The following lists ratings from last weekend's network sporting events. All times are EDT. ABC's NCAA Football included N'Western-OSU; COL-TEX; AZ-WSU; and CLEM-MD. CBS' NCAA Football included VA TECH-WVU and UK-UGA. The numbers were gathered from the networks (THE DAILY).
| EVENT | DATE | NET | TIME | RAT/SHR |
| MLB World Series: Game Six | 10/25 | NBC | 8:00-11:59pm | 15.5/28 |
| NCAA Football: (regional) | 10/25 | ABC | 3:30-7:00pm | 5.3/13 |
| "College Football Today" | 10/25 | CBS | 3:00-3:30pm | 1.0/3 |
| NCAA Football: (regional) | 10/25 | CBS | 3:30-7:00pm | 2.6/7 |
| NCAA Football: BC-Notre Dame | 10/25 | NBC | 2:30-6:00pm | 2.6/7 |
| MLS Cup '97 | 10/26 | ABC | 3:30-6:00pm | 1.4/3 |
| "Fox NFL Sunday" pregame | 10/26 | FOX | 12:00-1:00pm | 4.3/12 |
| "NFL on Fox" (regional) | 10/26 | FOX | 1:00-7:00pm | 12.2/28 |
| "NFL on NBC" pregame | 10/26 | NBC | 12:00-1:00pm | 3.7/10 |
| "NFL on NBC" Game One | 10/26 | NBC | 1:00-4:00pm | 9.9/23 |
| "NFL on NBC" Game Two | 10/26 | NBC | 4:00-7:00pm | 14.9/28 |
| MLB World Series: Game Seven | 10/26 | NBC | 7:00-11:30pm | 24.5/39 |
MORE RATINGS: Through 13 games on MSG, Rangers ratings are up 8% from '96, from a 1.31 to a 1.41. The "big boost" came from the October 11 game against former Ranger Mark Messier and the Canucks, which earned a 1.63 despite ending at 1:15am (NEWSDAY, 10/31)....TSN reported 1.1 million viewers for Game Seven of the World Series, making it TSN's fourth-highest rated telecast ever (GLOBE & MAIL, 10/31). ...Fox Sports Pittsburgh posted a 5.3 rating for Penguins games in October, a 36% increase over October of '96 (FSP).
