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SBJ/June 20 - 26, 2005/Media
Nielsen Weekly Sports Ranking
Published June 20, 2005
MISS UNIVERSE TRUMPS NBA PLAYOFFS: More than 5.1 million households tuned in for ABC’s coverage of Game 4 of the Phoenix-San Antonio Western Conference Finals, ranking it No. 30 among all network programs for the week. Reruns of “CSI: Miami,” “Two and a Half Men,” “Listen Up” and “Everybody Loves Raymond” on CBS, as well as NBC’s coverage of the lowest-rated Miss Universe pageant ever, outdrew the game in its time slots.
RACING AHEAD: The NASCAR Nextel Cup Series MBNA RacePoints 400 was FX’s highest-rated and most-watched race ever, with a 4.9 cable rating. The Sunday afternoon race scored ahead of the clinching game of the San Antonio-Phoenix NBA series for the week, as well as Games 5 and 6 of the seven-game Detroit-Miami series, though Game 4 of that Pistons-Heat series topped the race with a 5.0 average rating.
| TOP 10 NETWORK SPORTS TELECASTS | ||||||
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RANK
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NET
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PROGRAM |
DATE
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RATING
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SHARE
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HOUSEHOLDS
WATCHING (000S)
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1
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ABC
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NBA PLAYOFFS: PHOENIX-SAN ANTONIO (GAME FOUR) |
5/30
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4.7
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8
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5139
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2
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CBS
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PGA: MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT (FINAL ROUND) |
6/5
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3.3
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8
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3611
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3
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ABC
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GMC NBA GAMETIME (PHOENIX-SAN ANTONIO PREGAME) |
5/30
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2.9
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5
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3203
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4
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CBS
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PGA: MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT (THIRD ROUND) |
6/4
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2.5
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7
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2745
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5
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FOX
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MLB: SATURDAY BASEBALL (REGIONAL COVERAGE) |
6/4
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2.3
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6
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2497
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6
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NBC
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TENNIS: FRENCH OPEN (MEN’S FINAL) |
6/5
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1.6
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5
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1720
|
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7
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CBS
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PGA: MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT (FIRST-ROUND HIGHLIGHTS) |
6/2
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1.5
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6
|
1597
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8
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NBC
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TENNIS: FRENCH OPEN (WOMEN’S FINAL) |
6/4
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1.5
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5
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1596
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9
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NBC
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TENNIS: FRENCH OPEN (MEN’S SEMIFINALS) |
6/3
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1.3
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4
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1387
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10
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NBC
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TRACK: NIKE PREFONTAINE CLASSIC |
6/5
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1.1
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3
|
1163
|
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RANK
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NET
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PROGRAM |
DATE
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NATIONAL
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COVERAGE
AREA
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SHARE
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HOUSEHOLDS
WATCHING (000S)
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1
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TNT
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NBA PLAYOFFS: MIAMI-DETROIT (GAME FOUR) |
5/31
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4.1
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5
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8
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4463
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2
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FX
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NASCAR: NEXTEL CUP SERIES MBNA RACEPOINTS 400 |
6/5
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3.9
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4.9
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11
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4245
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3
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TNT
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NBA PLAYOFFS: DETROIT-MIAMI (GAME FIVE) |
6/2
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3.9
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4.8
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8
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4321
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4
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ESPN
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NBA PLAYOFFS: SAN ANTONIO-PHOENIX (GAME FIVE) |
6/1
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3.8
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4.6
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8
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4145
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5
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TNT
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NBA PLAYOFFS: MIAMI-DETROIT (GAME SIX) |
6/4
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3.2
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3.9
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8
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3526
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6
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FX
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NASCAR: MBNA RACEPOINTS 400 PRERACE |
6/5
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2.2
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2.8
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8
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2391
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7
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TNT
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NBA PLAYOFFS: PREGAME SHOW (MIAMI-DETROIT) |
5/31
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2
|
2.5
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4
|
2212
|
|
8
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TNT
|
NBA PLAYOFFS: PREGAME SHOW (DETROIT-MIAMI) |
6/2
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2
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2.4
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4
|
2163
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9
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TNT
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INSIDE THE NBA (DETROIT-MIAMI POSTGAME) |
6/2
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1.8
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2.3
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4
|
2020
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|
10
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TNT
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INSIDE THE NBA (MIAMI-DETROIT POSTGAME) |
6/4
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1.6
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2
|
4
|
1802
|
Rating — Estimated percent of all TV households of persons tuned to a specific program source. One ratings point equals 1,096,000 homes.
Share — Estimated percent of all households using television at that time which are tuned to a specific program source.Source: Nielsen Media Research
