The following lists final national and cable Nielsen ratings from recent sporting events (THE DAILY)
| EVENT | DATE | NET | TIME | RAT/SHR |
| Players Champ. Preview | 20-Mar | NBC | 2:00-3:00pm | 1.1/4 |
| PGA Tour Bay Hill Invit.: 3rd Rd. | 20-Mar | NBC | 3:00-6:00pm | 2.0/6 |
| NCAA Tourney: Rd. 4 (GON-UConn) | 20-Mar | CBS | 3:30-5:45pm | 7.2/20 |
| NCAA Tourney: Rd. 4 (OSU-SJU) | 20-Mar | CBS | 6:00-8:15pm | 7.9/18 |
| Liberty Legends Of Golf | 20-Mar | ABC | 2:00-4:00pm | 1.0/3 |
| NASCAR Truck: Florida Dodge 400 | 20-Mar | ABC | 4:00-6:00pm | 1.4/4 |
| "NBA Showtime" | 21-Mar | NBC | noon-12:30pm | 2.7/8 |
| "NBA on NBC": (Lakers-Magic) | 21-Mar | NBC | 12:30-3:00pm | 5.1/14 |
| PGA Tour Bay Hill Invit: 4th Rd. | 21-Mar | NBC | 3:00-6:45pm | 3.5/8 |
| NCAA Tourney: Rd. 4 (TU-Duke) | 21-Mar | CBS | 2:30-4:45pm | 6.8/17 |
| NCAA Tourney: Rd. 4 (UK-MSU) | 21-Mar | CBS | 5:00-7:00pm | 9.2/20 |
| Liberty Legends Of Golf | 21-Mar | ABC | 2:00-4:00pm | 1.3/3 |
| CART: Miami Grand Prix | 21-Mar | ABC | 4:00-6:00pm | 1.6/4 |
| Skiing: Bumps & Jumps | 21-Mar | Fox | 2:00-3:00pm | 1.1/3 |
| "NHL on Fox" (regional) | 21-Mar | Fox | 3:00-6:30pm | 1.4/3 |
| CABLE PROGRAM | DATE | NET | US
AREA | COV.
AREA | SHR | 000 |
| "NBA on TBS": (Wizards-Pistons) | 8-Mar | TBS | 1.3 | 1.7 | 3 | 1289 |
| "NBA on TNT": (Sonics-T-Wolves) | 9-Mar | TNT | 1.3 | 1.8 | 3 | 1339 |
| NASCAR: Yellow Freight 300 | 13-Mar | ESPN | 1.5 | 2 | 5 | 1517 |
RATINGS NEWS & NOTES: The "NHL on Fox" is averaging a season-to-date 1.4/3, down 13% from last year's 1.6/4 (Fox)....The "NBA on NBC" is averaging a 4.6/11 rating season-to-date, which is even with last year's season average of 4.6/12 (NBA)....Fox Sports Midwest (FSMW) received a 6.4 preliminary overnight rating in Indianapolis for Wednesday's Pacers-Hawks game, making it the second highest rated Pacers telecast in FSMW history (FSMW)....Fox Sports Detroit's Red Wings-Sabres game on Wednesday was the most watched program in the RSN's 18-month history, pulling a 7.7 HH rating in the Detroit market (FSD)....For broadcast numbers, one ratings point = 972,000 homes. For cable ratings, "Cov. Area" represents % of homes tuned in to that program in that network's universe of subscribers.
