Final Nielsen Ratings From Recent Sports Events
The following lists final Nielsen ratings from recent sports events (THE DAILY).
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SHOW
|
DATE
|
NET
|
TIME
|
RAT/SHR
|
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Beijing Olympics: Opening Ceremony
|
8/8
|
NBC
|
8:00-11:19pm
|
18.8/34
|
|
"NASCAR Countdown"
|
8/9
|
ABC
|
2:30-3:00pm
|
0.6/2
|
|
NASCAR Nationwide Series: Zippo 200
|
8/9
|
ABC
|
2:58-5:58pm
|
1.5/4
|
|
PGA Championship: Third Round*
|
8/9
|
CBS
|
2:30-7:00pm
|
0.9/2
|
| MLB: (regional) |
8/9
|
Fox
|
3:51-6:57pm
|
2.1/5
|
| Beijing Olympics |
8/9
|
NBC
|
10:00am-12:00pm
|
5.3/16
|
| Beijing Olympic |
8/9
|
NBC
|
12:00-6:00pm
|
7.8/21
|
| Beijing Olympics (Primetime) |
8/9
|
NBC
|
8:30-11:49pm
|
13.9/27
|
| Beijing Olympics (late night) |
8/10
|
NBC
|
12:37-2:16am
|
3.8/14
|
| Beijing Olympics (replay) |
8/10
|
NBC
|
2:58-6:00am
|
2.2/14
|
| PGA Championship: Final Round |
8/10
|
CBS
|
2:30-7:00pm
|
2.8/6
|
| Beijing Olympics |
8/10
|
NBC
|
10:00am-12:00pm
|
7.7/21
|
| Beijing Olympics |
8/10
|
NBC
|
12:00-6:00pm
|
8.9/21
|
| Beijing Olympics (Primetime) |
8/10
|
NBC
|
7:00-11:42pm
|
18.1/31
|
| Beijing Olympics (late night) |
8/11
|
NBC
|
12:41-1:59am
|
3.5/13
|
| Beijing Olympics (replay) |
8/11
|
NBC
|
2:06-5:00am
|
2.0/12
|
* = CBS' coverage of Saturday's third-round of the PGA Championship was rained out and the net aired the final round of the '00 PGA Championship featuring Tiger Woods.
|
SHOW
|
DATE
|
NET
|
TIME
|
U.S. AREA
|
COV. AREA
|
VIEWERS (000)
|
|
MLB: Astros-Cubs
|
8/4
|
ESPN
|
7:00-9:31pm
|
0.9
|
1.1
|
1,241
|
| MLB: Yankees-Rangers |
8/6
|
ESPN
|
8:00-11:15pm
|
1.1
|
1.3
|
1,597
|
| NFL Preseason: Saints-Cardinals |
8/7
|
ESPN
|
8:00-10:52pm
|
2.4
|
2.9
|
3,652
|
| "Monday Night Countdown" |
8/7
|
ESPN
|
7:00-8:00pm
|
0.9
|
1.1
|
1,274
|
| Beijing Olympics: (multiple sports) |
8/9
|
USA
|
10:00am-2:00pm
|
1.1
|
1.3
|
1,609
|
| Beijing Olympics: (multiple sports) |
8/9
|
USA
|
6:00-10:00am
|
0.9
|
1.1
|
1,217
|
NASCAR Sprint Cup:
Centurion Boats at the Glen |
8/10
|
ESPN
|
2:00-5:30pm
|
3.0
|
3.6
|
4,828
|
| MLB: Cardinals-Cubs |
8/10
|
ESPN
|
8:00-10:45pm
|
1.8
|
2.1
|
2,805
|
| Beijing Olympics: (multiple sports) |
8/10
|
MSNBC
|
1:00-5:00pm
|
0.8
|
1.0
|
1,287
|
| Beijing Olympics: (multiple sports) |
8/10
|
USA
|
10:00am-2:00pm
|
1.1
|
1.3
|
1,562
|
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