Final Nielsen Ratings From Recent Sports Events
The following lists Final Nielsen ratings from recent sports events (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: Storm-Silver Stars
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5/24
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ABC
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3:30-5:36pm
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0.5/2
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| "NBA Countdown" |
5/24
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ABC
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8:00-8:27pm
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1.7/4
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NBA Playoffs: Eastern Conference Finals:
Celtics-Pistons: Game Three |
5/24
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ABC
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8:27-11:22pm
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3.7/8
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PGA Tour: Crowne Plaza
Invitational at Colonial: Third Round |
5/24
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CBS
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3:00-6:02pm
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1.2/4
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| MLB: (regional) |
5/24
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Fox
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3:45-6:45pm
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1.7/5
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| Golf: Senior PGA Championship: Third Round |
5/24
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NBC
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3:00-6:00pm
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0.5/1
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| IndyCar: Indianapolis 500 Pre-Race Show |
5/25
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ABC
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12:00-1:00pm
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2.2/7
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| IndyCar: Indianapolis 500 |
5/25
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ABC
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1:00-5:00pm
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4.6/13
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| "Identity of a Racing Champ" |
5/25
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ABC
|
5:00-6:00pm
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1.4/4
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| Collegiate Nationals: Intramural Games (taped) |
5/25
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CBS
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2:00-3:00pm
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0.3/1
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PGA Tour: Crowne Plaza
Invitational at Colonial: Final Round |
5/25
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CBS
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3:00-6:00pm
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1.7/5
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| NASCAR Sprint Cup: Coca-Cola 600 |
5/25
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Fox
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5:51-10:22pm
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4.7/10
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Championship Off Road Racing:
Pomona, CA (taped) |
5/25
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NBC
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1:30-3:00pm
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0.4/1
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| Golf: Senior PGA Championship: Final Round |
5/25
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NBC
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3:00-6:09pm
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0.5/1
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SHOW
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DATE
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NET
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TIME
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U.S. AREA
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COV. AREA
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VIEWERS (000)
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NBA Playoffs: Western Conference Semifinals: Spurs-Hornets: Game Seven
|
5/19
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TNT
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8:31-11:15pm
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4.3
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5.0
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6,547
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| MLB: "Monday Night Baseball": Cubs-Astros |
5/19
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ESPN
|
7:00-10:29pm
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0.9
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1.1
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1,334
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| NBA Playoffs: Eastern Conference Finals: Pistons-Celtics: Game One |
5/20
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ESPN
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8:27-11:12pm
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3.7
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4.4
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5,431
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| NBA Draft Lottery |
5/20
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ESPN
|
8:00-8:27pm
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1.8
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2.1
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2,329
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| NBA Playoffs: Western Conference Finals: Spurs-Lakers: Game One |
5/21
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TNT
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9:14-11:57pm
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4.1
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4.8
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6,190
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| NBA Playoffs: Eastern Conference Finals: Pistons-Celtics: Game Two |
5/22
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ESPN
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8:27-11:28pm
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3.9
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4.6
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5,698
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| NBA Playoffs: Western Conference Finals: Spurs-Lakers: Game Two |
5/23
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TNT
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9:14-11:48pm
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3.7
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4.4
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5,513
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| NASCAR Nationwide Series: Carquest Auto Parts 300 |
5/24
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ESPN2
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7:30-10:30pm
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1.7
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2.0
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2,569
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| NHL Stanley Cup Finals: Penguins-Red Wings: Game One |
5/24
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VS
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8:00-10:51pm
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1.2
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1.8
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2,352
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| NBA Playoffs: Western Conference Finals: Lakers-Spurs: Game Three |
5/25
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TNT
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8:31-11:10pm
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3.7
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4.3
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5,729
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MLB: In San Diego, Jay Posner reports ratings for Channel 4 San Diego's first 49 Padres telecasts this season averaged a 5.0 HH rating, down "nearly 30[%] from last year's final season average" of 7.0. The ratings have fallen since an 11.2 for the March 31 Astros-Padres season opener, which marked the "highest Opening Day rating ever on Channel 4" (SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE, 5/30)....Blue Jays games on Rogers Sportsnet were averaging 291,300 viewers through May 18, up 4.3% over 279,200 at the same point in '07 (Rogers)....The May 23 Brewers-Nationals game on FSN Wisconsin drew a 5.6 HH rating (49,896 HHs). The four-game series averaged a 5.1 (45,441 HHs) (MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL, 5/28).
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