Final Nielsen Ratings For Weekend Sports Events
The following lists final Nielsen ratings for recent sports events (THE DAILY).
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SHOW
|
DATE
|
NET
|
TIME
|
RAT/SHR
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| "NASCAR Countdown" |
4/28
|
ABC
|
2:30-2:59pm
|
0.8/2
|
| NASCAR Busch Series: Aaron's 312 |
4/28
|
ABC
|
2:59-6:12pm
|
2.1/6
|
| "College Basketball's Ten Greatest Shooters" |
4/28
|
CBS
|
2:00-3:00pm
|
0.4/1
|
| Golf: PGA Tour: EDS Byron Nelson Championship:
Third Round |
4/28
|
CBS
|
3:00-6:00pm
|
1.1/3
|
MLB: (regional)
(Red Sox-Yankees, 76% coverage) |
4/28
|
Fox
|
3:52-7:30pm
|
2.9/7
|
| Championship Off-Road Racing (taped) |
4/28
|
NBC
|
2:00-3:00pm
|
0.5/1
|
NHL: Western Conference Semifinals:
Sharks-Red Wings: Game Two |
4/28
|
NBC
|
3:00-6:00pm
|
0.8/2
|
| "NBA Countdown" |
4/29
|
ABC
|
12:30-12:57pm
|
1.0/3
|
NBA: Western Conference First Round:
Bulls-Heat: Game Four |
4/29
|
ABC
|
12:57-3:39pm
|
2.4/7
|
NBA: Western Conference First Round:
Suns-Lakers: Game Four |
4/29
|
ABC
|
3:39-6:15pm
|
3.3/8
|
Amp'd Mobile AMA
Supercross Series: Seattle |
4/29
|
CBS
|
12:00-1:00pm
|
0.7/2
|
American Le Mans Series:
Lone Star Grand Prix (taped) |
4/29
|
CBS
|
1:00-3:00pm
|
0.6/2
|
| Golf: PGA Tour: EDS Byron Nelson Championship: Final Round |
4/29
|
CBS
|
3:00-6:00pm
|
1.6/4
|
NASCAR Nextel Cup: Aaron's 499
Pre-Race Show |
4/29
|
Fox
|
1:30-2:23pm
|
3.0/9
|
| NASCAR Nextel Cup: Aaron's 499 |
4/29
|
Fox
|
2:23-5:48pm
|
5.4/14
|
| National Heads-Up Poker Tournament (taped) |
4/29
|
NBC
|
12:00-2:00pm
|
1.0/3
|
NHL: Eastern Conference Semifinals:
Sabres-Rangers: Game Three |
4/29
|
NBC
|
2:00-6:18pm
|
1.0/3
|
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SHOW
|
DATE
|
NET
|
U.S. AREA
|
COV. AREA
|
000s
|
| MLB: Yankees-Red Sox |
4/20
|
ESPN
|
1.2
|
1.4
|
1,291
|
NBA: Western Conference First Round:
Jazz-Rockets: Game One |
4/21
|
ESPN
|
1.6
|
2.0
|
1,831
|
NBA: Eastern Conference First Round:
Magic-Pistons: Game One |
4/21
|
ESPN
|
1.3
|
1.6
|
1,484
|
NBA: Eastern Conference First Round:
Nets-Raptors: Game One |
4/21
|
ESPN
|
1.1
|
1.3
|
1,204
|
MLB: Sunday Night Baseball:
Yankees-Red Sox |
4/22
|
ESPN
|
3.5
|
4.2
|
3,930
|
| NBA: Western Conference First Round: Warriors-Mavericks: Game One |
4/22
|
TNT
|
2.1
|
2.6
|
2,394
|
NBA: Western Conference First Round:
Nuggets-Spurs: Game One |
4/22
|
TNT
|
2.1
|
2.5
|
2,310
|
| NBA: Eastern Conference First Round: Wizards-Cavaliers: Game One |
4/22
|
TNT
|
1.3
|
1.6
|
1,439
|
| "Inside the NBA Playoffs" |
4/22
|
TNT
|
1.1
|
1.3
|
1,244
|
| MLB: Braves-Mets |
4/22
|
TBS
|
1.0
|
1.2
|
1,082
|
NBA PLAYOFFS: ABC, ESPN and TNT are averaging 1.8% of U.S. TV households through Tuesday’s coverage of the NBA playoffs, down 10% from the same point last year and down 38% from the same point in ’00, “when more games were carried on broadcast TV instead of cable.” USA TODAY’s Michael Hiestand writes after ABC posted “the fifth consecutive record-low ratings” for NBA regular-season games this year, “you have to wonder just how low the league’s ratings could go in these playoffs. Or they could rebound” (USA TODAY, 5/4). ABC earned a 3.3/10 for Sunday’s Suns-Lakers Game Four, down 23.3% from a 4.3/10 for the same matchup last year. The net earned a 2.4/7 for the Bulls-Heat series-clinching Game Four, down 14.3% from a 2.8/7 for the same matchup last year (THE DAILY). Suns-Lakers Game Three on Thursday and Mavericks-Warriors Game Three on Friday tied for the 11th highest cable viewership for the week ended April 29. Warriors-Mavericks Game Two on Wednesday tied for 13th (USA TODAY, 5/4).
BASEBALL: Fox, through the first four weeks of its MLB coverage on Saturdays, is averaging a 2.7/7 and 3.95 million viewers, up 8% and 18%, respectively, compared to the first four weeks last year. Regional coverage of Red Sox-Yankees and Cubs-Cardinals last Saturday drew a 2.9/7, up 16% from comparable coverage last year (Fox). Overall, ESPN’s MLB telecasts are averaging 1,508,000 HHs, up 26% over the comparable 1,199,000 HHs last year. The corresponding 1.6 rating is up 23% over the 1.3 in ‘06. ESPN’s “Sunday Night Baseball” is averaging a 2.8/ (2,568,000 HHs), up 56% from a 1.8/ (1,651,000) at the same point last season (THE DAILY).
NHL PLAYOFFS: NBC earned a 1.0/3 for its national coverage of the double-OT Sabres-Rangers Game Three last Sunday, even with Avalanche-Ducks Game Two last year. The net’s national coverage of Sharks-Red Wings Game Two on Saturday earned a 0.8/2, also even with the coverage of the Devils-Hurricanes Game One last year (THE DAILY).
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