Final Nielsen Ratings From Recent Sports Telecasts
The chart below lists final Nielsen ratings from recent sports telecasts (THE DAILY).
| TELECAST |
DATE
|
NET
|
TIME
|
RAT/SHR
|
NBA Playoffs: Eastern Conference
First Round: Pistons-Cavaliers: Game One |
4/18
|
ABC
|
2:59-5:32pm
|
2.2/6
|
| PGA Tour: Verizon Heritage: Third Round |
4/18
|
CBS
|
3:00-6:00pm
|
0.9/3
|
| MLB: (regional) |
4/18
|
Fox
|
3:37-7:31pm
|
2.4/6
|
NHL Playoffs: Eastern Conference
Quarterfinals: Rangers-Capitals: Game Two |
4/18
|
NBC
|
1:00-3:48pm
|
0.7/2
|
Champions Tour: Outback Steakhouse
Pro-Am: Third Round |
4/18
|
NBC
|
4:00-6:00pm
|
0.5/1
|
American Le Mans Series:
Tequila Patrón ALMS at Long Beach |
4/19
|
ABC
|
12:30-2:30pm
|
0.8/2
|
NBA Playoffs: Western Conference
First Round: Jazz-Lakers: Game One |
4/19
|
ABC
|
2:56-5:41pm
|
3.2/8
|
Monster Energy AMA Supercross Series:
Seattle (taped) |
4/19
|
CBS
|
2:00-3:00pm
|
0.6/1
|
| PGA Tour: Verizon Heritage: Final Round |
4/19
|
CBS
|
3:00-6:00pm
|
1.7/4
|
| NASCAR Sprint Cup: Subway Fresh Fit 500 |
4/19
|
Fox
|
8:46-11:40pm
|
3.6/7
|
| National Heads-Up Poker Championship (taped) |
4/19
|
NBC
|
12:00-1:00pm
|
0.8/2
|
Champions Tour: Outback Steakhouse
Pro-Am: Final Round |
4/19
|
NBC
|
1:00-3:06pm
|
1.0/3
|
NHL Playoffs: Eastern Conference
Quarterfinals: Penguins-Flyers: Game Three |
4/19
|
NBC
|
3:06-6:00pm
|
1.3/3
|
|
TELECAST
|
DATE
|
NET
|
TIME
|
U.S.
|
CABLE
|
VIEWERS (000)
|
|
MLB: Padres-Mets
|
4/13
|
ESPN
|
7:00-10:32pm
|
1.1
|
1.2
|
1,505
|
| NBA:Jazz-Lakers |
4/14
|
TNT
|
10:53pm-1:35am
|
1.2
|
1.4
|
1,722
|
| NBA: Celtics-76ers |
4/14
|
TNT
|
8:16-10:53pm
|
1.0
|
1.2
|
1,473
|
| NBA: Nuggets-Trail Blazers |
4/15
|
ESPN
|
10:35pm-1:02am
|
1.2
|
1.4
|
1,610
|
| NBA Playoffs: Eastern Conference First Round: Bulls-Celtics: Game One |
4/18
|
ESPN
|
12:30-3:39pm
|
2.0
|
2.3
|
2,893
|
| NBA Playoffs: Western Conference First Round: Mavericks-Spurs: Game One |
4/18
|
ESPN
|
8:00-10:40pm
|
1.7
|
2.0
|
2,416
|
| NBA Playoffs: Western Conference First Round: Rockets-Trail Blazers: Game One |
4/18
|
ESPN
|
10:40pm-1:08am
|
2.1
|
2.4
|
3,091
|
| NBA Playoffs: Eastern Conference First Round: 76ers-Magic: Game One |
4/19
|
TNT
|
5:39-8:19pm
|
1.8
|
2.1
|
2,756
|
| NBA Playoffs: Eastern Conference First Round: Heat-Hawks: Game One |
4/19
|
TNT
|
8:19-10:44pm
|
2.2
|
2.6
|
3,228
|
| NBA Playoffs: Western Conference First Round: Hornets-Nuggets: Game One |
4/19
|
TNT
|
10:44pm-1:25am
|
2.0
|
2.3
|
2,756
|
NOTES: Versus earned a 2.68 local rating in the Bay Area for Tuesday's Sharks-Ducks Western Conference Quarterfinal Game Three, down 33.7% from an average 4.04 rating for Games One and Two, which aired on CSN Bay Area (SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS, 4/23)....CSN Northwest averaged a 4.4 local rating in Portland for 55 Trail Blazers telecasts this season, up 26% over a 3.5 average last season (CSN)....FS Kansas City posted a 6.33 local rating for last Sunday's Royals-Rangers game, the net's highest-rated Royals telecast since it began airing the team's games last season (K.C. STAR, 4/22).
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