OVERNIGHT RATINGS FOR LAST WEEKEND'S NETWORK SPORTING EVENTS

          The following lists overnight ratings from last
     weekend's network sporting events.  All times are ET.  "MLB
     on Fox" games were NYY-DET; CHC-STL; LA-COL; and SD-SF.  The
     numbers were gathered from the networks (THE DAILY).


  
 
    
 
      
EVENT
    
    
 
      
DATE
    
    
 
      
NET
    
    
 
      
TIME
    
    
 
      
RAT/SHR
    
  
  
 
    
NCAA 
      Football (regional games)
    
 
      
9/27
    
    
 
      
ABC
    
    
 
      
12:00-3:30pm
    
    
 
      
4.4/12
    
  
  
 
    
NCAA 
      Football: ND-MICH
    
 
      
9/27
    
    
 
      
ABC
    
    
 
      
3:30-7:00pm
    
    
 
      
5.6/14
    
  
  
 
    
NCAA 
      Football: WVA-MIA/FLA-KEN
    
 
      
9/27
    
    
 
      
CBS
    
    
 
      
3:30-7:00pm
    
    
 
      
2.3/6
    
  
  
 
    
"MLB 
      on Fox" (regional games)
    
 
      
9/27
    
    
 
      
FOX
    
    
 
      
1:00-4:00pm
    
    
 
      
2.9/8
    
  
  
 
    
Golf's 
      Ryder Cup
    
 
      
9/27
    
    
 
      
NBC
    
    
 
      
12:00-6:00pm
    
    
 
      
4.3/12
    
  
  
 
    
"Fox 
      NFL Sunday" pregame show
    
 
      
9/28
    
    
 
      
FOX
    
    
 
      
12:00-1:00pm
    
    
 
      
4.9/14
    
  
  
 
    
"NFL 
      on Fox" Game One
    
 
      
9/28
    
    
 
      
FOX
    
    
 
      
1:00-4:00pm
    
    
 
      
12.3/29
    
  
  
 
    
"NFL 
      on Fox" Game Two
    
 
      
9/28
    
    
 
      
FOX
    
    
 
      
4:00-7:00pm
    
    
 
      
15.8/32
    
  
  
 
    
Golf's 
      Ryder Cup
    
 
      
9/28
    
    
 
      
NBC
    
    
 
      
8am-12:15pm
    
    
 
      
3.9/13
    
  
  
 
    
"NFL 
      on NBC" pregame show
    
 
      
9/28
    
    
 
      
NBC
    
    
 
      
12:15-1:00pm
    
    
 
      
3.3/9
    
  
  
 
    
"NFL 
      on NBC" (regional game)
    
 
      
9/28
    
    
 
      
NBC
    
    
 
      
1:00-7:00pm
    
    
 
      
11.5/26
    
  


          
          RATINGS NOTES: ABC's "MNF" 49ers-Panthers game earned a
     14.2 rating, leaving "MNF" with a 15.0 overall rating, off
     17% (Rudy Martzke, USA TODAY, 10/1)....In Houston, the
     Oilers-Steelers on KPRC-NBC earned a 7.8/17, while on KRIV-
     Fox, the Packers-Lions earned a 10.4/23 and the Cowboys-
     Bears earned a 17.2/34.  Oilers-Steelers received a 4.3 in
     Memphis and an 8.3 in Nashville (HOUSTON CHRONICLE, 9/30).
          RYDER CUP: USA Network's Friday coverage of the Ryder
     Cup earned a 1.6, its highest Ryder Cup rating since it
     started covering the event in '89 (USA).  NBC's Sunday
     ratings were down 13% from '95 (USA TODAY, 9/30).  
          DOLLARS TO MAKE YOU HOLLER: USA TODAY's Rudy Martzke
     quotes TWI Senior VP Barry Frank as saying, "Fox is pushing
     hard for a prime-time NBA package," which could be a Monday
     or Thursday night game.  Frank "has sought a similar package
     for UPN."  Meanwhile, Frank, Pilson Communications President
     Neal Pilson and Marquee Group Exec VP/Dir Mike Trager agree
     that NFL negotiations, to begin November 1, will result in
     "at least" a 50% increase over the existing four-year, $4.4B
     contract overall (USA TODAY, 10/1).