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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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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