RATINGS FOR LAST WEEKEND'S NETWORK SPORTING EVENTS

          The following lists ratings from last weekend's network
     sporting events.  All times are EDT.  "MLB on Fox" games
     were NYM-FL; DET-BAL; COL-LA; and SF-SD.  ABC's NCAA
     Football was NEB-WA; AZ-OSU; FSU-CLEM; and IA-ISU.  The
     numbers were gathered from the networks (THE DAILY).


  
 
    
 
      
EVENT
    
    
 
      
DATE
    
    
 
      
NET
    
    
 
      
TIME
    
    
 
      
RAT/SHR
    
  
  
 
    
"MLB on 
      Fox" (regional games)
    
 
      
9/20
    
    
 
      
FOX
    
    
 
      
1:00-4:00pm
    
    
 
      
1.9/6
    
  
  
 
    
NCAA Football 
      (regional games)
    
 
      
9/20
    
    
 
      
ABC
    
    
 
      
3:30-7:00pm
    
    
 
      
3.7/10
    
  
  
 
    
NCAA Football: 
      Penn St-Louisville
    
 
      
9/20
    
    
 
      
CBS
    
    
 
      
12:10-3:40pm
    
    
 
      
2.4/8
    
  
  
 
    
NCAA Football: 
      Tennessee-Florida
    
 
      
9/20
    
    
 
      
CBS
    
    
 
      
3:40-7:00pm
    
    
 
      
6.1/16
    
  
  
 
    
NCAA Football: 
      Mich St-Notre Dame
    
 
      
9/20
    
    
 
      
NBC
    
    
 
      
2:30-6:00pm
    
    
 
      
2.7/8
    
  
  
 
    
Senior 
      PGA Tour: Comfort Classic
    
 
      
9/20
    
    
 
      
ABC
    
    
 
      
3:00-6:00pm
    
    
 
      
1.3/3
    
  
  
 
    
"NFL on 
      NBC" Game 1 (regional)
    
 
      
9/21
    
    
 
      
NBC
    
    
 
      
1:00-4:00pm
    
    
 
      
6.3/17
    
  
  
 
    
"NFL on 
      NBC" Game 2 (regional)
    
 
      
9/21
    
    
 
      
NBC
    
    
 
      
4:00-7:00pm
    
    
 
      
11.3/25
    
  
  
 
    
"NFL on 
      Fox" (regional)
    
 
      
9/21
    
    
 
      
FOX
    
    
 
      
1:00-7:00pm
    
    
 
      
11.6/30
    
  
  
 
    
Senior 
      PGA Tour Comfort Classic
    
 
      
9/21
    
    
 
      
ABC
    
    
 
      
3:00-6:00pm
    
    
 
      
1.3/3
    
  


          
          OTHER RATINGS NEWS: In a release, CBS touts its TN-FL
     game as being the highest rated broadcast on Saturday and up
     7% from '96's national rating of a 5.7/15 (CBS Sports).
     ...Through four weeks, Fox's "NFL Sunday" pregame show is
     averaging a 3.6 rating, up 3% from last year's 3.5 (Fox).
     ...Fox Sports Northwest's coverage of the Angels-Mariners
     game on Tuesday, when the M's clinched the division title,
     recorded a 25.3 rating, the highest rated regionally
     televised MLB game on cable this year.  The rating peaked at
     10:00pm with a 32.3 rating with a 50 share (FSN).