TV MONITOR: Last night's 11:00pm ET edition of CNN/SI's
"Sports Tonight" led with Jazz-Spurs, followed by Nuggets-
Lakers. The first non-NBA story, at 2:47 into the
broadcast, was FSU QB Chris Weinke announcing he will return
to school for his senior season. FSN's "Primetime" led with
Jazz-Spurs, followed by Hornets-Bucks. The first non-NBA
story, at 5:55, was Cowboys coach Chan Gailey meeting with
team Owner Jerry Jones. ESPN's "SportsCenter" (at 11:15pm
ET due to college basketball) led with Nuggets-Lakers,
followed by Jazz-Spurs. The first non-NBA story, at 4:37,
was the Univ. of TX-Univ. of CT men's basketball game.
NOTES: ESPN and ESPN2 reported a '99 combined primetime
audience average of 1,574,000 HHs, up 5% over '98's
1,497,000. The audience is the largest combined primetime
audience in the networks' history. ESPN averaged 1,263,000
primetime HHs in '99, up 2% from '98's 1,239,000
(ESPN)....Turner NBA analyst Kenny Smith has become
HoopsTV.com's NBA reporter (HoopsTV.com)....Athlete Direct
launched the Web site of Raptors G Tracy McGrady (AD).
