OVERNIGHT RATINGS FOR LAST WEEKEND'S SELECT SPORTING EVENTS

          The following lists overnight ratings from selected
     events from the past weekend.  All times are EDT.  The
     numbers are from the networks (THE DAILY).



  
 
    
EVENT
    
DATE
    
NET
    
TIME
    
RAT/SHR
  
  
 
    
PGA 
      Tour: BellSouth Classic
    
 
      
5/9
    
    
 
      
CBS
    
    
 
      
4:00-6:00pm
    
    
 
      
3.2/9
    
  
  
 
    
"NBA 
      on NBC": Pacers-Knicks
    
 
      
5/9
    
    
 
      
NBC
    
    
 
      
1:00-3:30pm
    
    
 
      
6.5/19
    
  
  
 
    
"NBA 
      on NBC": Jazz-Spurs
    
 
      
5/9
    
    
 
      
NBC
    
    
 
      
3:30-6:00pm
    
    
 
      
6.5/17
    
  
  
 
    
PGA 
      Tour: BellSouth Classic
    
 
      
5/10
    
    
 
      
CBS
    
    
 
      
3:00-6:00pm
    
    
 
      
4.3/11
    
  
  
 
    
"NHL 
      on Fox": STL-DET/MON-BUF
    
 
      
5/10
    
    
 
      
FOX
    
    
 
      
2:00-5:00pm
    
    
 
      
1.8/5
    
  
  
 
    
"NBA 
      on NBC": Pacers-Knicks
    
 
      
5/10
    
    
 
      
NBC
    
    
 
      
12:30-3:00pm
    
    
 
      
7.9/22
    
  
  
 
    
"NBA 
      on NBC": Sonics-Lakers
    
 
      
5/10
    
    
 
      
NBC
    
    
 
      
3:00-5:30pm
    
    
 
      
8.0/21
    
  
  
 
    
"NBA 
      on NBC": Bulls-Hornets
    
 
      
5/10
    
    
 
      
NBC
    
    
 
      
5:30-8:00pm
    
    
 
      
9.4/21
    
  

 
          NOTES: CBS's coverage of yesterday's final round of the
     BellSouth Classic was the highest rating since '86, when it
     got a 4.7.  The 4.3 rating was up 59% from last year, and
     Saturday's coverage was up 19% from last year.  NBC's NBA
     playoff coverage was off 10% from last year, averaging a
     7.6/20 compared to an 8.4/22 in '97.  Fox's NHL rating of
     1.8/5 was down 31% from a 2.6/7 last season (THE DAILY).

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