Posted on 06/13/2006 6:24:25 AM PDT by jlasoon
NBA playoffs: Miami-Dallas Sunday, 9 9.1 (7.0 million)
ABC Up 8% from Detroit-San Antonio Finals game last year. ABC running ahead of last year's Finals, which were the. But if Mavericks win Game 3, ratings could go south.
Belmont Stakes Saturday, 5:30 6.1 (4.7 million) ABC Down 38% from race coverage last year.
Lowest overnight since 2000 Belmont, which was the last time ABC showed the race — and the last time it didn't have either winner from the other Triple Crown races.
World Cup soccer: Trinidad and Tobago-Sweden Saturday, noon 2.9 (2.2 million)
ABC Up 107% from Ireland-Cameroon game in 2002 Cup. Ratings for ABC's Cup games from Germany, all shown live, look good so far. That's predictable: ABC's 2002 Cup games, in Japan and Korea, were on tape delay.
French Open: men's final Sunday, 9 a.m. 2.1 (1.6 million) NBC Up 5% from last year's final. Not a bad number considering the time slot.
NHL playoffs: Carolina-Edmonton Sunday, 8 1.7 (1.3 million) NBC Down 15% from comparable coverage in 2004, when the Cup was last contested. When small TV markets are added for national rating, this game has shot at being the lowest-rated prime-time show in the history of broadcast network TV.
This year they showed a couple of the other races at Belmont that day. I have never seen one of the Triple Crown broadcasts show anything other than the main race before. Normally I am bored out of my skull by the hour and a half of horse race intro for a 2 minute race, so I would tune in right before the actual race.
Any info on the NASCAR ratings on FOX?
Great numbers for the World Cup
The only info I have is from Sunday, May 28, 2006
5.0 rating/10 share
Maybe the NHL should try taking a year off?
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