The ESPN Sports Poll, a service of TNS Intersearch, asked female respondents from November '99 through October '00 questions pertaining to their level of sport fan avidity, favorite sports, favorite sports to watch on TV and favorite networks for watching. The following is data relating to females overall, as well as female fans of individual sports. All respondents: females age 12+ FEMALE POP N= 12,424 Sports Fans % 81.7 Avid Sports Fans % 19.7 FAVORITE SPECTATOR SPORTS N= 12,167 1) NFL % 19.4 2) MLB % 15.3 3) NBA % 11.8 4) College Football % 4.6 5) College Basketball % 4.6 FAVORITE SPORT TO WATCH ON TV (BEGAN APRIL 2000) N= 7,053 1) NFL % 22.1 2) MLB % 13.6 3) NBA % 12.6 4) Figure Skating % 6.5 5) College Football % 4.3 FAVORITE NETWORK FOR WATCHING SPORTS NEWS (BEGAN APRIL 2000) N= 4,471 1) ESPN % 34.7 2) NBC % 15.3 3) ABC % 12.3 4) CBS % 10.4 5) Fox % 8.0 FAVORITE NETWORK FOR WATCHING A SPORTING EVENT (BEGAN APRIL 2000) N= 4,579 1) ESPN % 24.0 2) NBC % 17.4 3) ABC % 15.1 4) Fox % 13.1 5) CBS % 9.0 WATCHED WHICH SPORT ON TV DURING PAST TWELVE MONTHS (ASKED OF FANS OF EACH INDIVIDUAL SPORT) NFL % 88.4 (N= 5,707) MLB % 79.6 (N= 5,504) NHL % 63.8 (N= 2,841) NBA % 80.4 (N= 4,795) MLS % 53.6 (N= 2,686) College Football % 76.9 (N= 2,607) College Basketball % 71.9 (N= 2,422)