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SBD/Issue 161/Sports Media
Final Nielsen Ratings From Recent Sports Telecasts
Published May 8, 2009
The chart below lists final Nielsen ratings from recent sports telecasts. Select ratings for Fox and CBS unavailable at presstime (THE DAILY).
|
TELECAST
|
DATE
|
NET
|
TIME
|
RAT.
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PGA Tour: Quail Hollow Championship: Third Round |
5/2
|
CBS
|
3:00-6:00pm
|
2.2/6
|
| NASCAR Sprint Cup: Crown Royal Presents the Russ Friedman 400 |
5/2
|
Fox
|
7:55-11:16pm
|
4.0/8
|
| NHL Playoffs: Eastern Conference Semifinals: Penguins-Capitals: Game One |
5/2
|
NBC
|
1:00-4:00pm
|
1.2/3
|
| Horse Racing: Kentucky Derby: Race Segment |
5/2
|
NBC
|
6:09-6:57pm
|
9.8/23
|
| Horse Racing: Kentucky Derby: Total Coverage |
5/2
|
NBC
|
5:00-7:00pm
|
7.3/18
|
| "NBA Countdown" |
5/3
|
ABC
|
12:30-1:00pm
|
1.0/-
|
| NBA: Eastern Conference Quarterfinals: Heat-Hawks: Game Seven |
5/3
|
ABC
|
1:00-3:30pm
|
2.6/-
|
| NBA Playoffs: Western Conference Semifinals: Mavericks-Nuggets: Game One |
5/3
|
ABC
|
3:30-6:00pm
|
3.2/-
|
| PGA Tour: Quail Hollow Championship: Final Round |
5/3
|
CBS
|
3:00-6:05pm
|
3.7/9
|
| National Heads-Up Poker Championship (taped) |
5/3
|
NBC
|
12:00-2:00pm
|
0.8/2
|
| NHL Playoffs: Western Conference Semifinals: Ducks-Red Wings: Game Two |
5/3
|
NBC
|
2:00-5:00pm
|
1.3/3
|
|
TELECAST
|
DATE
|
NET
|
TIME
|
U.S.
|
CABLE
|
VIEWERS (000)
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
NBA Playoffs: Eastern Conference Quarterfinals: Hawks-Heat: Game Four
|
4/27
|
TNT
|
8:07-10:47pm
|
1.9
|
2.2
|
2,639
|
| NBA Playoffs: Western Conference Quarterfinals: Jazz-Lakers: Game Five |
4/27
|
TNT
|
10:47pm-1:27am
|
2.4
|
2.8
|
3,627
|
| NBA Playoffs: Eastern Conference Quarterfinals: Bulls-Celtics: Game Five |
4/28
|
TNT
|
7:07-10:16pm
|
2.5
|
2.9
|
3,911
|
| NBA Playoffs: Western Conference Quarterfinals: Mavericks-Spurs: Game Five |
4/28
|
TNT
|
10:16pm-12:18am
|
2.2
|
2.6
|
3,348
|
| NBA Playoffs: Eastern Conference Quarterfinals: Heat-Hawks: Game Five |
4/29
|
TNT
|
8:07-10:55pm
|
1.8
|
2.1
|
2,748
|
| NBA Playoffs: Western Conference Quarterfinals: Hornets-Nuggets: Game Five |
4/29
|
TNT
|
10:55pm-1:27am
|
1.9
|
2.2
|
2,682
|
| NBA Playoffs: Eastern Conference Quarterfinals: Celtics-Bulls: Game Six |
4/30
|
TNT
|
7:08-11:08pm
|
3.5
|
4.1
|
5,352
|
| NBA Playoffs: Western Conference Quarterfinals: Trail Blazers-Rockets: Game Six |
4/30
|
TNT
|
11:08pm-12:15am
|
2.6
|
3.0
|
3,699
|
| NBA Playoffs: Eastern Conference Quarterfinals: Hawks-Heat: Game Six |
5/1
|
ESPN
|
8:01-10:43pm
|
1.8
|
2.1
|
2,553
|
| NBA Playoffs: Eastern Conference Quarterfinals: Bulls-Celtics: Game Seven |
5/2
|
TNT
|
8:04-11:10pm
|
4.4
|
5.5
|
6,987
|
NOTES: FS Kansas City earned a 7.5 local rating for Wednesday's Mariners-Royals game, making it the highest-rated Royals game ever on the net. The team's previous high rating on the net was a 6.4 set during Tuesday's game against the White Sox. Through Wednesday, Royals telecasts on the net are averaging a 4.2 local rating, up 23% compared to the same number of telecasts last season (FS Kansas City)….TNT's telecast of the Rockets-Lakers Western Conference Semifinals Game One earned a 12.5 local rating (263,276 HHs) in Houston on Monday, while Game Two averaged a 14.4 rating with 303,294 HHs (HOUSTON CHRONICLE, 5/8)….Ratings for CBS' telecast of the final round of PGA Tour Quail Hollow Championship last Sunday were up 131% from a 1.6/4 last year and up 9% from a 3.4/8 in '07. For the weekend, CBS averaged a 3.0/8 rating, up 114% from a 1.4/4 last year (CBS).
