Overnight Nielsen Ratings From Weekend Sports Events

The following lists overnight Nielsen ratings from weekend sports events.  Some ratings for CBS were unavailable at presstime (THE DAILY).

SHOW	DATE	NET	TIME	RAT/SHR
Golf: PGA Tour: Wachovia Championship: Third Round	5/5	CBS	3:00-6:00pm	2.4/6
MLB: (regional)	5/5	Fox	3:45-6:45pm	2.5/6
NASCAR Nextel Cup: Jim Stewart 400 (Rain Delay Coverage)	5/5	Fox	7:45-9:00pm	3.1/6
NHL: Western Conference Semifinals: Sharks-Red Wings: Game Five	5/5	NBC	2:00-4:30pm	1.4/4
NTRA: Kentucky Derby	5/5	NBC	5:00-6:45pm	8.3/19
"Barbaro: A Nation's Horse" (taped)	5/5	NBC	8:00-9:00pm	2.5/5
"NBA Countdown"	5/6	ABC	12:30-1:00pm	1.6
NBA: Eastern Conference Quarterfinals: Nets-Cavaliers: Game One	5/6	ABC	1:00-3:30pm	3.0
NBA: Western Conference Quarterfinals: Spurs-Suns: Game One	5/6	ABC	3:30-6:00pm	4.5
Golf: PGA Tour: Wachovia Championship: Final Round	5/6	CBS	3:00-6:15pm	3.8/9
NASCAR Nextel Cup: Jim Stewart 400	5/6	Fox	1:15-4:45pm	4.1/10
National Heads-Up Poker Tournament (taped)	5/6	NBC	12:00-2:00pm	1.3/3
NHL: Eastern Conference Semifinals: Sabres-Rangers: Game Six	5/6	NBC	2:00-5:00pm	1.4/3
Rolex Equestrian Championships (taped)	5/6	NBC	5:00-6:00pm	1.2/3

NBA: ABC’s 3.0 for Game One of the Nets-Cavaliers Eastern Conference semifinals is down 18.9% from a 3.7 for the comparable Spurs-Mavericks game last year. The 4.5 overnight for Spurs-Suns yesterday is up 4.7% from a 4.3 for Cavaliers-Pistons last year (THE DAILY).