Top 15 Cable Sports Events: August 20 - 21, 2016

With many of the NBC Universal Networks covering the Olympics, CNBC got to cover the rain delayed NASCAR race in Bristol. 2.7 million viewers and a 07 rating in Adults 18-49, tuned into the financial news network to watch some of the race.

The Sunday Night Baseball game, on ESPN, was the second most watch cable sports event of the weekend, topping NFL games and the Olympics. The Mets vs Giants game collected 1.4 million viewers on Sunday night. That is a little less than the previous week's numbers, which had the classic match up of Cubs vs Cardinals.

Rank	Day	Show	Net	Time	P2*	A18-49
1	Sun	NASCAR Sprint Cup: Bristol	CNBC	4:51 PM	2,673	0.7
2	Sat	NASCAR Rain Delay	NBCSN	9:21 PM	1,951	0.5
3	Sun	MLB Baseball: NYM v SF	ESPN	8:00 PM	1,357	0.3
4	Sat	UFC PPV:Diaz/McGregor 2	FS1	8:00 PM	1,300	0.6
5	Sat	NASCAR Rain Delay	NBCSN	10:55 PM	1,236	0.4
6	Sat	Summer Olympics PM	NBCSN	12:00 PM	1,225	0.4
7	Sun	NASCAR Rain Delay	CNBC	1:00 PM	1,102	0.3
8	Sat	NFL Preseason: NYG v BUF	NFL	4:00 PM	1,048	0.4
9	Sat	NFL Preseason	NFL	7:11 PM	1,043	0.4
10	Sun	Summer Olympics PM	NBCSN	12:00 PM	862	0.2
11	Sat	NFL Preseason: KC v LA	NFL	9:08 PM	809	0.3
12	Sat	Summer Olympics PM	USA	12:00 PM	806	0.2
13	Sun	Summer Olympics PM	USA	12:00 PM	739	0.2
14	Sat	Little League World Series	ESPN	8:00 PM	705	0.2
15	Sat	Summer Olympics PM	GOLF	11:13 AM	691	0.1

* viewership (,000)