RATINGS FOR LAST WEEKEND'S NETWORK SPORTING EVENTS

          The following lists ratings from last weekend's network
     sports events.  All times are EST.  The numbers are from the
     networks (THE DAILY). 


  
 
    
EVENT
    
DATE
    
NET
    
TIME
    
RAT/SHR
  
  
 
    
NCAA 
      Division II Championship
    
 
      
3/21
    
    
 
      
CBS
    
    
 
      
12:30-3:00pm
    
    
 
      
2.5/8
    
  
  
 
    
NCAA 
      Men's Tournament: AZ/Utah
    
 
      
3/21
    
    
 
      
CBS
    
    
 
      
3:30-6:00pm
    
    
 
      
6.4/17
    
  
  
 
    
NCAA 
      Men's Tournament: UNC/Uconn
    
 
      
3/21
    
    
 
      
CBS
    
    
 
      
6:00-8:00pm
    
    
 
      
8.15/19
    
  
  
 
    
"NHL 
      on Fox": regional games
    
 
      
3/21
    
    
 
      
FOX
    
    
 
      
3:00-6:00pm
    
    
 
      
1.5/5
    
  
  
 
    
Senior 
      PGA Tour: Legends
    
 
      
3/21
    
    
 
      
ABC
    
    
 
      
2:00-4:30pm
    
    
 
      
1.2/4
    
  
  
 
    
IRL: 
      Phoenix 200 Qualifying
    
 
      
3/21
    
    
 
      
ABC
    
    
 
      
5:30-6:00pm
    
    
 
      
1.3/3
    
  
  
 
    
Senior 
      PGA Tour: Legends
    
 
      
3/22
    
    
 
      
ABC
    
    
 
      
2:00-4:00pm
    
    
 
      
1.3/3
    
  
  
 
    
IRL: 
      Phoenix 200
    
 
      
3/22
    
    
 
      
ABC
    
    
 
      
4:00-6:00pm
    
    
 
      
1.9/4
    
  
  
 
    
NCAA 
      Men's Tournament: Stan/RI
    
 
      
3/22
    
    
 
      
CBS
    
    
 
      
2:30-5:00pm
    
    
 
      
6.9/18
    
  
  
 
    
NCAA 
      Men's Tournament: Duke/UK
    
 
      
3/22
    
    
 
      
CBS
    
    
 
      
5:00-7:30pm
    
    
 
      
11.5/24
    
  
  
 
    
"NBA 
      on NBC": ATL-DET or UTAH-NY
    
 
      
3/22
    
    
 
      
NBC
    
    
 
      
12:30-3:40pm
    
    
 
      
3.4/9
    
  
  
 
    
PGA 
      Tour: Bay Hill Invitational
    
 
      
3/21
    
    
 
      
NBC
    
    
 
      
3:00-6:00pm
    
    
 
      
2.5/7
    
  
  
 
    
PGA 
      Tour: Bay Hill Invitational
    
 
      
3/22
    
    
 
      
NBC
    
    
 
      
3:40-6:00pm
    
    
 
      
3.7/9
    
  


          RATINGS NOTES: In N.Y., Richard Huff reports that
     combined ratings for cable programming were up 14% for the
     first quarter of '98, and for the traditional season that
     began in September, cable is up 13% compared to the previous
     year.  Conversely, during the first quarter, NBC, ABC, CBS
     and Fox's ratings were down 3%.  For the season the Big Four
     are off 4% (N.Y. DAILY NEWS, 3/27)....In Miami, in the past
     two weeks, NHL Panthers games against the Oilers and
     Blackhawks on SportsChannel "generated awful 0.3 ratings." 
     The 0.3 ranked among SportsChannel's lowest ratings for game
     coverage in March.  The Panthers are averaging a 0.8 for the
     season on SportsChannel (MIAMI HERALD, 3/27)....NBC is
     averaging a 5.1/13 for its NBA coverage this season, up 2%
     through the same point last year (THE DAILY).