The following lists final national and cable Nielsen
ratings from recent sports events (THE DAILY).
EVENT DATE NET TIME RAT/SHR
MLS: Mutiny-Earthquakes 8/12 ABC 4:00-6:00pm 0.8/2
PGA Tour: Buick Open - 3rd Rd. 8/12 CBS 3:00-6:00pm 2.7/9
"This Week In Baseball" 8/12 Fox 12:30-1:00pm 1.0/4
"MLB On Fox": (regional) 8/12 Fox 1:00-4:00pm 2.9/9
"NBA Inside Stuff" 8/12 NBC 12:30-1:00pm 1.2/4
"WNBA On NBC": (Comets-Monarchs) 8/12 NBC 4:00-6:00pm 1.4/4
Women's Soccer: Russia-U.S. 8/13 ABC 2:00-4:00pm 1.1/3
CART: Miller Lite 200 8/13 ABC 4:00-6:00pm 1.0/3
USTA Kid's Tennis: "Topspin" 8/12 CBS 12:30-1:00pm 0.8/2
ATP: Masters Series -- Cincinnati 8/13 CBS 1:00-3:00pm 0.9/3
PGA Tour: Buick Open - 4th Rd. 8/13 CBS 3:00-6:00pm 3.2/9
NFL Preseason: Packers-Broncos 8/13 Fox 4:15-7:15pm 5.1/12
WTA: estyle.com Finals 8/13 NBC 2:00-4:30pm 2.0/6
U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials 8/13 NBC 4:30-6:00pm 3.1/8
US COV
EVENT DATE NET AREA AREA SHR 000
"KO Nation": Adams vs. Fernandez 8/5 HBO 0.9 2.7 6 879
"KO Nation": Katankengym vs. Morel 8/5 HBO 1.1 3.2 7 1063
NFL Preseason: Falcons-Cowboys 8/5 ESPN 2.4 3.0 7 2371
Boxing: Judah vs. Millet 8/5 SHOW 0.9 4.2 7 896
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.
BUICK OPEN: CBS' two-day coverage of the Buick Open
produced a 3.0/9, up 7% from a 2.8/8 in '99. Sunday's
final-round coverage was even with '99 and third-round
coverage on Saturday was up 29% from last year (ABC).
WNBA: NBC's season-to-date WNBA rating for 12 telecasts
in ten weekends is 1.4/4, down 7% from '99's 1.5/5 rating to
the same point. NBC's rating for Saturday's first-round
playoff game was up 8% from '99's 1.3 rating (NBC).
MLB: Fox's season-to-date rating for 12 telecasts is
3.0/9, even with last year through the same amount of
broadcasts. Fox's rating for its 12th weekend was down 9%
from last year's 3.6/12 (Fox).
