The following lists final national ratings from last weekend's network sporting events (THE DAILY).
| EVENT | DATE | NET | TIME | RAT/SHR |
| WAC Championship: Air Force-BYU | 12/5 | ABC | 1:00-4:30pm | 2.2/7 |
| Big 12 Championship: KSU-TX A&M | 12/5 | ABC | 4:30-8:45pm | 7.4/17 |
| SEC Championship: TN-Miss St. | 12/5 | ABC | 8:45-11:30pm | 8.3/16 |
| NCAA Football: Army-Navy | 12/5 | CBS | noon-4:15pm | 3.7/12 |
| NCAA Basketball: MSU-UCONN/MIA-UK | 12/5 | CBS | 4:15-6:00pm | 2.4/6 |
| Office Depot Father-Son Golf | 12/5 | NBC | 3:00-5:00pm | 1.4/4 |
| NCAA Basketball: Stanford-MD | 12/6 | ABC | 1:00-3:15pm | 1.0/2 |
| BCS Selection Show | 12/6 | ABC | 3:30-4:00pm | 1.6/4 |
| "The NFL Today" | 12/6 | CBS | noon-1:00pm | 2.7/8 |
| "NFL on CBS" (Regional) | 12/6 | CBS | 1:00-4:15pm | 8.5/20 |
| "NFL on CBS" (National) | 12/6 | CBS | 4:15-7:15pm | 16.5/33 |
| "Fox NFL Sunday" | 12/6 | Fox | noon-1:00pm | 3.7/11 |
| "NFL on Fox" (Regional) | 12/6 | Fox | 1:00-7:15pm | 10.8/26 |
| Office Depot Father-Son Golf | 12/6 | NBC | 3:00-5:00pm | 1.3/3 |
NOTES: CBS's national NFL telecast, which featured Chiefs-Broncos in 63% of the country, was up 29% from NBC's comparable doubleheader last season. CBS's NFL average of 10.1/23 is even with NBC's numbers from '97....Fox's NFL telecasts are averaging a 10.9/25, up 1% from last season. ...ABC's Big 12 Championship saw a 23% ratings gain from last season's 6.0/13 for Nebraska-Texas A&M, while the WAC game saw a 33% drop and the SEC game saw a 1% decrease (THE DAILY)....CBC's "Hockey Night in Canada" is averaging 1.8 million viewers for its Saturday doubleheader, an "amazing" 27%, or 350,000 viewers, increase over last year (TORONTO STAR, 12/11)....A breakdown of the CBC's audience of 3.06 million viewers for the Grey Cup shows that it drew a 34 share, compared to 29 in '97; 970,000 women ages 18+ watched the game, up from 780,000 in '97; Ontario and Quebec viewers accounted for 49% of the audience (GLOBE & MAIL, 12/11).
