RATINGS FOR LAST WEEKEND'S NETWORK SPORTING EVENTS

          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).