KENTUCKY DERBY OVERNIGHT RATING ON NBC TIES FOR BEST IN 21 YEARS

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Sunday, May 5th, 2013

KENTUCKY DERBY OVERNIGHT RATING ON NBC TIES FOR BEST IN 21 YEARS

Race Portion up 16% and Pre-Race up 15% from 2012

Louisville Leads All Local Markets with a 43.7/69; up 38% from 2012

NEW YORK – May 5, 2013 – NBC Sports’ coverage of Saturday’s Kentucky Derby, won by Orb, drew a 10.4 overnight rating and a 23 share for the race portion (6-7 p.m. ET), up 16% from the 2012 Kentucky Derby, according to overnight data provided today by The Nielsen Company. The 10.4 overnight rating ties the 2010 race as the best for a Kentucky Derby in 21 years (10.9/29 in 1992).

Overnight Ratings Notes:

The pre-race coverage on NBC (5-6 p.m. ET) drew a 6.2/15 overnight rating, up 15% from last year, tying 2010 as the best for the pre-race since 2007.
Coverage from 4-4:30 p.m. ET received a 3.1/8, the best since NBC began 4 p.m. coverage in 2008;
Coverage from 4:30-5 p.m. ET received a 4.1/10, also the best since NBC began coverage at 4:30 p.m. (in 2007).

NOTE: National ratings and viewership for the race portion will be available on Tuesday, May 7. National ratings for the early coverage will be available on Thursday, May 9.

KENTUCKY DERBY OVERNIGHTS (Race Portion)

YEAR	OVERNIGHT	NETWORK	WINNING HORSE
2013	10.4/23	NBC	Orb
2012	9.0/20	NBC	I’ll Have Another
2011	9.7/22	NBC	Animal Kingdom
2010	10.4/23	NBC	Super Saver
2009	10.2/22	NBC	Mine That Bird
2008	9.5/21	NBC	Big Brown
2007	9.8/21	NBC	Street Sense
2006	8.9/20	NBC	Barbaro
2005	10.0/23	NBC	Giacomo
2004	10.1/22	NBC	Smarty Jones
2003	8.9/20	NBC	Funny Cide
2002	9.3/21	NBC	War Emblem
2001	9.4/22	NBC	Monarchos
2000	7.4/18	ABC	Fusaichi Pegasus
1999	7.5/19	ABC	Charismatic
1998	7.7/19	ABC	Real Quiet
1997	8.8/20	ABC	Silver Charm
1996	9.4/23	ABC	Grindstone
1995	7.2/18	ABC	Thunder Gulch
1994	8.2/21	ABC	Go For Gin
1993	9.4/21	ABC	Sea Hero
1992	10.9/29	ABC	Lil E Tee

Louisville topped all metered markets with a 43.7/69. For the race portion, 47 of the 56 Nielsen metered markets showed ratings gains from last year.

TOP METERED MARKETS FOR 2013 KENTUCKY DERBY (Race Portion)

1.	Louisville	43.7/69
2.	Ft. Myers	19.7/37
3.	Cincinnati	18.8/37
T4.	Knoxville	18.4/31
T4.	West Palm Beach	18.4/35
6.	Buffalo	15.9/33
7.	Oklahoma City	15.1/25
8.	Columbus	14.8/31
9.	Indianapolis	13.9/28
10.	Nashville	13.2/22

PREAKNESS STAKES ON NBC SPORTS, MAY 18: In two weeks, Kentucky Derby winner Orb will take one more step to try to become the first horse to win the Triple Crown in 34 years, since Affirmed in 1978. NBC Sports Group coverage of The Preakness Stakes from Pimlico Racecourse in Baltimore, Md., begins Wednesday, May 15 at 3:30 p.m. ET and continues with the Preakness Stakes on Saturday, May 18.

PREAKNESS STAKES
Date	Time	Event	Network
Wed., May 15	3:30 p.m.	Preakness Draw	NBCSN
Fri., May 17	3 p.m.	Preakness Classics	NBCSN
	4 p.m.	Black Eyed Susan Stakes	NBCSN
Sat., May 18	2:30 p.m.	Preakness Saturday	NBCSN
	4:30 p.m.	Preakness Stakes	NBC
	6:30 p.m.	Preakness Post-Race Show	NBCSN

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KENTUCKY DERBY OVERNIGHT RATING ON NBC TIES FOR BEST IN 21 YEARS

Race Portion up 16% and Pre-Race up 15% from 2012

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