The following lists final national and cable Nielsen
ratings from recent sporting events (THE DAILY).
EVENT DATE NET TIME RAT/SHR
NCAA Football: (regional) 10/23 ABC 3:30-7:00pm 5.8/14
NCAA Football: (MIA-BC) 10/23 CBS noon-3:45pm 1.7/5
NCAA Football: (TENN-AL) 10/23 CBS 3:45-6:45pm 4.1/10
TSN's 25 Greatest Athletes 10/23 NBC 2:00-3:00pm 1.3/4
MLB All-Century Team 10/23 NBC 3:00-4:00pm 1.8/5
World Series: Game One 10/23 NBC 8:00-11:30pm 14.2/26
PGA Tour: Nat'l Car Rental 10/24 ABC 4:00-6:00pm 2.6/6
CBS: "The NFL Today" 10/24 CBS noon-1:00pm 2.6/7
NFL: (regional) 10/24 CBS 1:00-4:00pm 6.3/15
NFL: (Bills-Seahawks) 10/24 CBS 4:00-7:30pm 11.4/24
"Fox NFL Sunday" 10/24 Fox noon-1:00pm 4.3/12
NFL: (regional) 10/24 Fox 1:00-7:15pm 14.0/33
Gravity Games 10/24 NBC 4:00-6:00pm 1.7/4
World Series: Game Two 10/24 NBC 8:00-11:30pm 15.0/23
"MNF": (Falcons-Steelers) 10/25 ABC 9:00pm-12:00am 12.5/20
World Series: Game Three 10/26 NBC 8:00-11:30pm 16.8/27
World Series: Game Four 10/27 NBC 8:00-11:30pm 17.8/29
US COV
EVENT DATE NET AREA AREA SHR 000
NASCAR: Winston 500 10/17 ESPN 3.0 4.0 8 3069
"NFL PrimeTime" 10/17 ESPN 2.1 2.8 4 2159
NFL: Redskins-Cardinals 10/17 ESPN 4.1 5.4 8 4124
NFL: CBS' NFL coverage is averaging a 10.0/23, up 15%
from last season's 8.7/21 through the same weekend. CBS'
"The NFL Today" is averaging a 2.6/7, up 13% from last
season's 2.3/7....Fox's NFL coverage is averaging a 10.6/24,
up 10% from last year's 9.6/23. "Fox NFL Sunday" is
averaging a 3.8/11, up 15% from last year's 3.3/10....ABC's
"MNF" is averaging a 13.4/22, down 1% from '98's 13.5/22.
For broadcast numbers, one ratings point = 1,008,000
homes. For cable, "Cov. Area" = % of homes tuned in to that
program in that network's universe of subscribers.
