Nielsen Sports Marketing's preliminary overnight ratings for CBS' second round coverage of the men's NCAA basketball tournament on Sunday. GAME 1, starting at approx. 12:10pm ET, was Duke-Providence; GAME 2, starting at approx. 2:30pm ET, was UT Chat-Illinois, Louisville-NM, Tulsa-Clemson, UNC Cha.-UT; GAME 3, starting at approx. 5:00pm ET, was Coppin St.-TX, Temple-MN, Stanford-Wake Forest (Nielsen Sports Marketing).
| GAME 1
RTG/SH | GAME 2
RTG/SH | GAME 3
RTG/SH |
| ATLANTA | 5.3/13 | 6.0/13 | 6.4/12 |
| BALTIMORE | 4.7/13 | 8.7/20 | 10.8/21 |
| BOSTON | 5.9/15 | 5.7/13 | 7.8/14 |
| CHICAGO | 5.7/15 | 8.2/19 | 8.4/17 |
| CINCINNATI | 10.1/25 | 11.0/25 | 10.7/23 |
| CLEVELAND | 5.6/14 | 7.0/16 | 7.2/15 |
| COLUMBUS | 9.1/21 | 11.4/24 | 11.6/22 |
| CHARLOTTE | 15.1/35 | 13.6/30 | 15.6/31 |
| WASHINGTON, DC | 6.7/17 | 7.4/17 | 10.4/20 |
| DETROIT | 4.1/9 | 4.5/11 | 5.2/10 |
| DALLAS | 5.8/14 | 8.6/18 | 11.3/20 |
| DENVER | 4.5/16 | 6.3/21 | 6.8/19 |
| HOUSTON | 3.4/7 | 7.4/14 | 9.2/17 |
| HARTFORD | 6.3/16 | 7.9/17 | 9.6/18 |
| INDIANAPOLIS | 10.1/25 | 13.7/29 | 15.4/28 |
| KANSAS CITY | 10.4/26 | 12.7/30 | 13.0/27 |
| LOS ANGELES | 5.5/14 | 7.1/19 | 6.4/17 |
| MIAMI | 2.1/6 | 3.3/8 | 3.8/8 |
| MILWAUKEE | 6.7/18 | 8.0/19 | 8.6/17 |
| MINNEAPOLIS | 10.1/29 | 15.0/38 | 31.8/60 |
| NEW ORLEANS | 4.9/12 | 4.3/11 | 5.5/10 |
| NEW YORK | 4.7/12 | 5.5/12 | 7.1/13 |
| ORLANDO | 4.3/11 | 4.2/10 | 4.6/9 |
| PORTLAND | 3.5/11 | 6.6/17 | 7.7/19 |
| PHILADELPHIA | 6.2/16 | 8.6/20 | 10.7/20 |
| PITTSBURGH | 7.0/16 | 7.6/16 | 8.9/16 |
| PHOENIX | 3.7/12 | 4.3/11 | 5.2/12 |
| SAN ANTONIO | 3.5/8 | 6.5/13 | 7.7/15 |
| SAN DIEGO | 4.6/14 | 5.4/16 | 6.2/17 |
| SEATTLE | 4.4/14 | 6.2/19 | 8.1/21 |
| SAN FRANCISCO | 4.4/15 | 6.2/19 | 9.9/25 |
| ST. LOUIS | 7.1/18 | 10.2/25 | 9.7/21 |
| SACRAMENTO | 4.1/11 | 4.5/12 | 5.8/15 |
| SALT LAKE | 5.8/18 | 18.4/43 | 13.8/32 |
| TAMPA | 3.0/9 | 3.0/8 | 4.4/9 |
| WEST PALM BEACH | 3.3/9 | 3.4/8 | 4.2/8 |
|
| TOTAL MARKET AVG. | 5.6/15 | 7.3/17 | 8.7/18 |
