The charts below list final Nielsen ratings from recent sports telecasts. All ratings listed are U.S. ratings. Figures for ABC and for CBS' "The NFL Today" last Sunday were not available at presstime (THE DAILY).
| TELECAST | DATE | NET | TIME (ET) | RAT. | VIEWERS (000) |
| NFC Championship: Giants-49ers | 1/22 | Fox | 6:42-10:43pm | 30.6 | 57,635 |
| AFC Championship: Patriots-Ravens | 1/22 | CBS | 3:07-6:16pm | 27.4 | 48,676 |
| "Fox NFL Sunday" | 1/22 | Fox | 6:00-6:45pm | 10.9 | n/a |
NCAA Basketball:
Alabama-Kentucky | 1/21 | CBS | 12:00-2:18pm | 1.5 | 2,237 |
| NCAA Basketball: Michigan-Arkansas | 1/21 | CBS | 2:18-4:04pm | 1.4 | 1,927 |
| NCAA Basketball: (regional) | 1/21 | CBS | 4:04-6:15pm | 1.3 | 1,861 |
| Monster Energy AMA Supercross | 1/22 | CBS | 12:00-1:00pm | 1.0 | 1,539 |
| NHL: Capitals-Penguins | 1/22 | NBC | 12:30-3:13pm | 0.9 | 1,340 |
| EPL: Manchester United-Arsenal | 1/22 | Fox | 11:02am-12:57pm | 0.8 | 1,258 |
| Winter Dew Tour: Pantech Invitational | 1/21 | NBC | 4:30-6:00pm | 0.7 | 1,145 |
Red Bull Signature Series:
Crashed Ice (taped) | 1/21 | NBC | 2:00-4:00pm | 0.7 | 1,079 |
| Int'l Auto Show (taped) | 1/22 | NBC | 5:00-6:00pm | 0.6 | 891 |
Mexico Primera Division:
Chivas de Guadalajara-Tijuana | 1/22 | Telem | 7:55-10:00pm | 0.4 | 738 |
| Winter Dew Tour: Pantech Invitational | 1/22 | NBC | 3:30-5:00pm | 0.4 | 626 |
Mexico Primera Division:
Toluca-Tigres | 1/22 | Univ | 12:55-3:01pm | 0.4 | 624 |
| TELECAST | DATE | NET | TIME (ET) | RAT. | VIEWERS (000) |
| NBA: Lakers-Heat | 1/19 | TNT | 8:16-10:44pm | 2.7 | 4,396 |
| NBA: Mavericks-Lakers | 1/16 | TNT | 10:38pm-1:13am | 2.0 | 3,068 |
NCAA Basketball:
Syracuse-Notre Dame | 1/21 | ESPN | 6:15-8:16pm | 1.6 | 2,490 |
| "Sunday NFL Countdown" | 1/22 | ESPN | 11:57am-3:00pm | 1.7 | 2,367 |
| NBA: Thunder-Celtics | 1/16 | TNT | 8:00-10:38pm | 1.5 | 2,362 |
| NBA: T'Wolves-Clippers | 1/20 | ESPN | 10:39pm-1:27am | 1.5 | 2,204 |
| NBA: Mavericks-Clippers | 1/18 | ESPN | 10:37pm-1:26am | 1.5 | 2,125 |
| NBA: Lakers-Magic | 1/20 | ESPN | 8:06-10:39pm | 1.4 | 1,995 |
| NBA: Mavericks-Jazz | 1/19 | TNT | 10:44pm-1:15am | 1.3 | 1,965 |
| NCAA Basketball: Florida State-Duke | 1/21 | ESPN | 4:14-6:15pm | 1.4 | 1,950 |
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ALL THE HOOPLA: NBA TV averaged 686,000 viewers for the Clippers-Lakers telecast on Wednesday night, marking the net’s third-best audience ever (NBA TV)….Comcast SportsNet Chicago averaged an 8.7 local rating for the Pacers-Bulls game on Wednesday, marking the net’s best regular-season rating for a Bulls game ever. The previous record was a 7.7 rating for a game against the Hawks on Jan. 3 (CSN Chicago)….FS Southwest averaged a 4.3 local rating in Dallas-Ft. Worth for the T'Wolves-Mavericks game on Wednesday, marking the net's best rating for a Mavericks game since March, 30 2007. The telecast featured the team receiving their '10-11 Championship rings prior to the game (FS Southwest)....CSN California is averaging a 2.4 local rating in Sacramento through 18 NBA Kings telecasts, up 33% from a 1.8 average rating for the ’10-11 season (CSN California).
