The following lists final national and cable Nielsen
ratings from recent sports events (THE DAILY).
EVENT DATE NET TIME RAT/SHR
"NBA On NBC": (Pacers-Lakers) 6/9 NBC 9:15pm-12:30am 9.9/20
Belmont Stakes 6/10 ABC 4:30-6:00pm 2.8/9
PGA: Buick Classic - 3rd Rd. 6/10 ABC 2:00-4:30pm 1.7/5
College World Series: USC-FSU 6/10 CBS 12:30-4:00pm 1.2/4
Sr. PGA: SBC Open - 3rd Rd. 6/10 CBS 4:00-6:00pm 1.1/3
"MLB On Fox": (regional) 6/10 Fox 1:00-7:00pm 3.1/10
"NHL On ABC": (Devils-Stars) 6/10 ABC 8:00pm-12:45am 4.2/10
PGA: Buick Classic - 4th Rd. 6/11 ABC 3:00-6:00pm 2.9/7
Winston Cup: Kmart 400 6/11 CBS 1:00-4:00pm 4.4/13
Sr. PGA: SBC Open - 4th Rd. 6/11 CBS 3:00-6:00pm 1.8/5
"NBA On NBC": (Lakers-Pacers) 6/11 NBC 7:30pm-10:00pm 10.7/18
"NBA On NBC": (Lakers-Pacers) 6/14 NBC 9:00pm-12:15pm 13.1/24
US COV
EVENT DATE NET AREA AREA SHR 000
MLB: (Braves-Cubs) 5/29 TBS 1.2 1.6 4 1247
MLB: (Braves-Cubs) 5/30 TBS 1.4 1.7 3 1384
NHL Playoffs: (Stars-Devils) 5/30 ESPN 1.5 1.9 3 1493
NHL Playoffs: (Stars-Devils) 6/1 ESPN 1.6 2.0 3 1575
MLB: (Yankees-Braves) 6/2 ESPN 1.7 2.1 4 1685
BGN: MBNA Platinum 200 6/3 TNN 1.0 1.3 4 1010
Winston Cup: MBNA Platinum 400 6/4 TNN 3.2 4.2 11 3205
MLB: (D'Backs-Rangers) 6/4 ESPN 1.0 1.3 2 993
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.
NBA: NBC's rating for Game Four of the Pacers-Lakers
NBA Finals was up 9% from Game Four of the Knicks-Spurs in
'99, which drew a 12.0/22. The four-game Finals average is
an 11.1/20, down 2% from an 11.3/21 in '99 (NBC)....CTV's
ratings for the NBA playoffs are up 80% from last year, when
the net averaged a "remarkably small" 128,000 viewers. This
year, the number is up to 229,000 viewers (Toronto GLOBE &
MAIL, 6/16). In Toronto, Chris Zelkovich writes that CTV's
audiences for the Finals are up 43% over last year, with an
average of 487,000 viewers per game (TORONTO STAR, 6/16).
NHL: ABC's four-game coverage (Games Three through Six)
of the Stars-Devils Stanley Cup Finals earned a 3.7/8, up 9%
from Fox' three-game coverage (Games One, Two and Five) of
the Sabres-Stars series in '99, which drew a 3.4/6 (ABC).
ESPN's coverage for Games One and Two of the Stanley Cup
Finals produced a 2.0 rating (1,533,747 HHs). Game One drew
a 1.9/(1,493,149) and Game Two drew a 2.0/(1,575,498). For
the playoffs, ESPN saw a 15% viewership increase in males
18-49, from 1.3 million to 1.5 million this year (ESPN).
PGA/SENIOR PGA: ABC's third-round rating on Saturday
for the Buick Classic was down 23% from last year's 2.2/7,
while Sunday's coverage was even with '99 (ABC). The SBC
Open was known as the Ameritech Open last year. CBS' third
round rating on Saturday was down 31% from last year's
1.6/5, while Sunday's coverage was down 5% from a 1.9/5 in
'99. The two-day total for CBS was a 1.4/4, down 22% from a
1.8/6 in '99 (CBS).
