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SBD/Issue 139/Sports Media
Final Nielsen Ratings For Weekend Sports Events
Published April 13, 2007
The following lists final Nielsen ratings for recent sports events (THE DAILY).
NOTES: Sun Sports drew a 5.3/ (81,700 HHs) on April 8 for Heat-Bobcats, which marked Heat G Dwyane Wade’s return to the lineup after 6-1/2 weeks, tying the largest TV audience for a Heat game on the network in six years and that day’s most-watched cable TV program in the Miami market. Sun Sports drew a 5.3 for Heat-Raptors on March 27, 2001 (Sun Sports)....NBC’s “National Heads-Up Poker Championship,” which aired last Sunday opposite CBS’ coverage of The Masters, drew a 1.7/5, up 15% from last year’s debut (DAILY VARIETY, 4/11).
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SHOW
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DATE
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NET
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TIME
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RAT/SHR
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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Golf: PGA Tour: Masters Highlights
|
4/5
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CBS
|
11:35-11:50pm
|
2.9/7
|
|
Golf: PGA Tour: Masters Highlights
|
4/6
|
CBS
|
11:35-11:50pm
|
2.4/5
|
|
MLS: D.C. United-Rapids
|
4/7
|
ABC
|
3:30-6:00pm
|
0.5/1
|
|
John Wooden Awards Show
|
4/7
|
CBS
|
2:00-2:30pm
|
0.5/1
|
|
"Fantastic Finishes at The Masters"
|
4/7
|
CBS
|
2:30-3:30pm
|
1.5/4
|
|
Golf: PGA Tour: The Masters: Third Round
|
4/7
|
CBS
|
4:00-7:47pm
|
5.9/13
|
|
MLB: (regional)
|
4/7
|
Fox
|
3:52-7:02pm
|
2.4/5
|
|
Cycling: U.S. Open Championships (tape)
|
4/7
|
NBC
|
2:30-5:00pm
|
0.5/1
|
|
NTRA: Santa Anita Derby
|
4/7
|
NBC
|
5:00-6:00pm
|
0.9/2
|
|
"NBA Countdown"
|
4/8
|
ABC
|
12:30-12:57pm
|
0.9/1
|
|
NBA: Cavaliers-Pistons
|
4/8
|
ABC
|
12:57-3:34pm
|
1.8/6
|
|
NBA: Suns-Lakers
|
4/8
|
ABC
|
3:34-6:15pm
|
2.3/6
|
|
"Jim Nantz Remembers Augusta"
|
4/8
|
CBS
|
1:30-2:30pm
|
1.6/4
|
|
Golf: PGA Tour: The Masters: Final Round
|
4/8
|
CBS
|
3:00-7:00pm
|
9.1/22
|
|
National Heads-Up Poker
Championship (taped) |
4/8
|
NBC
|
12:00-1:00pm
|
1.1/3
|
|
NHL: (regional)
|
4/8
|
NBC
|
1:00-3:34pm
|
0.9/2
|
|
Champ Car World Series: Vegas Grand Prix
|
4/8
|
NBC
|
3:34-6:00pm
|
0.8/2
|
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SHOW
|
DATE
|
NET
|
U.S. AREA
|
COV. AREA
|
000s
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
NCAA: Women's Basketball Tournament:
Regional Finals: LSU-Connecticut |
3/26
|
ESPN
|
1.0
|
1.1
|
1,065
|
|
NCAA: Women's Basketball Tournament:
Regional Finals: North Carolina-Purdue |
3/27
|
ESPN
|
0.9
|
1.1
|
1,008
|
|
High School Basketball: McDonald's
All-American Game |
3/28
|
ESPN
|
0.8
|
0.9
|
856
|
|
NBA: Suns-Warriors
|
3/29
|
TNT
|
0.9
|
1.1
|
1,006
|
|
NCAA: Men's Basketball: NIT Championship:
West Virginia-Clemson |
3/29
|
ESPN
|
0.9
|
1.1
|
993
|
|
College Basketball: Slam Dunk
& Three-Point Contest |
3/29
|
ESPN
|
0.9
|
1.0
|
970
|
|
NBA: Pistons-Bulls
|
3/29
|
TNT
|
0.8
|
0.9
|
863
|
|
NBA: Rockets-Lakers
|
3/30
|
ESPN
|
1.1
|
1.3
|
1,247
|
|
NBA: Cavaliers-Bulls
|
3/31
|
ESPN
|
1.0
|
1.2
|
1,144
|
|
College Basketball: Slam Dunk
& Three-Point Contest (re-air) |
3/31
|
ESPN
|
0.9
|
1.0
|
960
|
|
MLB: Sunday Night Baseball: Mets-Cardinals
|
4/1
|
ESPN2
|
2.3
|
2.7
|
2,513
|
|
NCAA: Women's Basketball Tournament:
National Semifinals: Tennessee-North Carolina |
4/1
|
ESPN
|
2.0
|
2.4
|
2,241
|
|
NCAA: Women's Basketball Tournament:
National Semifinals: Rutgers-LSU |
4/1
|
ESPN
|
1.3
|
1.5
|
1,424
|
NOTES: Sun Sports drew a 5.3/ (81,700 HHs) on April 8 for Heat-Bobcats, which marked Heat G Dwyane Wade’s return to the lineup after 6-1/2 weeks, tying the largest TV audience for a Heat game on the network in six years and that day’s most-watched cable TV program in the Miami market. Sun Sports drew a 5.3 for Heat-Raptors on March 27, 2001 (Sun Sports)....NBC’s “National Heads-Up Poker Championship,” which aired last Sunday opposite CBS’ coverage of The Masters, drew a 1.7/5, up 15% from last year’s debut (DAILY VARIETY, 4/11).
