Final Nielsen Ratings From Recent Sports Telecasts
The chart below lists final Nielsen ratings from recent sports telecasts (THE DAILY).
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TELECAST
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DATE
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NET
|
TIME
|
RAT.
|
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"NBA Countdown"
|
5/9
|
ABC
|
8:00-8:12pm
|
1.6/-
|
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NBA Playoffs: Eastern Conference Semifinals:
Cavaliers-Hawks: Game Three
|
5/9
|
ABC
|
8:12-11:11pm
|
3.2/6
|
| NCAA Women's Gymnastics Championships (taped) |
5/9
|
CBS
|
2:00-4:00pm
|
0.7/2
|
| Bowling's Clash of Champions (taped) |
5/9
|
CBS
|
4:00-6:00pm
|
0.7/2
|
| MLB: (regional) |
5/9
|
Fox
|
3:30-7:00pm
|
1.7/5
|
| NASCAR Sprint Cup: Southern 500 |
5/9
|
Fox
|
7:37-11:50pm
|
4.0/8
|
| PGA Tour: The Players Championship: Third Round |
5/9
|
NBC
|
2:00-7:13pm
|
2.6/7
|
| "NBA Countdown" |
5/10
|
ABC
|
3:00-3:26pm
|
1.1/-
|
NBA Playoffs: Western Conference Semifinals:
Lakers-Rockets: Game Four |
5/10
|
ABC
|
3:26-6:02pm
|
3.2/9
|
| National Heads-Up Poker Championship (taped) |
5/10
|
NBC
|
12:00-2:00pm
|
0.9/3
|
| PGA Tour: The Players Championship: Final Round |
5/10
|
NBC
|
2:00-7:00pm
|
3.6/10
|
|
TELECAST
|
DATE
|
NET
|
TIME
|
U.S.
|
CABLE
|
VIEWERS (000)
|
|
NBA Playoffs: Eastern Conference Semifinals: Magic-Celtics: Game One
|
5/4
|
TNT
|
8:00-10:44pm
|
2.9
|
3.4
|
4,352
|
|
NBA Playoffs: Western Conference Semifinals: Rockets-Lakers: Game One
|
5/4
|
TNT
|
10:46pm-1:29am
|
3.6
|
4.1
|
5,400
|
| NBA Playoffs: Eastern Conference Semifinals: Hawks-Cavaliers: Game One |
5/5
|
TNT
|
8:00-9:51pm
|
2.9
|
3.4
|
4,501
|
| NBA Playoffs: Western Conference Semifinals: Mavericks-Nuggets: Game Two |
5/5
|
TNT
|
10:51pm-1:58am
|
2.7
|
3.1
|
4,004
|
| NBA Playoffs: Eastern Conference Semifinals: Magic-Celtics: Game Two |
5/6
|
TNT
|
8:00-10:43pm
|
2.9
|
3.4
|
4,345
|
| NBA Playoffs: Western Conference Semifinals: Rockets-Lakers: Game Two |
5/6
|
TNT
|
10:43pm-1:33am
|
4.2
|
4.9
|
6,321
|
| NBA Playoffs: Eastern Conference Semifinals: Hawks-Cavaliers: Game Two |
5/7
|
ESPN
|
8:00-10:43pm
|
2.5
|
2.9
|
3,627
|
| NBA Playoffs: Eastern Conference Semifinals: Celtics-Magic: Game Three |
5/8
|
ESPN
|
7:00-9:51pm
|
2.3
|
2.7
|
3,325
|
| NBA Playoffs: Western Conference Semifinals: Lakers-Rockets: Game Three |
5/8
|
ESPN
|
9:51pm-12:43am
|
3.9
|
4.5
|
5,952
|
| NBA Playoffs: Eastern Conference Semifinals: Celtics-Magic: Game Four |
5/10
|
TNT
|
8:06-11:00pm
|
3.2
|
3.8
|
5,089
|
NOTES: FS Wisconsin earned an 11.6 local rating for last Saturday's Cubs-Brewers game, marking the highest-rated Brewers telecast this season. The net earned a 9.8 rating for same matchup last Friday night, and an 8.3 rating for the Sunday afternoon game (MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL, 5/12)....FS Southwest drew a 3.25 local rating in Dallas-Ft. Worth for Tuesday's Mariners-Rangers game, the highest-rated Rangers game since August '08. FS Southwest is averaging a 2.16 local rating through 21 Rangers telecasts this season, up 98.2% over a 1.09 average rating through the same period in '08, marking the "largest spike" among any MLB team (FT. WORTH STAR-TELEGRAM, 5/14).
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