The following lists final national and cable Nielsen
ratings from recent sports events (THE DAILY):
EVENT DATE NET TIME RAT/SHR
Fig. Skating-European Champ. 3/4 ABC 1:30-3:30pm 1.9/6
NCAA Men's B-Ball: (UNC-DUKE) 3/4 ABC 3:30-5:30pm 1.6/5
NCAA Men's B-Ball: (FL-KY) 3/4 CBS noon-2:15pm 1.4/5
NCAA Men's B-Ball: (SYR-UCONN) 3/4 CBS 2:15-4:00pm 1.8/5
NCAA Men's B-Ball: (UCLA-STAN) 3/4 CBS 4:00-6:30pm 2.2/6
NTRA: Santa Anita Handicap 3/4 Fox 5:00-6:00pm 1.3/4
WT&F Indoor Championships 3/4 NBC 2:00-3:00pm 1.5/5
PGA: Doral-Ryder Open -- 3rd Rd. 3/4 NBC 3:00-6:00pm 2.3/7
"NBA on NBC": (regional) 3/4 NBC 6:00-9:00pm 2.5/5
World Speedskating Champ. 3/5 ABC 1:30-2:30pm 1.3/4
NASCAR: Carsdirect.com 400 3/5 ABC 2:30-6:00pm 4.0/10
NCAA Men's B-Ball: (SJU-MIA) 3/5 CBS noon-2:30pm 1.3/4
NCAA Men's B-Ball: (regional) 3/5 CBS 2:30-4:15pm 1.6/4
NCAA Men's B-Ball: (IN-WIS) 3/5 CBS 4:15-6:00pm 2.8/7
"NBA Showtime" 3/5 NBC noon-12:30pm 1.7/6
"NBA on NBC": (Jazz-Knicks) 3/5 NBC 12:30-3:00pm 2.8/9
PGA: Doral-Ryder Open -- 4th Rd. 3/5 NBC 3:00-6:00pm 3.7/9
"NBA on NBC": (Heat-Lakers) 3/5 NBC 6:00-8:30pm 4.1/8
US COV
EVENT DATE NET AREA AREA SHR 000
PGA: WGC Andersen -- 2nd Rd. 2/24 ESPN 1.0 1.3 4 1002
PGA: WGC Andersen -- 3rd Rd. 2/25 ESPN 1.6 2.0 6 1578
PGA: WGC Andersen -- Qtrs. 2/26 ESPN 1.9 2.5 7 1914
NASCAR: Dura-Lube/Kmart 400 2/27 TNN 3.9 5.2 12 3915
NOTES: Season-to-date, the "NBA on NBC" is averaging a
3.6/8 rating through 20 telecasts, down 16% from last year's
final season average rating of a 4.3/10 (NBC).
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.
