The chart below lists final Nielsen ratings from recent sports telecasts. All ratings listed are U.S. ratings (THE DAILY).
| TELECAST | DATE | NET | TIME (ET) | RAT. | VIEWERS (000) |
NCAA Basketball Tournament: Third
Round: North Carolina-Creighton | 3/18 | CBS | 5:37-7:44pm | 5.7 | 8,799 |
NCAA Basketball Tournament:
Third Round: Ohio State-Gonzaga | 3/17 | CBS | 2:53-5:16pm | 5.5 | 8,058 |
NCAA Basketball Tournament: Third
Round: Michigan State-St. Louis | 3/18 | CBS | 3:03-5:37pm | 5.4 | 7,893 |
| NASCAR Sprint Cup: Food City 500 | 3/18 | Fox | 1:17-4:10pm | 4.4 | 7,307 |
NCAA Basketball Tournament:
Third Round: Kentucky-Iowa State | 3/17 | CBS | 7:47-10:13pm | 4.3 | 7,045 |
NCAA Basketball Tournament: Third
Round: Marquette-Murray State | 3/17 | CBS | 5:16-7:29pm | 4.6 | 7,040 |
NCAA Basketball Tournament:
Second Round: Lehigh-Duke | 3/16 | CBS | 7:00-9:52pm | 3.7 | 5,925 |
NCAA Basketball Tournament:
Third Round: N.C. State-Georgetown | 3/18 | CBS | 12:00-2:44pm | 3.6 | 5,253 |
NCAA Basketball Tournament:
Third Round: Syracuse-Kansas State | 3/17 | CBS | 12:00-2:34pm | 3.6 | 5,012 |
NCAA Basketball Tournament:
Second Round: Xavier-Notre Dame | 3/16 | CBS | 10:08pm-12:24am | 3.0 | 4,570 |
NCAA Basketball Tournament:
Second Round: VCU-Wichita State | 3/15 | CBS | 7:00-9:29pm | 2.9 | 4,299 |
| NCAA Basketball Tournament: Second Round: Indiana-New Mexico State | 3/15 | CBS | 9:48-11:58pm | 2.7 | 4,126 |
NCAA Basketball Tournament:
Second Round: FSU-St. Bonaventure | 3/16 | CBS | 2:51-5:11pm | 2.0 | 2,672 |
PGA Tour: Transitions Championship:
Final Round | 3/18 | NBC | 3:21-6:39pm | 1.8 | 2,562 |
| NCAA Basketball Tournament: Second Round: Murray State-Colorado State | 3/15 | CBS | 12:00-2:29pm | 1.9 | 2,544 |
NCAA Basketball Tournament:
Second Round: Cincinnati-Texas | 3/16 | CBS | 12:00-2:29pm | 1.9 | 2,511 |
NCAA Basketball Tournament:
Second Round: Marquette-BYU | 3/15 | CBS | 2:45-5:30pm | 1.7 | 2,327 |
| PGA Tour: Transitions Championship: Third Round | 3/17 | NBC | 3:00-6:00pm | 1.1 | 1,563 |
| NHL: Penguins-Flyers | 3/18 | NBC | 12:30-3:21pm | 0.8 | 1,152 |
Gymnasitcs: Pacific Rim
Championships (taped) | 3/17 | NBC | 1:00-3:00pm | 0.7 | 1,139 |
Mexico Primera Division:
Club America-Pumas UANL | 3/18 | Telef. | 5:55-8:01pm | 0.6 | 1,113 |
ATP World Tour/WTA Tour:
BNP Paribas Open finals | 3/18 | ABC | 2:00-6:00pm | 0.6 | 844 |
ATP World Tour: BNP Paribas
Open Semifinals | 3/17 | ABC | 2:00-6:00pm | 0.5 | n/a |
American Le Mans Series:
Mobil 1 12 Hours of Sebring | 3/18 | ABC | 12:00-2:00pm | 0.4 | n/a |
| TELECAST | DATE | NET | TIME (ET) | RAT. | VIEWERS (000) |
NCAA Basketball Tournament:
Third Round: Kansas-Purdue | 3/18 | TNT | 8:42-11:12pm | 2.7 | 4,432 |
| NBA: Heat-Bulls | 3/14 | ESPN | 9:35pm-12:19am | 2.2 | 3,224 |
| NBA: Knicks-Bulls | 3/12 | ESPN | 8:00-10:46pm | 1.9 | 3,028 |
NCAA Basketball Tournament:
Third Round: Indiana-VCU | 3/17 | TBS | 7:00-9:27pm | 1.7 | 2,994 |
NCAA Basketball Tournament:
Third Round: Louisville-New Mexico | 3/17 | TBS | 9:44-11:56pm | 1.8 | 2,961 |
NCAA Basketball Tournament:
Third Round: Cincinnati-FSU | 3/18 | TBS | 9:51pm-12:18am | 1.8 | 2,658 |
NCAA Basketball Tournament:
Second Round: Iowa State-UConn | 3/15 | TBS | 9:22-11:36pm | 1.6 | 2,539 |
NCAA Basketball Tournament:
Third Round: Baylor-Colorado | 3/17 | TNT | 8:52-11:14pm | 1.5 | 2,500 |
NCAA Basketball Tournament:
Third Round: Ohio-South Florida | 3/18 | TBS | 7:00-9:30pm | 1.6 | 2,491 |
NASCAR Nationwide Series:
Ford EcoBoost 300 | 3/17 | ESPN | 2:00-4:09pm | 1.5 | 2,390 |
