The chart below lists final Nielsen ratings from recent sports telecasts. All
ratings listed are U.S. ratings. Figures for CBS and ABC were unavailable at
presstime (THE DAILY).
| TELECAST |
DATE
|
NET
|
TIME (ET)
|
RAT.
|
| NASCAR Sprint Cup: Daytona 500 |
2/20
|
Fox
|
1:00-5:00pm
|
8.7
|
| Figure Skating: "Riverdance on Ice" (tape) |
2/19
|
NBC
|
4:00-6:00pm
|
1.1
|
| NHL: Penguins-Blackhawks |
2/20
|
NBC
|
3:23-6:30pm
|
1.1
|
| NHL: (regional) |
2/20
|
NBC
|
12:30-3:23pm
|
1.0
|
| FIS World Alpine Championships (taped) |
2/19
|
NBC
|
3:00-4:00pm
|
0.5
|
| U.S. Snowboardcross Nat'l Championships (taped) |
2/19
|
NBC
|
2:00-3:00pm
|
0.4
|
| TELECAST |
DATE
|
NET
|
TIME (ET)
|
RAT.
|
VIEWERS (000)
|
| NBA All-Star Game |
2/20
|
TNT
|
8:46-11:41pm
|
5.2
|
9,093
|
| NBA All Star Saturday Night |
2/19
|
TNT
|
8:30-11:18pm
|
4.4
|
8,130
|
| "NBA All-Star Game Tip Off" |
2/20
|
TNT
|
7:00-8:46pm
|
2.7
|
4,709
|
NASCAR Nationwide Series:
DRIVE4COPD 300 |
2/19
|
ESPN2
|
1:15-4:03pm
|
2.1
|
3,247
|
| "NBA All-Star Game: Lost Dunks" |
2/19
|
TNT
|
7:00-8:00pm
|
1.6
|
2,519
|
| NBA All-Star Rookie Challenge |
2/18
|
ESPN
|
7:00-9:02pm
|
1.5
|
2,358
|
NCAA Basketball:
Michigan State-Ohio State |
2/15
|
ESPN
|
9:12-11:03pm
|
1.5
|
2,142
|
| NBA: Spurs-Bulls |
2/17
|
TNT
|
8:16-10:49pm
|
1.4
|
2,035
|
NASCAR Sprint Cup:
Gatorade Duels |
2/17
|
Speed
|
2:00-5:23pm
|
1.2
|
1,915
|
NCAA Basketball:
Kansas-Kansas State |
2/14
|
ESPN
|
9:07-11:24pm
|
1.2
|
1,903
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
CALLING ALL STARS: TNT ranked as the No. 1 basic cable network
in primetime for the week ending Feb. 20 in total viewers, and among adults 18-34, 18-49 and 25-54 with the net's coverage of the NBA All-Star Weekend
leading the way. TNT also ranked as the No. 1 network on TV in Saturday and Sunday
primetime among adults 18-34 and 18-49, as well as in Saturday primetime delivery
of total viewers. The NBA All-Star Game on Sunday ranked as the No. 1 basic cable
program for the week with 9.093 million viewers. Meanwhile, NBA.com received
nearly 83 million video streams and nearly 170 million page views during the NBA
All-Star Weekend, up about 350% and 140%, respectively, from last year's record
totals. The video streams included an all-time single-day mark of more than 28
million video streams by fans on Saturday (
Turner).
FAB, MELO: MSG Network earned a 6.75 local rating and 507,285
HHs for Carmelo Anthony's debut with the Knicks Wednesday night against the Bucks.
That marks the highest-rated regular-season Knicks game on the net since March
'95, when Michael Jordan scored 55 points in his return to MSG following his first
retirement from the NBA (MSG).
I WANNA GO FAST: Fox and Speed saw a 2% uptick in overall impressions
during last week's Speedweeks coverage across the two networks. Fox and Speed
generated 67.2 million impressions, compared to last year's 65.6 million. When
FoxSports.com's coverage is added, the overall number of impressions for all three
outlets hits 72 million (John Ourand, THE DAILY).
