The charts below list final Nielsen ratings from recent sports telecasts. All ratings listed are U.S. ratings (THE DAILY).
| TELECAST | DATE | NET | TIME (ET) | RATING |
| "Road to the Bowls" | 12/31 | ABC | 2:30-3:30pm | 0.5 |
| AutoZone Liberty Bowl: Cincinnati-Vanderbilt | 12/31 | ABC | 3:30-7:00pm | 1.9 |
| NCAA Basketball: Louisville-Kentucky | 12/31 | CBS | 12:00-2:00pm | 1.9 |
| Hyundai Sun Bowl: Georgia Tech-Utah | 12/31 | CBS | 2:00-6:00pm | 2.7 |
| U.S. Snowboard Cup (taped) | 12/31 | NBC | 5:00-6:00pm | 0.8 |
| "The NFL Today" | 1/1 | CBS | 12:00-1:00pm | 3.8 |
| "NFL on CBS": (regional) | 1/1 | CBS | 1:00-4:15pm | 8.1 |
| "NFL on CBS": Chiefs-Broncos (66%) | 1/1 | CBS | 4:15-7:30pm | 15.1 |
| "NFL on Fox": (regional) | 1/1 | Fox | 1:00-4:15pm | 4.5 |
| "NFL on Fox": Buccaneers-Falcons (89%) | 1/1 | Fox | 4:15-7:30pm | 11.6 |
| "A Salute To Ladies of the Ice" (taped) | 1/1 | NBC | 4:00-6:00pm | 0.8 |
| "Football Night in America" | 1/1 | NBC | 7:30-8:15pm | 5.5 |
| "Sunday Night Football": Cowboys-Giants | 1/1 | NBC | 8:30-11:30pm | 15.7 |
| NHL Winter Classic: Rangers-Flyers | 1/2 | NBC | 3:00-6:00pm | 2.1 |
: NBA TV began its '11-12 regular-season schedule averaging approximately 405,000 viewers. The Bulls-Clippers Dec. 30 matchup was the most-viewed regular-season game ever for NBA TV, drawing an average of 722,000 viewers. That surpassed the previous record of 681,000 viewers for a Trail Blazers-Heat game last season. The net so far this season is up 133% over '10-11 in the adults 18-24 demo, and 115% among men 18-34. Additionally, the net has seen a 145% increase over '10-11 among adults 18-49 and 143% among adults 25-54. Also, about 35 million viewers tuned in to watch the NBA on Christmas Day across ABC, ESPN and TNT, making it the most-watched Christmas Day ever for the league. Unique viewership was up 2% over last season's previous high. In addition, the average viewer watched 130 minutes of NBA basketball on Christmas, another all-time mark. Meanwhile, TNT’s NBA doubleheader Thursday night earned a 2.2 U.S. rating, up 120% over last year’s comparable games. The Heat-Hawks game, which kicked off the double dip by going into triple overtime, drew a 2.1 U.S. rating, up 75% over last year. The Lakers-Trail Blazers game that followed earned a 2.5 U.S. rating, up 178% over last season (
THE DAILY).
TEEING OFF: Golf Channel recorded its most-watched year ever in '11, with viewership up almost 30% over '10 and 3% over '09. PGA Tour viewership was up 23% and LPGA Tour viewership was up 30%. Coverage of the Presidents Cup from Nov. 14-20 earned the net its highest-rated week in history, and Nov. 18 marked the highest-rated day in Golf Channel history (Golf Channel).
PUCK ACTION: TSN recorded an average audience of 2.8 million viewers for coverage of the Canada-U.S. IIHF World Junior Hockey preliminary matchup on Dec. 31, making the game the most-watched program on Canadian television. TSN averaged 2.4 million viewers for Team Canada's four preliminary round games, and all four games ranked as the most-watched program of the day on Canadian television in all key demographics. Online, TSN.ca registered 190,000 live streams of Team Canada games (TSN).
