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).
