The following lists final Nielsen national and cable
ratings from recent sporting events (THE DAILY).
EVENT DATE NET TIME RAT/SHR
Big 12 Championship (TX-NB) 12/4 ABC 3:30-7:00pm 6.7/17
SEC Championship (AL-FL) 12/4 ABC 8:00-11:00pm 7.0/13
NCAA Football: (Army-Navy) 12/4 CBS noon-3:30pm 5.1/15
NCAA Basketball: (KY-IND) 12/4 CBS 3:30-7:00pm 3.0/8
Manheim Steamrollers Xmas Skating 12/4 NBC 3:00-4:00pm 1.9/5
Father-Son Challenge -- 3rd Rd. 12/4 NBC 4:00-6:00pm 1.8/5
BCS Selection Show 12/5 ABC 3:30-4:00pm 1.0/2
"The NFL Today" 12/5 CBS noon-1:00pm 3.3/9
NFL: (regional) 12/5 CBS 1:00-4:15pm 7.9/19
NFL: (Seahawks-Raiders) 12/4 CBS 4:15-7:30pm 13.7/27
"Fox NFL Sunday" 12/5 Fox noon-1:00pm 3.8/11
NFL: (regional) 12/5 Fox 1:00-7:15pm 10.7/25
Father-Son Challenge -- 4th Rd. 12/5 NBC 2:00-4:45pm 1.6/4
JCPenney Classic -- 4th Rd. 12/5 NBC 4:45-6:00pm 2.5/5
U.S. COV
EVENT DATE NET AREA AREA SHR 000
NBA: (Jazz-Lakers) 11/24 TBS 1.2 1.5 3 1180
NCAA Football: (MISS-MISS.ST) 11/25 ESPN 2.0 2.6 5 2035
"NFL PrimeTime" 11/28 ESPN 2.6 3.4 5 2628
NFL: (Falcons-Panthers) 11/28 ESPN 5.1 6.6 10 5129
NFL RATINGS SEASON-TO-DATE: CBS' NFL coverage is
averaging a 10.5/24, up 6% from last season's 9.9/23. "The
NFL Today" is averaging a 3.0/8, up 11% from last season's
2.7/8....Fox's NFL coverage is averaging a 11.0/24, up 1%
from last season's 10.9/25. "Fox NFL Sunday" is averaging a
3.8/11, up 6% from last season's 3.6/11....ABC's "MNF" is
averaging a 13.8/23, down 1% from '98's 13.9/22 (THE DAILY).
COLLEGE RATINGS: ESPN2's NCAA football coverage, which
consisted of 34 games, averaged a 0.93 rating (615,000 HHs),
up 21% over last year's average of a 0.77 rating (469,000
HHs). Eleven of the games earned a 1.0 rating or higher and
three ranked in ESPN2's top-10 most watched programs (ESPN).
RATINGS FROM DC: In DC, Leonard Shapiro reports that
the Wizards are averaging a 1.2 rating on HTS, up 20% from
last year's final 1.0 rating. The team is averaging a 1.8
rating after three games on WBDC-TV, down from last year's
WBDC average of a 2.2. Ratings for the Capitals "have
stayed the same" on HTS, with a .6 for 16 games so far --
the number the team averaged last season. Three October
games on WBDC-TV averaged a .7 this year, down from a .9
season average last year (WASHINGTON POST, 12/10).
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.