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SBD/Issue 174/Sports Media
Final Nielsen Ratings From Recent Sports Events
Published May 30, 2008
The following lists Final Nielsen ratings from recent sports events (THE DAILY).
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SHOW
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DATE
|
NET
|
TIME
|
RAT/SHR
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
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WNBA: Storm-Silver Stars
|
5/24
|
ABC
|
3:30-5:36pm
|
0.5/2
|
| "NBA Countdown" |
5/24
|
ABC
|
8:00-8:27pm
|
1.7/4
|
| NBA Playoffs: Eastern Conference Finals: Celtics-Pistons: Game Three |
5/24
|
ABC
|
8:27-11:22pm
|
3.7/8
|
| PGA Tour: Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial: Third Round |
5/24
|
CBS
|
3:00-6:02pm
|
1.2/4
|
| MLB: (regional) |
5/24
|
Fox
|
3:45-6:45pm
|
1.7/5
|
| Golf: Senior PGA Championship: Third Round |
5/24
|
NBC
|
3:00-6:00pm
|
0.5/1
|
| IndyCar: Indianapolis 500 Pre-Race Show |
5/25
|
ABC
|
12:00-1:00pm
|
2.2/7
|
| IndyCar: Indianapolis 500 |
5/25
|
ABC
|
1:00-5:00pm
|
4.6/13
|
| "Identity of a Racing Champ" |
5/25
|
ABC
|
5:00-6:00pm
|
1.4/4
|
| Collegiate Nationals: Intramural Games (taped) |
5/25
|
CBS
|
2:00-3:00pm
|
0.3/1
|
| PGA Tour: Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial: Final Round |
5/25
|
CBS
|
3:00-6:00pm
|
1.7/5
|
| NASCAR Sprint Cup: Coca-Cola 600 |
5/25
|
Fox
|
5:51-10:22pm
|
4.7/10
|
| Championship Off Road Racing: Pomona, CA (taped) |
5/25
|
NBC
|
1:30-3:00pm
|
0.4/1
|
| Golf: Senior PGA Championship: Final Round |
5/25
|
NBC
|
3:00-6:09pm
|
0.5/1
|
|
SHOW
|
DATE
|
NET
|
TIME
|
U.S. AREA
|
COV. AREA
|
VIEWERS (000)
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
NBA Playoffs: Western Conference Semifinals: Spurs-Hornets: Game Seven
|
5/19
|
TNT
|
8:31-11:15pm
|
4.3
|
5.0
|
6,547
|
| MLB: "Monday Night Baseball": Cubs-Astros |
5/19
|
ESPN
|
7:00-10:29pm
|
0.9
|
1.1
|
1,334
|
| NBA Playoffs: Eastern Conference Finals: Pistons-Celtics: Game One |
5/20
|
ESPN
|
8:27-11:12pm
|
3.7
|
4.4
|
5,431
|
| NBA Draft Lottery |
5/20
|
ESPN
|
8:00-8:27pm
|
1.8
|
2.1
|
2,329
|
| NBA Playoffs: Western Conference Finals: Spurs-Lakers: Game One |
5/21
|
TNT
|
9:14-11:57pm
|
4.1
|
4.8
|
6,190
|
| NBA Playoffs: Eastern Conference Finals: Pistons-Celtics: Game Two |
5/22
|
ESPN
|
8:27-11:28pm
|
3.9
|
4.6
|
5,698
|
| NBA Playoffs: Western Conference Finals: Spurs-Lakers: Game Two |
5/23
|
TNT
|
9:14-11:48pm
|
3.7
|
4.4
|
5,513
|
| NASCAR Nationwide Series: Carquest Auto Parts 300 |
5/24
|
ESPN2
|
7:30-10:30pm
|
1.7
|
2.0
|
2,569
|
| NHL Stanley Cup Finals: Penguins-Red Wings: Game One |
5/24
|
VS
|
8:00-10:51pm
|
1.2
|
1.8
|
2,352
|
| NBA Playoffs: Western Conference Finals: Lakers-Spurs: Game Three |
5/25
|
TNT
|
8:31-11:10pm
|
3.7
|
4.3
|
5,729
|
MLB: In San Diego, Jay Posner reports ratings for Channel 4 San Diego's first 49 Padres telecasts this season averaged a 5.0 HH rating, down "nearly 30[%] from last year's final season average" of 7.0. The ratings have fallen since an 11.2 for the March 31 Astros-Padres season opener, which marked the "highest Opening Day rating ever on Channel 4" (SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE, 5/30)....Blue Jays games on Rogers Sportsnet were averaging 291,300 viewers through May 18, up 4.3% over 279,200 at the same point in '07 (Rogers)....The May 23 Brewers-Nationals game on FSN Wisconsin drew a 5.6 HH rating (49,896 HHs). The four-game series averaged a 5.1 (45,441 HHs) (MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL, 5/28).
