It being that time of year where televised sports are fairly slim.
Also mark my words, if NBC didn't have to deal with E/I content, they would be airing Premiere League Soccer at Saturday mornings on NBC.
From Sports Media Watch...
Almost all broadcasts are around the weekend of May 11:
Premier League Soccer (Wolverhampton/Liverpool) 0.55/854k (NBC)
MLB (Cards/Cubs) 1.1/1.81m (ESPN)
PGA Golf 1.6/2.46m (CBS)
NASCAR Cup Series (at Kansas) 1.2/2.18m (FS1)
NHL Playoffs (Canes/Bruins) 1.2/2.26m (NBC)
Premiere boxing 0.9/1.39m (FOX)
UFC 237 prelims 0.53/813k (ESPN)
NBA Draft Lottery 3.9m (No share given, ESPN)
The soccer telecast was cited as the "top game of the day", in terms of ratings. I'll give you that soccer aired at 7 AM on the west coast. A game from 2019 MLS opening weekend only drew 394,000 viewers on ESPN. In the spirit of full disclosure, the As/Indians game only drew a 0.25/394k on FS1. That said, I'm not seeing how NBC would benefit.
In regards to counterprogramming, I'm sure ABC has weighed the options of picking up expensive sports telecasts as opposed to showing a rerun.