FINAL NATIONAL AND CABLE RATINGS FROM RECENT WEEKEND EVENTS

          The following lists final national and cable Nielsen
     ratings from recent sports events (THE DAILY).

EVENT                           DATE    NET  TIME         RAT/SHR
NHL Playoffs: (regional)        4/15    ABC  2:00-5:15pm   1.7/5
Road To The VISA Triple Crown   4/15    ABC  5:15-6:00pm   1.6/4
NCAA Cheerleading Championship  4/15    CBS  2:00-3:00pm   1.4/3
PGA Tour: MCI Classic -- 3rd Rd 4/15    CBS  3:00-6:00pm   2.3/6
"NBA On NBC": (regional)        4/15    NBC  8:30-11:00pm  2.4/5
PGA Tour: MCI Classic -- 4th Rd 4/16    CBS  3:00-6:00pm   3.0/8
"NBA On NBC": (Kings-Blazers)   4/16    NBC  3:15-5:30pm   2.5/6
"NBA On NBC": (T'Wolves-Lakers) 4/16    NBC  5:30-8:15pm   4.1/9
NASCAR: Die Hard 500            4/16    ABC  1:00-5:00pm   5.3/14
IROC: True Value                4/16    ABC  5:00-6:00pm   2.7/7 

                                         US   COV 
EVENT                         DATE NET  AREA  AREA   SHR     000 
The Masters -- 1st Rd.        4/6  USA  1.8   2.4     6      1824
The Masters -- 2nd Rd.        4/7  USA  2.3   3.0     8      2322
NASCAR: Goody's Body Pain 500 4/9  ESPN 3.7   4.8    11      3683

          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. 

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