The charts below lists final Nielsen ratings from recent sports telecasts. All ratings listed are U.S. ratings (THE DAILY).
| TELECAST | DATE | NET | TIME (ET) | RAT. | VIEWERS (000) |
| AFC Wild Card: Broncos-Steelers | 1/8 | CBS | 4:41-8:13pm | 24.0 | 42,371 |
| NFC Wild Card: Saints-Lions | 1/7 | NBC | 8:09-11:00pm | 18.2 | 31,780 |
| NFC Wild Card: Giants-Falcons | 1/8 | Fox | 1:06-4:00pm | 17.3 | 27,735 |
| AFC Wild Card: Texans-Bengals | 1/7 | NBC | 4:38-7:44pm | 13.5 | 21,893 |
| "The NFL Today" | 1/8 | CBS | 4:00-4:30pm | 9.8 | n/a |
AT&T Cotton Bowl:
Arkansas-Kansas State | 1/6 | Fox | 8:32pm-12:08am | 5.0 | 8,363 |
| "Fox NFL Sunday" | 1/8 | Fox | 12:00-1:00pm | 4.6 | 6,900 |
| "Football Night in America" | 1/7 | NBC | 4:00-4:30pm | 4.6 | n/a |
| U.S. Army All-American Bowl | 1/7 | NBC | 1:00-3:56pm | 1.0 | 1,372 |
| Progressive Skating & Gymnastics Spectacular (taped) | 1/8 | NBC | 4:00-6:00pm | 0.8 | 1,297 |
NCAA Women's Basketball:
UConn-Notre Dame | 1/7 | CBS | 4:12-6:30pm | 0.7 | 965 |
| NCAA Basketball: Wisconsin-Michigan | 1/8 | CBS | 1:30-4:00pm | 0.6 | 897 |
| PBR: MSG Invitational (taped) | 1/8 | NBC | 2:30-4:00pm | 0.6 | 886 |
Mexico Soccer:
Queretaro-Club America | 1/7 | Telef | 5:55-8:01pm | 0.4 | 744 |
Mexico Soccer:
Chivas de Guadalajara-Atlante | 1/7 | Telem | 7:55-10:05pm | 0.4 | 741 |
Off Road Racing: Lucas Oil
Challenge Cup (taped) | 1/7 | CBS | 1:00-2:00pm | 0.5 | 662 |
Mexico Soccer:
Toluca-Estudiantes Tecos | 1/8 | Uni | 12:56-3:00pm | 0.3 | 513 |
NCAA Women's Basketball:
Michigan State-Penn State | 1/7 | CBS | 2:00-4:12pm | 0.4 | 491 |
| TELECAST | DATE | NET | TIME (ET) | RAT. | VIEWERS (000) |
| Rose Bowl: Oregon-Wisconsin | 1/2 | ESPN | 5:07-8:42pm | 10.2 | 17,558 |
Tostitos Fiesta Bowl:
Oklahoma State-Stanford | 1/2 | ESPN | 8:47pm-12:28am | 8.4 | 13,684 |
Allstate Sugar Bowl:
Michigan-Virginia Tech | 1/3 | ESPN | 8:25pm-12:03am | 6.1 | 9,572 |
Discover Orange Bowl:
West Virginia-Clemson | 1/4 | ESPN | 8:30pm-12:08am | 4.5 | 7,174 |
Capital One Bowl:
South Carolina-Nebraska | 1/2 | ESPN | 1:00-4:16pm | 2.9 | 4,499 |
TaxSlayer.com Gator Bowl:
Florida-Ohio State | 1/2 | ESPN2 | 1:00-4:10pm | 1.9 | 2,947 |
| "Sunday NFL Countdown" | 1/8 | ESPN | 10:00am-1:00pm | 1.5 | 2,042 |
| BBVA Compass Bowl: SMU-Pitt | 1/7 | ESPN | 1:00-4:30pm | 1.5 | 2,010 |
| NBA: Bulls-Magic | 1/6 | ESPN | 8:06-10:38pm | 1.2 | 1,794 |
GoDaddy.com Bowl:
Northern Illinois-Arkansas State | 1/8 | ESPN | 9:05pm-1:01am | 1.2 | 1,780 |
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NEIGHBORHOOD COURTS: FS Ohio is averaging a 5.84 local rating and 89,000 HHs in the Cleveland-Akron market for Cavaliers games this season through the team’s first eight games. That figure is up from last season's average of 60,000 HHs in ’10-11. The Cavaliers “rank fifth among NBA teams in ratings within their markets, trailing only San Antonio (8.27), Miami (7.59), Chicago (6.80) and Oklahoma City (5.88)” (Cleveland PLAIN DEALER, 1/12)….Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia is averaging a 2.4 local rating for 76ers games through Jan. 11, up 60% compared to the similar period at the start of last season. 76ers pre- and post-game shows are also up significantly through 10 games. The Knicks-76ers game on Wednesday night averaged a 3.6 local rating, marking the net’s highest-rated regular-season game since Dec. 7, 2009, when G Allen Iverson first returned to play for the 76ers after being traded away in ’06 (CSN Philadelphia).
NOTES: The first-ever scheduled Monday finish for the PGA Tour Hyundai Tournament of Champions averaged 659,000 viewers for live and replay telecasts on Golf Channel, marking the “most-watched final round of the event since 2008.” The four rounds averaged 609,000 viewers on Golf Channel, also marking the event’s best average since ’08 (Honolulu STAR-ADVERTISER, 1/12)….YES Network averaged 30,000 total-day viewers (6:00am-2:00am) in the N.Y. market during ’11, marking the ninth straight year the net has been the most-viewed RSN. NESN ranked second among RSNs with an average of 23,000 viewers in the Boston market. In addition, YESNetwork.com saw its average unique visitors jump 52% (YES Network)....FS Midwest earned a 5.6 local rating in St. Louis for last night's Blues-Canucks game, marking the Blues' most-watched game this season and second most-watched game ever on the net (FS Midwest).
