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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Golf: U.S. Open: Final Round Playoff
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6/16
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NBC
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2:00-4:45pm
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6.7/19
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UEFA Euro 2008: Quarterfinals:
Netherlands-Russia
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6/21
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ABC
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2:30-4:30pm
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1.2/-
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| PGA Tour: Travelers Championship: Third Round |
6/21
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CBS
|
3:00-6:00pm
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1.1/3
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| MLB: (regional) |
6/21
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Fox
|
3:51-7:00pm
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1.7/5
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| AST Dew Tour: Panasonic Open |
6/21
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NBC
|
2:00-3:30pm
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0.7/2
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| U.S. Olympic Trials: Diving |
6/21
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NBC
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3:30-4:30pm
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1.1/3
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| U.S. Olympic Trials: Gymnastics: Men's Finals |
6/21
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NBC
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4:30-6:00pm
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1.6/4
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U.S. Olympic Trials: Gymnastics:
Women's (taped) |
6/21
|
NBC
|
8:00-10:00pm
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2.9/6
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| IRL: Ethanol IndyCar 250 |
6/22
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ABC
|
1:30-3:30pm
|
1.1/-
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| Red Bull X-Fighters: Texas |
6/22
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ABC
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3:30-4:30pm
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0.7/-
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| NCAA Spring Highlight Show |
6/22
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CBS
|
2:00-3:00pm
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0.4/1
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| PGA Tour: Travelers Championship: Final Round |
6/22
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CBS
|
3:00-6:00pm
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1.6/4
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| F1: French Grand Prix |
6/22
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Fox
|
1:00-3:00pm
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0.6/2
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| AST Dew Tour: Panasonic Open |
6/22
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NBC
|
1:00-3:00pm
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0.8/2
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| U.S. Olympic Trials: Diving (live & taped) |
6/22
|
NBC
|
3:00-6:00pm
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2.2/5
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| U.S. Olympic Trials: Gymnastics: Women's |
6/22
|
NBC
|
7:00-9:00pm
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3.9/7
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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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Golf: U.S. Open: Final Round Playoff
|
6/16
|
ESPN
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12:00-1:55pm
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3.6
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4.2
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4,762
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MLB: Red Sox-Phillies
|
6/16
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ESPN
|
7:00-9:42pm
|
1.2
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1.4
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1,571
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NCAA Baseball: College World Series: Pool Play: Georgia-Stanford
|
6/16
|
ESPN2
|
7:00-10:31pm
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0.8
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0.9
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1,189
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| NCAA Baseball: College World Series: Pool Play: UNC-LSU |
6/20
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ESPN
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7:00-10:17pm
|
0.9
|
1.1
|
1,408
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| NASCAR Nationwide Series: Camping World RV Rental 250 |
6/21
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ESPN2
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8:30-11:38pm
|
1.2
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1.5
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1,854
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| NCAA Baseball: College World Series: Pool Play: Fresno State-UNC |
6/21
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ESPN
|
7:45-11:01pm
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1.0
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1.1
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1,425
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| NCAA Baseball: College World Series: Pool Play: Georgia-Stanford |
6/21
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ESPN
|
2:00-5:46pm
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0.9
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1.1
|
1,252
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NASCAR Sprint Cup:
Toyota/Save Mart 350 |
6/22
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TNT
|
4:59-8:44pm
|
3.7
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4.3
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6,015
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| MLB: White Sox-Cubs |
6/22
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ESPN
|
8:00-11:15pm
|
1.9
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2.2
|
2,964
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| UEFA Euro 2008: Quarterfinals: Spain-Italy |
6/22
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ESPN
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2:30-5:24pm
|
1.2
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1.4
|
1,911
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MLB NATIONAL: USA TODAY's Bob Kimball reports Fox Saturday afternoon MLB telecasts are averaging a 2.0 final Nielsen rating this season, down from a 2.5 at this point in '07. Fox VP/Programming & Research Mike Mulvihill said that in '07, there "were more top matchups toward the beginning of the season," but that "it's the opposite" in '08 (USA TODAY, 6/27). Viewership for both Fox' Saturday MLB broadcasts and ESPN's "Sunday Night Baseball" is down "about 15% from last season," while TBS' national Sunday afternoon broadcast is averaging about 656,000 viewers. In N.Y., Bob Raissman writes, "Mediocrity is affecting the ratings. ... From a business perspective, it would benefit the networks, and MLB, if the Mets and Yankees get their on-field business in order" (N.Y. DAILY NEWS, 6/27).
MLB REGIONAL: CSN Chicago indicated that overall viewership for Cubs telecasts on the net is up 50% over the year-ago period, while White Sox viewership is up 13% (USA TODAY, 6/27). The net's broadcast of Orioles-Cubs Wednesday earned a 7.22 HH rating, the net's highest Cubs rating of the season and the highest since a 7.69 for Cubs-Reds on September 17, 2007. CSN Chicago drew more than 250,000 HHs for Wednesday's game (CSN)....FSN Florida's ratings through 29 Rays telecasts this season are up 29% in the Tampa-St. Pete market. The June 19 Cubs-Rays game drew a 4.5 HH rating (81,000 HHs) in the market, FSN Florida's highest-rated Rays game since the team's inception in '98 (FSN Florida)....FSN Southwest through 50 Rangers games this season is averaging a 1.4 HH rating, up 5% over '07. KDFI-MYT through 21 Rangers games this season is averaging a 1.9 HH rating, a 10% increase over last year (DALLAS MORNING NEWS, 6/21).
NASCAR: ESPN2 for its coverage of the June 21 NASCAR Nationwide Series Camping World RV Rental 250 earned a 1.5 coverage area rating (1.9 million viewers, up 15.4% over a 1.3 last year. Through 11 races on ESPN2, the net is averaging a 1.8 coverage rating (2.3 million viewers), a 20% increase over '07, which does not include the rain-delayed Stater Bros. 300 that was televised on a Monday (THE DAILY).
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