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).
