The following lists final national and cable Nielsen ratings from recent sporting events (THE DAILY).
| EVENT | DATE | NET | TIME | RAT/SHR |
| Blue Grass Stakes & Wood Memo. | 10-Apr | ABC | 5:00-6:00pm | 1.3/4 |
| CBS Special: The Masters | 10-Apr | CBS | 2:30-3:30pm | 1.4/5 |
| The Masters – 3rd Rd. | 10-Apr | CBS | 3:30-6:15pm | 5.0/15 |
| Figure Skating: "Ice Wars" | 10-Apr | CBS | 8:00-10:00pm | 6.6/13 |
| Int'l Team Gymnastics | 10-Apr | NBC | 4:00-6:00pm | 2.2/6 |
| Michael Douglas Celeb. Golf | 11-Apr | ABC | 2:00-4:00pm | 2.0/5 |
| CBS Special: The Masters | 11-Apr | CBS | 3:00-4:00pm | 2.3/6 |
| The Masters – Final Rd. | 11-Apr | CBS | 4:00-7:30pm | 10.1/22 |
| "NBA Showtime" | 11-Apr | NBC | 2:30-3:00pm | 1.7/4 |
| "NBA on NBC": (regional) | 11-Apr | NBC | 3:00-5:30pm | 3.5/9 |
| "NBA on NBC": (Sonics-Lakers) | 11-Apr | NBC | 5:30-8:15pm | 4.8/10 |
| "NHL on Fox": (regional) | 11-Apr | Fox | 3:00-6:00pm | 1.3/3 |
| CABLE PROGRAM | DATE | NET | US
AREA | COV
AREA | SHR | 000 |
| "Outside the Lines: Wrestling" | 30-Mar | ESPN | 1.3 | 1.6 | 3 | 1249 |
| "NBA on TNT": (Pacers-Knicks) | 30-Mar | TNT | 1.3 | 1.7 | 3 | 1288 |
| "NBA on TNT": (Lakers-Suns) | 2-Apr | TNT | 1.5 | 1.9 | 4 | 1473 |
| "NBA on TNT": (Sonics-Blazers) | 2-Apr | TNT | 1.2 | 1.6 | 3 | 1185 |
| MLB Opener: (Rockies-Padres) | 4-Apr | ESPN | 1.7 | 2.2 | 4 | 1705 |
| Pro Bull Riding-Landover Open | 4-Apr | TNN | 1 | 1.4 | 2 | 1000 |
RATINGS NOTES: The Masters had a two-day average of 7.9/19, down 8% from last year's average of a 8.6/19 (CBS). ...Through ten weeks, the "NHL on Fox" is averaging a 1.4/3, down 7% from last year's 1.5/4 (Fox)....The "NBA on NBC" is averaging season-to-date a 4.5/10, down 2% from last year's season-long average of a 4.6/12 (NBC)....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.
