The following lists final national and cable Nielsen
ratings from recent sports events (THE DAILY).
EVENT DATE NET TIME RAT/SHR
Greater Hartford Open -- 3rd Rd. 7/1 ABC 4:00-6:00pm 1.1/4
Craftsman Series: Sears DieHard 200 7/1 CBS 2:30-5:00pm 0.9/3
Winston Cup: Pepsi 400 7/1 CBS 8:00-11:00pm 5.2/12
"MLB On Fox": (regional) 7/1 Fox 1:15-4:00pm 3.3/11
Wimbledon: Early Round Play 7/1 NBC 12:00-3:00pm 2.0/7
U.S. Senior Open -- 3rd Rd. 7/1 NBC 3:00-6:00pm 1.7/6
Greater Hartford Open -- 4th Rd. 7/2 ABC 3:00-6:00pm 1.7/5
CART: Marconi Grand Prix 7/2 ABC 1:30-3:00pm 1.0/3
BGN: Sears DieHard 250 7/2 CBS 2:00-5:00pm 1.4/4
CBS Sports Spectacular: USAT&F 7/2 CBS 5:00-6:00pm 1.5/5
Wimbledon: First Week Highlights 7/2 NBC 12:00-3:00pm 2.0/7
U.S. Senior Open -- 4th Rd. 7/2 NBC 3:00-6:00pm 1.9/6
US COV
EVENT DATE NET AREA AREA SHR 000
MLB: Cubs-Braves 6/21 ESPN 1.4 1.8 3 1416
Boxing: Tyson v. Savarese 6/24 SHOW 1.7 8.4 14 1725
Boxing: De La Hoya v. Mosely 6/24 HBO 2.4 7.4 14 2405
Winston Cup: Save Mart/Kragen 350 6/25 ESPN 3.5 4.6 10 3573
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.
RATINGS NEWS & NOTES: NBC's two-day rating for the U.S.
Senior Open, played one week later in '99, was a 1.8, down
5% from '99's 1.9 rating (NBC)....The season-to-date rating
for "MLB on Fox" through six telecasts is even with last
year's 2.9/9 through the same amount of broadcasts (Fox).
