Texas
ABC
17.2
30,776



2
Thu., 6/17/10
NBA: Celtics/Lakers Game 7
ABC
15.6
28,203



3
Sun., 2/28/10
Oly: USA/Canada
NBC
15.2
27,600



4
Fri., 1/1/10
BCS: Ohio St./Oregon
ABC
13.2
24,025



5
Mon., 4/5/10
NCAA BB: Duke/Butler
CBS
14.2
23,994



6
Sun., 6/13/10
NBA: Lakers/Celtics Game 5
ABC
10.8
18,654



7
Tue., 6/15/10
NBA: Celtics/Lakers Game 6
ABC
10.4
17,960



8
Sun., 4/11/10
Golf: The Masters, Final Round
CBS
10.7
16,676



9
Sat., 5/1/10
Horse Racing: Kentucky Derby
NBC
9.8
16,540



10
Thu., 6/10/10
NBA: Lakers/Celtics Game 4
ABC
9.9
16,371



11
Tue., 6/8/10
NBA: Lakers/Celtics Game 3
ABC
9.6
15,959



12
Sat., 4/3/10
NCAA BB: Duke/West Va.
CBS
9.2
15,823



13
Sun., 6/6/10
NBA: Celtics/Lakers Game 2
ABC
9.2
15,718



14
Fri., 1/1/10
BCS: Florida/Cincinnati
FOX
8.5
15,533



15
Sat., 6/26/10
World Cup: Ghana/USA
ABC
8.2
14,863



16
Sat., 4/3/10
NCAA BB: Butler/Mich. St.
CBS
8.6
14,460



17
Thu., 6/3/10
NBA: Celtics/Lakers Game 1
ABC
8.6
14,088



18
Mon., 1/4/10
BCS: Boise St./TCU
FOX
8.2
13,819



19
Sun., 3/28/10
NCAA BB: Duke/Baylor
CBS
8.6
13,758



20
Sun., 2/14/10
NASCAR: Daytona 500
FOX
7.7
13,294

[grandmama]

looks like it was a good year for the NBA.