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RATINGS FOR LAST WEEKEND'S NETWORK SPORTING EVENTS

          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: United-Revolution
4/18
ABC
3:00-5:00pm
1.0/3
Hershey's Figure Skating
4/18
ABC
5:00-6:00pm
2.1/6
CBC Sports Spectacular: PBA Tour
4/18
CBS
2:00-3:00pm
1.2/4
PGA Tour: MCI Classic
4/18
CBS
3:00-6:00pm
2.1/7
"NHL on Fox": Regional Games
4/18
FOX
2:00-5:00pm
1.3/4
PGA Seniors Championships
4/18
NBC
1:00-4:00pm
1.5/5
International Team Gymnastics
4/18
NBC
4:00-6:00pm
2.6/8
NBA on NBC: Knicks-Bulls
4/18
NBC
8:30-11:15pm
5.7/11
25th Anniversary SuperStars
4/19
ABC
2:00-4:00pm
1.3/4
Hershey's Figure Skating
4/19
ABC
4:00-6:00pm
3.5/9
PGA Tour: MCI Classic
4/19
CBS
3:00-6:00pm
3.3/8
PGA Seniors Championships
4/19
NBC
noon-3:00pm
2.3/7
NBA on NBC: UT-LAL or SEA-POR
4/19
NBC
3:30-6:30pm
4.9/12

RATINGS NOTES: Wednesday night's Flyers-Sabres playoff game drew a 6.9 rating on Comcast SportsNet, a new Flyers high. The previous best had been a 5.6, set during a Flyers- Rangers playoff series in '95 (Comcast)....Fox Sports Chicago averaged a 9.0 rating for its 39-game Bulls schedule this season, down 10% from last year. WGN averaged a 16.3 for its 35 Bulls games, a 12% decline (CHICAGO TRIBUNE, 4/24)....Ratings for the Astros' first seven games on FSSW have averaged a 2.3, down from a 3.1 through seven games last year. The team's five over-the-air games on KNWS are averaging a 2.2/4, down from a 4.8/9 in '97, when games were carried by KTXH (HOUSTON CHRONICLE, 4/24).....ESPN's nine hours of NFL Draft coverage last weekend drew a 2.9 rating (USA TODAY, 4/24)....Last weekend's Revolution-United MLS game drew a 1/4 in Boston on WCVB (BOSTON GLOBE, 4/24).

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