The following lists final national and cable Nielsen
ratings from recent sports events (THE DAILY).
EVENT DATE NET TIME RAT/SHR
"The Story Of Golf, Part 1" 4/8 CBS 2:00-3:00pm 1.6/5
The Masters -- 3rd Round 4/8 CBS 3:30-8:00pm 5.9/15
Santa Anita Derby 4/8 Fox 5:00-6:00pm 1.6/4
"Baseball: The Latin Passion" 4/8 NBC 2:30-3:30pm 1.0/3
"NBA 2000: The Playoffs ..." 4/8 NBC 3.30-4:00pm 1.2/4
Lexus Tomba Tour Championship 4/8 NBC 4:00-5:00pm 0.8/2
U.S. Alpine Championships 4/8 NBC 5:00-6:00pm 1.0/3
"NBA On NBC" (Spurs-Lakers) 4/8 NBC 8:45-11:00pm 2.8/5
NHL (regional) 4/9 ABC 3:00-6:00pm 1.3/3
"Life & Times of Bobby Jones" 4/9 CBS 2:00-3:00pm 1.5/4
"The Story Of Golf, Part 2" 4/9 CBS 3:00-4:00pm 2.8/7
The Masters -- Final Round 4/9 CBS 4:00-7:00pm 10.0/22
"NBA Showtime" 4/9 CBS 12:00-12:30pm 2.0/6
"NBA On NBC" (regional) 4/9 NBC 12:30-3:00pm 2.7/8
"NBA On NBC" (Jazz-Rockets) 4/9 NBC 3:00-5:30pm 2.6/6
"NBA On NBC" (regional) 4/9 NBC 5:30-8:30pm 3.4/7
US COV
EVENT DATE NET AREA AREA SHR 000
NCAA Women's B-ball (RUT-UT) 3/31 ESPN 1.4 1.9 4 1443
NCAA Women's B-ball (PSU-CT) 3/31 ESPN 1.4 1.8 3 1429
"NBA On TNT" (76ers-Lakers) 3/31 TNT 1.2 1.5 4 1195
Boxing: (Klitschko-Byrd) 4/1 HBO 2.5 7.7 15 2473
NCAA Women's B-ball (UT-CT) 4/2 ESPN 2.7 3.5 5 2676
RATINGS NOTE: The "NBA on NBC" is currently averaging a
3.4/8, down 21% from last season's final season average of a
4.3/10 (NBC)....CBS' two-day coverage of The Masters
averaged a 7.6/18, down 4% from last year's 7.9/19 (THE
DAILY)....Tuesday's inaugural game at Comerica Park, which
earned a 6.4 Nielsen rating in the Detroit market (nearly
119,000 HHs), was the most watched telecast in the three
seasons of Tigers coverage on FSN (FSN).
NOTES: For final season NHL ratings, see (#13). 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 (THE DAILY).
