The following lists ratings from last weekend's network sporting events. All times are EDT. NOTE: NBC had the NFL doubleheader. Numbers are from the networks (THE DAILY).
| EVENT | DATE | NET | TIME | RAT/SHR |
| AL Division Series: SEA-BAL | 10/04 | FOX | 4:30-7:00pm | 5.0/13 |
| AL Division Series: NYY-CLE | 10/04 | NBC | 7:30-11:00pm | 5.6/11 |
| NCAA Football: MIAMI-FL ST. | 10/04 | ABC | 12:00-3:30pm | 2.4/9 |
| NCAA Football: OSU-IA/TX A&M-COL | 10/04 | ABC | 3:30-7:00pm | 4.7/13 |
| "College Football Today" | 10/04 | CBS | 3:00-3:30pm | 0.9/3 |
| NCAA Football: GT-BC/MISS-TENN | 10/04 | CBS | 3:30-7:00pm | 2.3/6 |
| AL Division Series: NYY-CLE | 10/05 | FOX | 7:30-12:00am | 8.2/14 |
| "Fox NFL Sunday" | 10/05 | FOX | 12:00-1:00pm | 4.1/13 |
| "NFL on Fox" (Regional) | 10/05 | FOX | 1:00-7:00pm | 12.5/32 |
| "NFL on NBC Pre-game" | 10/05 | NBC | 12:00-1:00pm | 2.8/9 |
| "NFL on NBC" Game One | 10/05 | NBC | 1:00-4:00pm | 5.8/15 |
| "NFL on NBC" Game Two | 10/05 | NBC | 1:00-4:00pm | 9.5/22 |
MORE NEWS: Fox's coverage last night of the ALCS Game Two earned a 9.6 overnight rating/16 share (THE DAILY). Fox's broadcast of Game One of the ALCS scored a final national rating of 8.9/15, a 1% increase over Fox's NLCS Game One in '96, and 14% higher than NBC's '96 ALCS Game One (Fox Sports)....USA TODAY's Rudy Martzke notes that college football ratings are "[s]lumping," with CBS down 14%, ABC off 13%, ESPN down 13% and NBC down 34% (USA TODAY, 10/10). PIRATES HOOK VIEWERS: Fox Sports Pittsburgh saw a 51% ratings increase over '96 for its '97 Pirates telecasts, posting a 5.6 average, up from a 3.7 in '96 (FSP).
