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) |
| NLCS: Giants-Cardinals: Game 5 | 10/19 | Fox | 8:04-11:15pm | 4.4 | 7,112 |
| NCAA Football: (regional) | 10/20 | ABC | 12:01-3:44pm | 2.9 | n/a |
| NCAA Football: (regional) | 10/20 | ABC | 3:47-7:30pm | 2.6 | n/a |
| NCAA Football: (regional) | 10/20 | ABC | 8:06-11:56pm | 3.1 | 4,843 |
| Lucas Oil Road Off Road Pro2 (taped) | 10/20 | CBS | 1:30-2:30pm | 0.3 | n/a |
| "College Football Special" | 10/20 | CBS | 2:30-3:00pm | 0.3 | n/a |
| "College Football Today" | 10/20 | CBS | 3:00-3:30pm | 0.5 | n/a |
| NCAA Football: South Carolina-Florida | 10/20 | CBS | 3:30-7:00pm | 3.1 | n/a |
| NCAA Football: Kansas State-West Virginia | 10/20 | Fox | 7:06-10:12pm | 1.6 | 2,521 |
| Dew Tour: Toyota City Championships | 10/20 | NBC | 1:30-3:30pm | 0.4 | n/a |
| NCAA Football: BYU-Notre Dame | 10/20 | NBC | 3:30-7:00pm | 2.4 | 3,700 |
| American Le Mans Series: Petit Le Mans | 10/21 | ABC | 1:00-3:00pm | 0.3 | n/a |
| "The NFL Today" | 10/21 | CBS | 12:00-1:00pm | 1.9 | n/a |
| "NFL on CBS": (regional) | 10/21 | CBS | 1:00-4:15pm | 5.2 | n/a |
| "NFL on CBS": Jets-Patriots (92%) | 10/21 | CBS | 4:15-8:30pm | 14.0 | n/a |
| NLCS: Giants-Cardinals: Game 6 | 10/21 | Fox | 7:43-10:47pm | 4.6 | 7,621 |
| Dew Tour: Toyota City Championships | 10/21 | NBC | 2:00-4:00pm | 0.3 | n/a |
| Figure Skating: Skate America (taped) | 10/21 | NBC | 4:00-6:00pm | 0.8 | n/a |
| "Football Night in America" | 10/21 | NBC | 7:30-8:15pm | 3.7 | 5,962 |
| TELECAST | DATE | NET | TIME (ET) | RAT. | VIEWERS (000) |
| "Monday Night Football": Broncos-Chargers | 10/15 | ESPN | 8:30-11:51pm | 8.2 | 12,841 |
| "Thursday Night Football": Seahawks-49ers | 10/18 | NFLN | 8:29-11:27pm | 4.4 | 7,023 |
| ALCS: Tigers-Yankees: Game 3 | 10/16 | TBS | 8:00-11:44pm | 4.0 | 6,180 |
| ALCS: Tigers-Yankees: Game 4 | 10/18 | TBS | 4:00-7:48pm | 3.5 | 5,251 |
| NCAA Football: Alabama-Tennessee | 10/20 | ESPN | 7:00-10:09pm | 2.5 | 4,223 |
| NCAA Football: LSU-Texas A&M | 10/20 | ESPN | 12:01-4:02pm | 2.8 | 4,176 |
| NASCAR Sprint Cup: Hollywood Casino 400 (Kansas) | 10/21 | ESPN | 2:00-6:00pm | 2.5 | 3,897 |
| "Thursday Night Football Prekick" | 10/18 | NFLN | 8:00-8:29pm | 2.1 | 3,367 |
| "Inside MLB" | 10/18 | TBS | 7:48-8:20pm | 2.0 | 3,133 |
| "Monday Night Countdown" | 10/15 | ESPN | 6:30-8:30pm | 1.6 | 2,232 |
| "Sunday Night Footbal": Steelers-Bengals | 10/21 | NBC | 8:31-11:32pm | 10.7 | 17,469 |
