The following lists final national ratings from last weekend's network sporting events. All times are EDT. Numbers are from the networks (THE DAILY).
| EVENT | DATE | NET | TIME | RAT/SHR |
| NCAA Football: Regional | 10/17 | ABC | 3:30-7:00pm | 4.7/13 |
| NASCAR Busch: Carquest 250 | 10/17 | CBS | 12:30-3:15pm | 1.2/4 |
| NCAA Football: AUB-FL/SYR-BC | 10/17 | CBS | 3:30-7:00pm | 2.5/7 |
| World Series: Game One | 10/17 | Fox | 7:30-11:30pm | 12.3/22 |
| MLS: Eastern Conf. Semifinals | 10/18 | ABC | 4:00-6:00pm | 0.8/2 |
| "NFL Today" | 10/18 | CBS | 12:00-1:00pm | 2.1/7 |
| "NFL on CBS" (regional) | 10/18 | CBS | 1:00-7:00pm | 9.4/20 |
| "Fox NFL Sunday" | 10/18 | Fox | 12:00-1:00pm | 3.3/10 |
| "NFL on Fox" (regional) | 10/18 | Fox | 1:00-4:15pm | 7.0/19 |
| "NFL on Fox" (national) | 10/18 | Fox | 4:15-7:30pm | 13.8/29 |
| World Series: Game Two | 10/18 | Fox | 7:30-11:30pm | 12.6/20 |
RATINGS NOTES: CBS's week seven NFL coverage was up 29% from the 7.3/19 NBC earned during week seven last year. For the season, CBS is averaging an 8.7/21, up 4% from NBC's 8.4/21 average for the same period in '97....Fox's doubleheader was up 26% from the comparable week in '97, and the net is averaging a 9.6/23 through seven weeks, down 4% from last year's 10.0/24 (THE DAILY)....CBS's NCAA football average of 3.3/8 through seven games is up 6% from its 3.1/9 through eight games in '97 (CBS).
