The following lists final national and cable Nielsen
ratings from recent sporting events (THE DAILY):
EVENT DATE NET TIME RAT/SHR
NASCAR: Brickyard 400 8/07 ABC 1:00-4:30pm 4.6/15
Int'l Race of Champions 8/07 ABC 4:30-5:30pm 2.9/9
Fox "In The Zone" 8/07 Fox 12:30-1:00pm 1.3/4
"MLB on Fox": (regional) 8/07 Fox 1:00-4:45pm 2.8/9
American Bowl '99: 8/07 Fox 9:00-12:00pm 4.0/9
The Hambletonian 8/07 CBS 3:00-4:00pm 0.9/3
PGA Tour: Buick Open -- 3rd Rd. 8/07 CBS 4:00-6:00pm 2.1/6
"WNBA on NBC": (Mystics-Rockers) 8/07 NBC 4:00-6:00pm 1.2/4
MLS: (Mutiny-United) 8/08 ABC 2:00-4:15pm 0.9/3
CART: Detroit Grand Prix 8/08 ABC 4:15-6:00pm 1.3/3
Topspin: USTA Kids Show 8/08 CBS 1:30-2:00pm 0.8/2
PGA Championship Preview 8/08 CBS 2:00-3:00pm 1.1/3
PGA Tour: Buick Open -- 4th Rd. 8/08 CBS 3:00-6:00pm 3.2/9
WTA TIG Tennis Classic: Final 8/08 Fox 3:00-5:00pm 1.4/4
"WNBA on NBC": (Comets-Liberty) 8/08 NBC 4:00-6:00pm 1.9/5
"MNF" Preseason: Cowboys-Browns 8/09 ABC 8:00-11:00pm 10.1/18
US COV
CABLE PROGRAM DATE NET AREA AREA SHR 000
MLB: Brewers-Braves 7/26 TBS 1.4 1.9 3 1439
MLB: Phillies-Braves 7/30 TBS 1.6 2.0 4 1543
BGN: Carquest Auto Parts 250 7/31 TNN 1.0 1.4 3 1011
MLB: Mets-Cubs 8/01 WGNC 1.2 2.5 6 1189
SportsCenter Anthology 8/01 ESPN 1.2 1.5 3 1174
RATINGS NOTES: The "WNBA on NBC" is averaging a 1.6/5
through 8 games, which is even with last year's 1.6/5 for 10
games through the same weekend (NBC)...."MLB on Fox" is
averaging 3.0/9, up 11% over last year's 2.7/9
(Fox)....ABC's Brickyard 400 was up 12% from last year's
4.1/14. The race had a local rating in Indianapolis of a
21.3/47. Midwest ratings for the race ranged from a 2.5/8
in Cleveland to a 7.1/19 in Columbus, OH (STAR-NEWS, 8/13).
...Wednesday's Cardinals-Phillies game earned a 5.7/10
rating on Comcast SportsNet, marking the largest cable TV
audience for the Phillies in three years (CSN).
