Preakness Overnight Rating Down From 2018
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The NBC telecast of the Preakness Stakes (G1) May 18 from Pimlico Race Course attracted an overnight rating of 4.3 with a 10 share, earning the highest overnight rating of any afternoon sporting event Saturday.
Still, the rating and share are down from last year when Justify secured a Preakness win on his way to a sweep of the Triple Crown. That telecast earned a 5.5/12.
With both Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve (G1) winner Country House and Maximum Security, who was disqualified from Derby victory, sitting out the Preakness, the telecast peaked with a 5.3/13 for the race portion of the program (7-7:15 p.m. EDT) that saw War of Will earn a clear victory.
Top markets for the telecast are listed below with overnight rating and share:
1 - Baltimore 14.0/33
2 - Louisville 10.8/23
3 - Ft. Myers 9.2/18
4 - Buffalo 8.4/19
5 - West Palm Beach 7.0/14
6 - Indianapolis 6.6/13
6 - Tulsa 6.6/12
8 - Cincinnati 6.5/14
9 - Knoxville 6.0/11
9 - New Orleans 6.0/11