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FINAL NATIONAL AND CABLE RATINGS FROM RECENT SPORTS EVENTS

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

EVENT                           DATE NET       TIME       RAT/SHR
USGA: U.S. Open 1st Rd.         6/15 NBC    3:00-5:00pm   3.0/10
USGA: U.S. Open 2nd Rd.         6/16 NBC    3:00-5:00pm   3.2/11
"NBA On NBC": (Lakers-Pacers)   6/16 NBC  9:15pm-12:00am 10.0/20 
CWS Championship: Stanford-LSU  6/17 CBS    2:30-6:00pm   1.7/5
"MLB On Fox": (regional)        6/17 Fox    1:00-4:00pm   1.8/6
USGA: U.S. Open 2nd Rd.         6/17 NBC    9:30-11:30am  3.0/11
USGA: U.S. Open 3rd Rd.         6/17 NBC    1:30-10:45pm  5.7/15
Snapple Superstars              6/18 ABC    2:30-4:00pm   1.0/3
Boxing: Johnston-Castillo       6/18 ABC    5:00-6:00pm   1.2/3
IRL: Pike's Peak Indy 200       6/18 ABC    4:00-6:00pm   1.0/3
Figure Skating: USA vs. World   6/18 CBS    3:00-5:00pm   1.8/5
Track & Field: Grand Prix Invit.6/18 CBS    5:00-6:00pm   1.5/4
NFL Europe: (Admirals-Fire)     6/18 Fox    1:00-4:00pm   1.1/3
USGA: U.S. Open Final Rd.       6/18 NBC    2:00-8:00pm   8.1/21

                                            US     COV 
EVENT                           DATE  NET  AREA   AREA   SHR  000
KO Nation 2: Nelson v. Freitas  6/10  HBO   0.8    2.5    6   807
KO Nation 2: McKart v. Papillion6/10  HBO   0.8    2.4    6   797
MLB: (Mets-Yankees)             6/11  ESPN  1.6    2.1    3  1613

          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. 
          NOTES: NBC's coverage for the six-game Pacers-Lakers
     NBA Finals earned an 11.6/21, up 3% from last year's 11.3/21
     for the five-game Knicks-Spurs series (NBC)....In Toronto,
     Chris Zelkovich reports that the NBA Finals averaged 503,000
     viewers on CTV, up 41% from '99 (TORONTO STAR, 6/23)...."MLB
     on Fox" is averaging a 2.9/9 through four telecasts this
     season, up 4% from last year's 2.8/9 for the same amount of
     broadcasts (Fox)....Fox' coverage of the NFL Europe League
     playoff was down 8% from last year's 1.2/4 (Fox). 
          FRENCH OPEN: The French Open Pierce-Martinez Women's
     Final on Saturday, June 10 on NBC from 3:00-6:00pm earned a
     2.0/6 rating, down 35% from '99's Graf-Hingis final, which
     drew a 3.1/11 and aired from 12:00-3:00pm ET.  The Kuerten-
     Norman Men's Final on Sunday, June 11 on NBC from 9:00am-
     2:00pm produced a 1.6/6, down 52% from '99's Agassi-Medvedev
     final, which drew a 3.3/12 in the same time slot (NBC).     

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