The following lists final national ratings from last weekend's network sporting events and "MNF." All times are EDT. The numbers are from the networks (THE DAILY).
| EVENT | DATE | NET | TIME | RAT/SHR |
| PGA Championship – Third Round | 8/15 | CBS | 2:00-7:00pm | 4.4/13 |
| American Bowl: Seahawks-49ers | 8/15 | CBS | 8:00-11:00pm | 5.7/12 |
| "WNBA on NBC": Comets-Liberty | 8/15 | NBC | 4:00-6:00pm | 1.4/4 |
| Fox MLB Saturday: Regional Games | 8/15 | FOX | 1:00-5:00pm | 3.5/11 |
| MLS: MetroStars-Fusion | 8/15 | ABC | 4:00-6:00pm | 0.9/3 |
| PGA Championship -- Final Round | 8/16 | CBS | 2:00-7:00pm | 5.7/15 |
| Tennis: WTA Acura Classic | 8/16 | NBC | 3:00-5:00pm | 1.2/3 |
| NFL Preseason: Raiders-Packers | 8/16 | FOX | 4:00-7:30pm | 5.2/13 |
| IRL: Radisson 200 | 8/16 | ABC | 4:00-6:00pm | 1.1/3 |
| "MNF": Patriots-Cowboys | 8/17 | ABC | 8:00-11:00pm | 7.9/13 |
WNBA RATINGS: For its 11 regular-season WNBA games this year, NBC averaged a 1.5/5 down 21% from '97, when the net averaged a 1.9/6 through 10 games (THE DAILY). The AP reports that WNBA season ratings also fell 29% on ESPN, and 17% on Lifetime (AP/DETROIT NEWS, 8/21). Memphis, which does not have a WNBA team, was the U.S. market "with the highest" WNBA ratings (AP/ORLANDO SENTINEL, 8/21). OTHER RATINGS: Fox's 3.5/11 rating for its MLB coverage was the net's second-highest MLB rating of the year. For the season, "MLB on Fox" is averaging a 2.9, even through 12 weeks but up 7% from last season's 2.7 full season average (Fox Sports)....CBS's PGA Championship two-day average was a 5.0/14....In Chicago, Tuesday's Cardinals-Cubs game on WGN drew a 12.0/19 overnight rating, the station's top-rated MLB telecast this year (CHICAGO SUN-TIMES, 8/21).
