The following lists final national and cable Nielsen ratings from recent sporting events (THE DAILY).
| EVENT | DATE | NET | TIME | RAT/SHR |
| NASCAR BGN: Touchstone Energy 300 | 24-Apr | ABC | 3:30-6:00pm | 2.4/7 |
| PBA Tour: John Petraglia Open | 24-Apr | CBS | 3:00-4:00pm | 1.3/4 |
| PGA Tour: Greensboro – 3rd Rd. | 24-Apr | CBS | 4:00-6:00pm | 2.1/6 |
| The Sporting News MLB Special | 24-Apr | NBC | 4:30-6:00pm | 1.9/6 |
| "NBA Showtime" | 24-Apr | NBC | 8:00-8:30pm | 2.5/6 |
| "NBA on NBC": (Lakers-Spurs) | 24-Apr | NBC | 8:30-11:00pm | 3.4/7 |
| NASCAR Winston Cup: Diehard 500 | 25-Apr | ABC | 1:00-5:00pm | 5.2/15 |
| Motorcross: Pace Supercross | 25-Apr | ABC | 5:00-6:00pm | 2.4/6 |
| USTA Clay Court Tennis Champs. | 25-Apr | CBS | 1:00-3:00pm | 0.7/2 |
| PGA Tour: Greensboro – Final Rd. | 25-Apr | CBS | 3:00-6:00pm | 2.6/7 |
| "NHL on Fox" Playoffs: (regional) | 25-Apr | Fox | 2:00-6:30pm | 1.6/4 |
| "NBA Showtime" | 25-Apr | NBC | 2:30-3:00pm | 2.1/6 |
| "NBA on NBC": (regional) | 25-Apr | NBC | 3:00-5:30pm | 3.5/9 |
| "NBA on NBC": (regional) | 25-Apr | NBC | 5:30-8:00pm | 4.3/9 |
| CABLE PROGRAM | DATE | NET | US
AREA | COV
AREA | SHR | 000 |
| "NFL Draft" | 17-Apr | ESPN | 2.8 | 3.7 | 10 | 2794 |
| Boxing: Manfredy-Robinson | 17-Apr | HBO | 3.1 | 10.6 | 19 | 3043 |
| Boxing: Mosley-Brown | 17-Apr | HBO | 2.6 | 9 | 19 | 2582 |
| "NFL Draft" | 18-Apr | ESPN | 1.4 | 1.9 | 6 | 1410 |
| NASCAR: Goody's 500 | 18-Apr | ESPN | 3.7 | 4.8 | 12 | 3639 |
| MLB Sunday: Mariners-Angels | 18-Apr | ESPN | 1.4 | 1.9 | 3 | 1441 |
RATINGS NOTES: The "NHL on Fox"'s 1.6 rating for three regional telecasts of the Conference Quarterfinals was down 11% from last year's first week of the Stanley Cup playoffs (Fox)....The "NBA on NBC" is averaging a 4.3/10, down 7% from last year's final season average of a 4.6/12 (NBC). ...ABC's coverage of Saturday's Touchstone Energy 300 was up 26% over last year's 1.9. Season-to-date, the NASCAR Winston Cup series is averaging a 6.6 on network TV, up 4.5% over last season's final average of 6.3, and a 5.2 on cable, up 1.9% over the same time last year (5.1) (NASCAR)....The Hawks are averaging a 3.2 local rating on WATL-WB, which is even with last year's average (ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, 4/30). For broadcast numbers, one ratings point = 994,000 homes. For cable, "Cov. Area" = % of homes tuned in to that program in that network's universe of subscribers.
