The following lists final national and cable Nielsen
ratings from recent sports events (THE DAILY).
EVENT DATE NET TIME RAT/SHR
Cycling: Tour de France 7/15 ABC 1:00-2:00pm 1.5/5
PGA Tour: Milwaukee Open - 3rd Rd. 7/15 ABC 2:00-4:00pm 1.8/5
Senior PGA: Ford Players - 3rd Rd. 7/15 ABC 4:00-6:00pm 2.1/6
Craftsman Truck: NAPA Autocare 200 7/15 CBS 1:30-4:00pm 1.2/3
"This Week In Baseball" 7/15 Fox 12:30-1:00pm 1.2/4
"MLB On Fox": (regional) 7/15 Fox 1:00-4:00pm 3.1/9
LPGA Tour: JAL Big Apple (rain) 7/15 NBC 2:00-4:00pm 0.8/3
"WNBA On NBC": (Sting-Mystics) 7/15 NBC 4:00-6:00pm 1.0/3
USAT&F: Olympic Trials 7/15 NBC 8:00-9:00pm 3.3/7
PGA Tour: Milwaukee Open - 4th Rd. 7/16 ABC 2:00-4:00pm 1.9/5
Senior PGA: Ford Players - 4th Rd. 7/16 ABC 4:00-6:00pm 2.8/7
LPGA Tour: JAL Big Apple - 3rd Rd. 7/16 NBC 2:00-4:00pm 1.0/3
USAT&F: Olympic Trials 7/16 NBC 4:00-6:00pm 3.5/9
US COV
EVENT DATE NET AREA AREA SHR 000
Winston Cup: thatlook.com (race) 7/9 TNN 3.5 4.5 12 3495
Winston Cup: thatlook.com (rain) 7/9 TNN 2.3 3.0 7 2306
Winston Cup: thatlook.com (race) 7/9 TNN 1.7 2.2 5 1691
MLB: Yankees-Mets 7/9 ESPN 2.9 3.7 6 2912
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.
WNBA: NBC's season-to-date rating for six WNBA
telecasts is 1.6/5, even with '99's five games through the
same weekend. NBC's rating for its fifth weekend was up
from '99's 0.3/1 (NBC).
MLB: Fox's season-to-date rating through eight
telecasts is 3.0/10, up 3% from last year's 2.9/9 through
the same amount of broadcasts. Fox's rating for its eighth
weekend was even with last year (Fox).
LPGA TOUR: NBC's coverage of the Japan Airlines Big
Apple Classic was rained out on Saturday. In its place, the
net aired second-round action. The third and final round
was held Sunday (NBC).
