The following lists final national ratings from last weekend's network sporting events. All times are EDT. The numbers are from the networks (THE DAILY).
| EVENT | DATE | NET | TIME | RAT/SHR |
| Senior British Open | 8/8 | ABC | 2:30-4:00pm | 1.0/3 |
| MLS: Galaxy-Fire | 8/8 | ABC | 4:00-6:00pm | 0.8/2 |
| NFL: Foot Locker QB Challenge | 8/8 | CBS | 2:00-3:00pm | 2.2/8 |
| Horse Racing: The Hambletonian | 8/8 | CBS | 3:00-4:00pm | 1.3/4 |
| PGA Tour: Buick Open | 8/8 | CBS | 4:00-6:00pm | 2.8/9 |
| Fox MLB Saturday: Regional Games | 8/8 | FOX | 1:00-4:00pm | 3.9/12 |
| "WNBA on NBC": Sparks-Liberty | 8/8 | NBC | 4:00-6:00pm | 1.4/4 |
| Senior British Open | 8/9 | ABC | 2:30-4:00pm | 1.2/4 |
| CART Miller Lite 200 | 8/9 | ABC | 4:00-6:00pm | 2.0/5 |
| NFL: Foot Locker QB Challenge | 8/9 | CBS | 2:00-3:00pm | 2.2/7 |
| PGA Championship Preview | 8/9 | CBS | 3:00-4:00pm | 1.5/4 |
| PGA Tour: Buick Open | 8/9 | CBS | 4:00-6:00pm | 3.7/10 |
| "WNBA on NBC": Sparks-Mystics | 8/9 | NBC | 4:00-6:00pm | 1.4/4 |
RATINGS NOTES: Fox's 3.9/12 rating for its MLB coverage was the net's highest Saturday afternoon MLB rating ever, topping a 3.7/13 in July of '97. Fox's MLB coverage is averaging a 2.9 this season, up 7% from its 2.7 from the same period in '97....NBC's WNBA coverage is averaging a 1.6/5 through 10 games, down 24% from last year, when the net was averaging a 2.1/7 through 8 games....CBS's Buick Open two-day average of 3.3/10 was its highest since it drew a 4.5/13 in '93 (THE DAILY)...Fox Sports Southwest earned an 8.6 for Randy Johnson's Wednesday start vs. the Brewers, the highest Astros rating ever on FSSW. The rating translates into a 15.3 cable rating (FSSW). Since Johnson's trade to Houston, the Astros are averaging a 7.1 on FSSW -- a 42% increase from '97 (David Barron, HOUSTON CHRONICLE, 8/14). ...Wednesday's Mets-Cardinals game drew an 8.2 on Fox Sports MW -- the third-highest rating in the net's history (FSMW).
