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
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TIME
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RAT.
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Golf: U.S. Open: Second Round
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6/19
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NBC
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3:00-5:00pm
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2.1/6
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MLB: (regional)
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6/20
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Fox
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3:50-7:00pm
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1.5/4
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Golf: U.S. Open: Second Round
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6/20
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NBC
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10:00am-2:00pm
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2.5/8
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| Golf: U.S. Open: Second, Third Rounds |
6/20
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NBC
|
2:00-8:00pm
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3.4/9
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| IndyCar: Iowa Corn Indy 250 |
6/21
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ABC
|
1:00-3:30pm
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0.8/2
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| F1: Santander British Grand Prix (taped) |
6/21
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Fox
|
3:00-5:00pm
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0.6/1
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| Golf: U.S. Open: Third Round |
6/21
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NBC
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11:00am-1:30pm
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2.7/8
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| Golf: U.S. Open: Third, Final Rounds |
6/21
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NBC
|
1:30-8:15pm
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4.7/12
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TELECAST
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DATE
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NET
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TIME
|
U.S.
|
CABLE
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VIEWERS (000)
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MLB: Brewers-Indians
|
6/15
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ESPN
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7:00-11:06pm
|
0.9
|
1.1
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1,345
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College World Series:
LSU-Arkansas
|
6/15
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ESPN2
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7:00-10:34pm
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0.8
|
1.0
|
1,302
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College World Series:
Texas-Arizona State |
6/16
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ESPN
|
7:00-11:15pm
|
0.9
|
1.1
|
1,289
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College World Series:
Arkansas-Virginia |
6/17
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ESPN2
|
7:00-11:57pm
|
0.9
|
1.1
|
1,298
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Golf: U.S. Open:
First, Second Rounds*** |
6/19
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ESPN
|
5:00-8:39pm
|
1.4
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1.6
|
1,919
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Golf: U.S. Open:
Second Round |
6/19
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ESPN
|
9:55am-3:00pm
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1.4
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1.6
|
1,781
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College World Series:
Texas-Arizona State |
6/19
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ESPN2
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8:35-11:59pm
|
0.9
|
1.1
|
1,396
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NASCAR Nationwide Series:
NorthernTool.com 250 |
6/20
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ESPN2
|
8:30-11:29pm
|
1.1
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1.2
|
1,588
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| MLB: Dodgers-Angels |
6/21
|
ESPN
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8:00-11:22pm
|
1.5
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1.7
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2,155
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NASCAR Sprint Cup:
Toyota/Save Mart 350 |
6/21
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TNT
|
5:00-8:36pm
|
3.4
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4.0
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5,788
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NOTES: * = Third-round play began at 5:30pm ET on Saturday. ** = Final-round play began at 5:45pm ET on Sunday. *** = Second-round play began at 4:00pm ET on Friday.
HEAVY METAL: ESPN's coverage of the '09 College World Series averaged a 1.5 cable rating and 1.928 million viewers, making it the highest-rated and most-viewed CWS in the net's history. This year's CWS was up 36% and 37%, respectively, from a 1.1 cable rating and 1.408 million viewers for last year's event on ESPN. For the three LSU-Texas Championship Series telecasts, ESPN averaged a 2.1 cable rating and 2.762 million viewers, making it the highest-rated and most-viewed finals since the tournament expanded to a best-of-three format in '03. LSU-Texas was also up 24% and 26%, respectively, from a 1.7 rating and 2.193 million viewers for the Fresno State-Georgia three-game Championship Series last year (ESPN).
SEVENTH HEAVEN: More than 485,000 Pittsburgh-area viewers watched the June 12 Penguins-Red Wings Stanley Cup Finals Game Seven on WPXI-NBC. The broadcast drew a 42.2 rating in the market -- the "highest local mark for an NHL game since the league began tracking" in '95 (Pittsburgh TRIBUNE-REVIEW, 6/25).
FIGHT CLUB: The live finale of the ninth season of Spike TV's "The Ultimate Fighter" on June 20 drew 663,000 viewers in the men 18-34 demo from 9:00pm-12:00am ET. The fight was the most-viewed program among men 18-34 and men 18-49, peaking at 2.8 million total viewers for the main event featuring Diego Sanchez and Clay Guida (UFC).
N.Y. STATE OF MIND: In Ft. Lauderdale, Tom Jicha noted Sunday's Yankees-Marlins game was the highest-rated program for the day on FS Florida and Sun Sports, drawing a 6.2 local rating, which translated to more than 95,000 HHs (SUN-SENTINEL.com, 6/22).
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