Top 15 Cable Sports Events: June 16 - 17, 2018

The World Cup arrives to dominate the cable sports ratings, taking the top four spots, with strong numbers. Two games draw over four million viewers, while the other two top two million each. A fifth game, with a 6 AM start, drew 800,000 viewers, ranking #12.

The College Baseball World Series pushed five games into the top 15, with three games over one million viewers.

Rank	Day	Show	Net	Time	P2*	A18-49
1	Sun	World Cup: BRA c SWZ	FS1	1:39 PM	4,086	1.76
2	Sun	World Cup: GER v MEX	FS1	10:37 AM	4,002	1.74
3	Sat	World Cup: CRO v NIG	FS1	2:42 PM	2,178	0.91
4	Sat	World Cup: PERU v DEN	FS1	11:40 AM	2,001	0.84
5	Sun	MLB: CHC v STL	ESPN	8:00 PM	1,918	0.45
6	Sun	NASCAR Xfinity Series	FS1	5:00 PM	1,138	0.25
7	Sun	College WS: TEX v ARK	ESPN	2:00 PM	1,114	0.33
8	Sat	College WS: WAS v MSU	ESPN	8:30 PM	1,069	0.25
9	Sun	College World Series	ESPN2	7:00 PM	1,033	0.23
10	Sun	College World Series	ESPN2	9:50 PM	871	0.23
11	Sat	College World Series	ESPN	3:00 PM	859	0.21
12	Sat	World Cup: FRA v AUS	FS1	6:00 AM	796	0.35
13	Sun	NHRA: Bristol	FS1	7:30 PM	693	0.11
14	Sat	NASCAR Cup Racing	FS1	6:57 PM	552	0.11
15	Sat	MLB: TB v NYY	MLB	1:11 PM	268	0.05

* viewership (,000)