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).