The following lists final national and cable Nielsen
ratings from recent sporting events (THE DAILY):
EVENT DATE NET TIME RAT/SHR
Tour de France 07/10 ABC 1:00-1:30pm 2.2/7
PGA Tour: Greater Milwaukee Open 07/10 ABC 1:30-3:30pm 1.8/6
Women's World Cup Final 07/10 ABC 3:30-6:30pm 11.4/31
Fox: "In The Zone" 07/10 Fox 12:30-1:00pm 1.0/3
"MLB on Fox": (regional) 07/10 Fox 1:00-4:00pm 3.2/10
"WNBA on NBC": Mystics-Shock 07/10 NBC 1:00-3:00pm 1.5/5
U.S. Senior Open-3rd Rd. 07/10 NBC 3:00-6:00pm 1.4/4
Tour de France 07/11 ABC 1:00-2:00pm 1.3/4
CART: Texaco-Havoline 200 07/11 ABC 2:00-4:00pm 1.3/4
PGA Tour: Greater Milwaukee Open 07/11 ABC 4:00-6:00pm 1.5/4
HP Laserjet Women's Cycling 07/11 NBC 2:00-3:00pm 1.0/3
U.S. Senior Open -- Final Rd. 07/11 NBC 3:00-6:00pm 2.2/6
MLB All-Star Pregame Show 07/13 Fox 8:00-8:50pm 10.5/20
MLB All-Star Game 07/13 Fox 8:50-12:00am 12.0/22
US COV
CABLE PROGRAM DATE NET AREA AREA SHR 000
Wimbledon: Women's Quarterfinals 6/29 HBO 0.6 2.2 4 643
Wimbledon: Men's Quarterfinals 6/30 HBO 0.7 2.3 6 689
NBA Draft 6/30 TNT 1.8 2.3 4 1749
Wimbledon: Women's Semifinals 7/01 HBO 1.1 3.7 8 1105
Women's World Cup: Germany-USA 7/01 ESPN 1.7 2.2 4 1667
Wimbledon: Men's Semifinals 7/02 HBO 0.6 2.2 5 640
Women's World Cup: Brazil-USA 7/04 ESPN 2.9 3.8 10 2879
MLB on ESPN: Braves-Mets 7/04 ESPN 1.8 2.4 6 1795
RATINGS NOTES: Through four games, the "WNBA on NBC" is
averaging a 1.6/5, down 6% from last year's 1.7/5 after five
telecasts through the same weekend (NBC)....Domestic
carriers of the French Open (France2 and France3) and
Wimbledon (BBC) saw viewership increases exceeding 25% (WTA
Tour)....Fox Sports Net Ohio's telecasts of last Friday's
Reds-Indians game earned a 7.5 HH rating, setting an all-
time ratings record for FSNO (CINCINNATI ENQUIRER, 7/16).
...Fox Sports Net Detroit, which has carried 56 of 89 Tigers
games, is averaging a 2.7 local rating, up 17% over last
year's 2.3. The team "also is doing well" on WKBD-UPN.
Through 15 telecasts, the Tigers are averaging a 4.9, up 11%
from a 4.4 at the same point last season (DET. NEWS, 7/16).
NOTE: 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.
