The following lists ratings from last weekend's network sports events. All times are ET. The numbers are from the networks (THE DAILY).
| EVENT | DATE | NET | TIME | RAT/SHR |
| MLS: Galaxy-MetroStars | 4/11 | ABC | 3:00-5:00pm | 0.8/3 |
| Short Track Speedskating | 4/11 | ABC | 5:00-5:30pm | 0.7/2 |
| Horse Racing: Arkansas Derby | 4/11 | ABC | 5:30-6:00pm | 1.2/4 |
| Life and Times of Bobby Jones | 4/11 | CBS | 2:30-3:30pm | 1.7/6 |
| The Masters | 4/11 | CBS | 3:30-6:00pm | 6.6/20 |
| "NHL on Fox": Regional Games | 4/11 | FOX | 2:00-5:00pm | 1.3/5 |
| World Cup Gymnastics | 4/12 | ABC | 4:00-6:00pm | 1.8/5 |
| Ben Hogan vs. Sam Snead | 4/12 | CBS | 3:00-4:00pm | 2.3/8 |
| The Masters | 4/12 | CBS | 4:00-7:20pm | 10.2/28 |
| "NBA on NBC": Knicks-Heat | 4/12 | NBC | 1:00-3:30pm | 3.2/11 |
| "NBA on NBC": Rockets-Sonics | 4/12 | NBC | 3:30-6:00pm | 3.0/9 |
RATINGS NOTES: CBS's coverage of the Masters averaged an 8.6/24 -- its second-highest two-day average since '81. Sunday's 10.2/28 ranks as the 10th highest final round ever, and is up 50% from '93, the last time the final was on Easter Sunday (CBS)....USA TODAY's Rudy Martzke notes ABC's MLS rating was 68% below the PBA Tour telecast, which earned a 2.5 on the same day in '97. The PBA on CBS debuts Saturday (USA TODAY, 4/17). In N.Y., Phil Mushnick writes that CBS has given the PBA Tour "virtually no publicity" and adds that nearly 60 million people in the U.S. bowl at least once a year, "but it's beneath TV networks to be identified with the sport" (N.Y. POST, 4/17)....MLB Cardinals ratings on Fox Sports Midwest (FSM) are up 45% from last year. The first three games in '98 drew a 6.8, compared with the '97 average rating of 4.7 (FSM)....ESPN's coverage of the Bausch & Lomb women's tennis semifinals and final last weekend received ratings of 0.8 and 0.6, respectively (THE DAILY).
