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. |
| "30 Greatest NBC Olympics Moments" | 7/21 | NBC | 8:00-9:00pm | 1.8 |
| MLB: (regional) | 7/21 | Fox | 4:00-7:15pm | 1.6 |
| "Open Championship Today" | 7/22 | ABC | 3:00-6:00pm | 1.4 |
| "Open Championship Today" | 7/21 | ABC | 3:00-6:00pm | 1.2 |
| F1: German Grand Prix (taped) | 7/22 | Fox | 12:00-2:00pm | 0.7 |
| Tour de France recap show | 7/22 | NBC | 1:00-3:00pm | 0.7 |
| Golf: American Century Championship | 7/22 | NBC | 3:00-6:00pm | 0.7 |
| Golf: American Century Championship | 7/21 | NBC | 3:00-6:00pm | 0.6 |
| Golf: "Training for Tahoe" | 7/21 | NBC | 2:00-3:00pm | 0.3 |
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| TELECAST | DATE | NET | TIME (ET) | RAT. | VIEWERS (000) |
| British Open: Final Round | 7/22 | ESPN | 8:00am-1:55pm | 3.1 | 4,227 |
| British Open: Third Round | 7/21 | ESPN | 9:00am-2:33pm | 2.6 | 3,545 |
NASCAR Nationwide Series:
STP 300 | 7/22 | ESPN | 3:00-5:43pm | 1.9 | 2,819 |
Olympic basketball exhibition:
U.S.-Brazil | 7/16 | ESPN2 | 8:00-10:05pm | 1.4 | 2,074 |
| "NASCAR Countdown" | 7/22 | ESPN | 1:55-3:00pm | 1.2 | 1,849 |
| British Open: Second Round | 7/20 | ESPN | 7:00am-3:15pm | 1.4 | 1,771 |
| MLB: Rangers-Angels | 7/22 | ESPN | 7:57-11:18pm | 1.2 | 1,752 |
| British Open: First Round | 7/19 | ESPN | 7:00am-3:14pm | 1.1 | 1,343 |
British Open: Third Round
(bonus coverage) | 7/21 | ESPN | 7:00-9:00am | 1.1 | 1,310 |
| "HBO Boxing After Dark" | 7/21 | HBO | 10:01-11:30pm | 0.8 | 1,172 |
