The following lists final national Nielsen ratings from recent network and cable sporting events (THE DAILY).
| EVENT | DATE | NET | TIME | RAT/SHR |
| "SportsCentury" Special | 5-Jun | ABC | 2:30-4:30pm | 1.6/5 |
| NTRA: Belmont Stakes | 5-Jun | ABC | 4:30-6:00pm | 6.0/17 |
| PGA Tour: Memorial Open – 3rd Rd. | 5-Jun | CBS | 3:00-6:00pm | 2.6/8 |
| MLB: (Regional games) | 5-Jun | Fox | 1:00-4:00pm | 3.2/10 |
| French Open: Women's Final | 5-Jun | NBC | noon-3:00pm | 3.1/11 |
| LPGA Tour: U.S. Open – 3rd Rd. | 5-Jun | NBC | 3:00-6:00pm | 1.4/4 |
| "NBA Showtime" | 5-Jun | NBC | 6:00-6:30pm | 3.3/9 |
| NBA Playoffs: (Pacers-Knicks) | 5-Jun | NBC | 6:30-9:00pm | 7.2/18 |
| Women's Soccer: U.S.-Canada | 6-Jun | ABC | 2:00-4:00pm | 1.1/3 |
| CART: Miller Lite 225 | 6-Jun | ABC | 4:00-6:00pm | 1.2/3 |
| PGA Tour: Memorial Open – 4th Rd. | 6-Jun | CBS | 2:00-6:00pm | 3.8/11 |
| NFL Europe: (Scotland-Barcelona) | 6-Jun | Fox | 1:00-4:00pm | 1.4/4 |
| French Open: Men's Final | 6-Jun | NBC | 9:00am-noon | 3.3/12 |
| Hoop-It-Up Special | 6-Jun | NBC | 2:00-3:00pm | 1.4/4 |
| LPGA Tour: U.S. Open – 4th Rd. | 6-Jun | NBC | 3:00-6:00pm | 1.5/4 |
| "NBA Showtime" | 6-Jun | NBC | 6:00-6:30pm | 4.0/10 |
| NBA Playoffs: (Spurs-Blazers) | 6-Jun | NBC | 6:30-9:00pm | 7.8/16 |
| NBA Playoffs: (Pacers-Knicks) | 7-Jun | NBC | 9:00-11:30pm | 9.1/16 |
| NHL Stanley Cup: (Sabres-Stars) | 8-Jun | Fox | 8:00-11:45pm | 3.4/7 |
| NBA Playoffs: (Knicks-Pacers) | 9-Jun | NBC | 9:00-11:30pm | 9.6/18 |
| CABLE PROGRAM | DATE | NET | US
AREA | COV
AREA | SHR | 000 |
| NBA Playoffs: (Hawks-Knicks) | 24-May | TBS | 2.2 | 2.9 | 4 | 2234 |
| NBA Playoffs: (Blazers-Jazz) | 25-May | TNT | 2.8 | 3.7 | 6 | 2820 |
| NBA Playoffs: (Jazz-Blazers) | 27-May | TNT | 4.4 | 5.8 | 10 | 4413 |
| BGN: Carquest Auto Parts 300 | 29-May | TBS | 1.5 | 1.9 | 7 | 1487 |
| WCB: Trinidad/Pineda | 29-May | HBO | 2.3 | 7.9 | 16 | 2272 |
| NASCAR: Coca-Cola 600 | 30-May | TBS | 3.8 | 4.9 | 11 | 3770 |
RATINGS NOTES: Weekend sports programming on some of the nets was pre-empted in various markets due to commitments to the Children's Miracle Network telethon (THE DAILY)....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. NBA: NBC's Knicks-Pacers Game Five earned a 9.6 Nielsen rating, giving the network a cumulative playoff average rating through 23 games a 6.3/16, down 7% from last year's 6.8/19 over the same period (NBC). Game Five was down 23% from last year's Bulls-Pacers Game Five. NBC's average rating for the Knicks-Pacers series is 8.1, down 16% from last year's 9.6 for the Bulls-Pacers (N.Y. TIMES, 6/11). TENNIS: The Women's French Open Final rating was up 35% over last year's 2.3/7. The Men's French Open Final was up 65% over last year's 2.0/8 (NBC). The men's final rating was "the highest since" the Andre Agassi-Jim Courier final in '91 (CINCINNATI ENQUIRER, 6/11)....USA Network's French Open coverage produced a 188% gain in men 35-64, a 35% gain in men 25-54, and a 55% increase in adults 35-64. Overall, the net posted a 4% increase in HH delivery with a .5 average cable rating to 416,000 HHs, compared to last year's .5 rating in 399,000 HHs (TV SportsFile, 6/11). AND THE HORSES: The Belmont Stakes rating of a 6.0/17 was up 2% over last year's 5.9/18 (ABC).
