Final Nielsen Ratings For Weekend Sports Events
The following lists final Nielsen ratings for recent sports events. N/A = Not available at presstime (THE DAILY).
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SHOW
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DATE
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NET
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TIME
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RAT/SHR
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| WNBA: Monarchs-Shock |
5/19
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ABC
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3:30-5:45pm
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N/A
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| "Science of Golf: Power Game" |
5/19
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CBS
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2:00-3:00pm
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0.5/2
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| Golf: PGA Tour: AT&T Classic: Third Round |
5/19
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CBS
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3:00-6:00pm
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1.1/3
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| MLB: (regional)(Yankees-Mets 73%) |
5/19
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Fox
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3:45-7:45pm
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2.8/7
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NHL: Eastern Conference Finals:
Senators-Sabres: Game Five |
5/19
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NBC
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2:00-4:44pm
|
0.9/3
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| NTRA: Preakness Stakes: Pre-Race |
5/19
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NBC
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5:00-5:40pm
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3.7/10
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| NTRA: Preakness Stakes: Race Portion |
5/19
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NBC
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5:40-6:50pm
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5.7/14
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| NTRA: Preakness Stakes: Total Coverage |
5/19
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NBC
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5:00-6:50pm
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4.9/13
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| IRL: Indianapolis 500 Bump Day |
5/20
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ABC
|
1:00-3:00pm
|
N/A
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| "NBA Countdown" |
5/20
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ABC
|
3:00-3:30pm
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N/A
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NBA: Western Conference Finals:
Jazz-Spurs: Game One |
5/20
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ABC
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3:30-6:00pm
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3.1/-
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American Le Mans Series:
Utah Grand Prix (taped) |
5/20
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CBS
|
1:00-3:00pm
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0.5/2
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| Golf: PGA Tour: AT&T Classic: Final Round |
5/20
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CBS
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3:00-6:30pm
|
2.1/5
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National Heads Up Poker
Championship (taped) |
5/20
|
NBC
|
12:00-3:00pm
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0.9/3
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NHL: Western Conference Finals:
Ducks-Red Wings: Game Five |
5/20
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NBC
|
3:00-6:00pm
|
1.4/3
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SHOW
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DATE
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NET
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U.S. AREA
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COV. AREA
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HHs
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NBA: Western Conference Semifinals:
Warriors-Jazz: Game One |
5/7
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TNT
|
2.4
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2.9
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2,710
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NBA: Eastern Conference Semifinals:
Bulls-Pistons: Game Two |
5/7
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TNT
|
2.0
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2.4
|
2,243
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NBA: Western Confernce Semifinals:
Spurs-Suns: Game Two |
5/8
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TNT
|
2.7
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3.3
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3,058
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NBA: Eastern Conference Semifinals:
Nets-Cavaliers: Game Two |
5/8
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TNT
|
2.0
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2.4
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2,210
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NBA: Western Conference Semifinals:
Warriors-Jazz: Game Two |
5/9
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TNT
|
2.8
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3.3
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3,111
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NBA: Eastern Conference Semifinals:
Pistons-Bulls: Game Three |
5/10
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ESPN
|
2.2
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2.7
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2,480
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NBA: Western Conference Semifinals:
Jazz-Warriors: Game Three |
5/11
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ESPN
|
2.1
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2.5
|
2,326
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NASCAR Busch Series:
Diamond Hill Plywood 200 |
5/11
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ESPN2
|
1.3
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1.6
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1,461
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NBA: Eastern Conference Semifinals:
Cavaliers-Nets: Game Three |
5/12
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ESPN
|
1.5
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1.8
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1,639
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NBA: Western Conference Semifinals:
Jazz-Warriors: Game Four |
5/13
|
TNT
|
2.9
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3.5
|
3,250
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| MLB: Sunday Night Baseball: Tigers-Twins |
5/13
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ESPN
|
1.2
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1.5
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NBA: Through nine NBA playoff games, ABC is averaging a 2.9 Nielsen rating, down 19.4% from a 3.6 through nine games last year. ESPN averaged a 2.2 coverage-area rating for 14 NBA playoff games in the first and second rounds, down 21.4% from a 2.8 for 15 games last season....ESPN earned a 2.2 overnight cable Nielsen rating for its coverage of the NBA Draft Lottery on Tuesday, up 47% from a 1.5 in ’06. Among the cities whose teams had the best chances in the lottery, Memphis ranked second overall with a 4.7, Boston ranked sixth with a 3.7 and Milwaukee ranked seventh with a 3.6 (THE DAILY).
HORSES: NBC’s coverage of the Preakness Stakes earned a 4.9/13 final national rating, down 9.3% from ’06. The pre-race portion of the broadcast earned a 3.9/10, down 5.1% from last year, while the race drew a 5.7/14, a 13.6% decrease from a 6.6/16 in ’06 (NBC).
CANADA: The CBC averaged 1.7 million viewers for the Senators-Sabres NHL Eastern Conference Finals, down 6% from the Hurricanes-Sabres Eastern Conference Finals in ’06. Meanwhile, no playoff game “cracked the top 25 in the Toronto area during the week of May 7-13” (TORONTO STAR, 5/24)....The CBC drew 503,000 viewers for the May 19 MLS United-Toronto FC game that was played at the same time as Senators-Sabres Game Five and aired on tape-delay following the hockey game, the net’s largest audience for a Toronto FC game by over 350,000 people (TORONTO STAR, 5/25).
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