The following lists national Nielsen ratings from last weekend's network sporting events. Final ratings for CBS were not available at press time (THE DAILY).
| EVENT | DATE | NET | TIME | RAT/SHR |
| U.S. Freestyle Skiing | 23-Jan | NBC | 4:00-5:00pm | 1.4/4 |
| Jonny Moseley Invitat'l | 23-Jan | NBC | 5:00-6:00pm | 1.9/5 |
| Bob Hope Chrysler Classic | 23-Jan | ABC | 3:00-6:00pm | 2.6/7 |
| IRL Indy 200 | 24-Jan | ABC | 1:00-3:00pm | 1.8/5 |
| Bob Hope Chrysler Classic | 24-Jan | ABC | 3:00-6:00pm | 3.2/7 |
| All-Madden Special | 24-Jan | Fox | 3:00-4:00pm | 2.9/7 |
| NHL All-Star Game | 24-Jan | Fox | 4:15-7:00pm | 2.2/5 |
| NBA Special: "Time To Play" | 24-Jan | NBC | 5:00-6:00pm | 2.9/6 |
RATINGS NOTES: Fox's coverage of the NHL All-Star Game was the lowest rating ever for the event, with the ratings down 19% from last year's 2.7. The game was the highest- rated sports event of the weekend among male teens (2.7)....The 2.9/7 two-day average for the Bob Hope Classic was down 30% from last year's 4.0/9 on NBC (THE DAILY). NBA ACTION: Wednesday's debut of Knicks G Latrell Sprewell scored a 4.04 cable rating on the MSG Network, a 223% increase over last year's first Knicks preseason game. The post-game "National Finance Sportsdesk," hosted by Marv Albert, received a 1.25 cable rating, its second highest since Albert's return to TV last September (MSG)....The Rockets-Spurs preseason opener on Tuesday produced the highest-rated NBA telecast in three seasons for Fox Sports SW, scoring an 8.2 Nielsen rating in Houston and a 14.3 cable TV rating when factoring in Houston's 57% cable penetration. The game's lead-in helped "FSN" to outdraw ESPN's "SportsCenter" in the Houston market by 3-1 (Fox).
