The following lists final national and cable Nielsen ratings from recent sporting events (THE DAILY).
| EVENT | DATE | NET | TIME | RAT/SHR |
| NCAA Tourney: Rd 2 (SJU-IND) | 13-Mar | CBS | noon-2:15pm | 4.8/14 |
| NCAA Tourney: Rd 2 (regional) | 13-Mar | CBS | 2:15-4:30pm | 5.6/15 |
| NCAA Tourney: Rd 2 (regional) | 13-Mar | CBS | 4:30-7:00pm | 7.1/17 |
| NCAA Tourney: Rd 2 (regional) | 13-Mar | CBS | 7:00-9:45pm | 7.1/14 |
| World Track & Field Champ. | 13-Mar | NBC | 1:00-3:00pm | 1.9/6 |
| PGA Tour: Honda Classic, 3rd Rd | 13-Mar | NBC | 3:00-6:00pm | 2.4/6 |
| U.S.-Mexico Soccer | 13-Mar | ABC | 3:30-5:30pm | 1.4/4 |
| Florida Derby | 13-Mar | ABC | 5:30-6:00pm | 2.0/5 |
| NCAA Tourney: Rd 2 (Duke-Tulsa) | 14-Mar | CBS | noon-2:15pm | 4.7/12 |
| NCAA Tourney: Rd 2 (regional) | 14-Mar | CBS | 2:30-4:45pm | 7.0/16 |
| NCAA Tourney: Rd 2 (regional) | 14-Mar | CBS | 4:45-7:15pm | 9.1/18 |
| "NBA on NBC": (regional) | 14-Mar | NBC | noon-2:30pm | 2.7/7 |
| PGA Tour: Honda Classic, 4th Rd | 14-Mar | NBC | 3:00-6:00pm | 2.9/6 |
| AMA Supercross | 14-Mar | ABC | 1:15-2:15pm | 3.7/9 |
| NASCAR: Cracker Barrel 500 | 14-Mar | ABC | 2:15-6:15pm | 5.7/13 |
| Ford Downhill Skiing | 14-Mar | Fox | 2:00-3:00pm | 1.2/3 |
| "NHL on Fox" (regional) | 14-Mar | Fox | 3:00-6:15pm | 1.2/3 |
| CABLE PROGRAM | DATE | NET | US
AREA | COV.
AREA | SHR | 000 |
| "NBA on TBS": (Lakers-Suns) | 1-Mar | TBS | 1.8 | 2.4 | 4 | 1821 |
| "NBA on TNT": (Knicks-Heat) | 2-Mar | TNT | 1.3 | 1.7 | 3 | 1308 |
| Big East Final (UConn-SJU) | 6-Mar | ESPN | 1.7 | 2.3 | 4 | 1731 |
| Boxing: Boudouani-Reid | 6-Mar | HBO | 3 | 10.3 | 18 | 2951 |
| Boxing: Savarese-Whitaker | 6-Mar | HBO | 2.6 | 8.9 | 14 | 2563 |
| ACC Final (UNC-Duke) | 7-Mar | ESPN | 1.4 | 1.8 | 4 | 1388 |
NOTES: The "NBA on NBC" has a season average rating of 4.6/11, even with last year's 4.6/12 (NBC)....The "NHL on Fox" is averaging a 1.4/3 season average, down 13% from last year's 1.6/4 through the same week (Fox)....ABC's telecast of the Cracker Barrel 500 improved on the '98 cable rating of 2.7, which was moved to a Monday broadcast on ESPN due to rain on Sunday, and its '97 national rating of a 5.5. To date, NASCAR Winston Cup Series network ratings are averaging a 7.1 (NASCAR)....Fox Sports Midwest received a preliminary 6.2 rating in Indianapolis for the Pacers-Hawks game Tuesday, making it the second highest rated Pacers telecast in FSMW history (Fox)....The Evert Cup women's tennis final at Indian Wells last Saturday on ESPN scored a 1.37 rating, up 300% from '98's final (THE DAILY). For the broadcast numbers, one ratings point = 972,000 homes. For cable ratings, "Cov. Area" represents % of homes tuned in to that program in that network's universe of subscribers.
