SKEDBALL: Weekend Sports TV Ratings

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The ratings below are household ratings from the 56 television markets with local Nielsen meters for Saturday April 19 and Sunday April 20, 2014. The 56 markets (out of 210 total) cover about 70% of the US television population.

NBA: Playoffs

1.9 rating ESPN 12:30 pm Saturday Brooklyn Nets at Toronto Raptors Game 1 (-21% from 2.4 last year for GS-DEN)
3.5 rating ABC 3:30 pm Saturday Golden State Warriors at LA Clippers Game 1 (-5% from 3.7 last year for BOS-NYK)
2.4 rating ESPN 7:00 pm Saturday Atlanta Hawks at Indiana Pacers Game 1 (-8% from 2.6 last year for CHI-BKLN)
2.7 rating ESPN 9:30 pm Saturday Memphis Grizzlies at Oklahoma City Thunder Game 1 (+4% from 2.6 last year for MEM-LAC)
2.6 rating TNT 1:15 pm Dallas Mavericks at San Antonio Spurs Game 1 (+37% from 1.9 last year for ATL-IND)
4.0 rating ABC 3:30 pm Sunday Charlotte Bobcats at Miami Heat Game 1 (-13% from 4.6 last year for LAL-SA)
2.9 rating TNT 7:15 pm Washington Wizards at Chicago Bulls Game 1 (-19% from 3.6 last year for MIL-MIA)
3.1 rating TNT 9:45 pm Portland Trailblazers at Houston Rockets Game 1 (-6% from 3.3 last year for HOU-OKC)

NHL: Playoffs

1.6 rating NBC 3:00 pm Saturday Chicago at St Louis Game 2 (+33% from 1.2 last year for NYR-WAS)
0.58 rating NBCSN 7:00 pm Saturday Columbus Blue Jackets at Pittsburgh Penguins Game 2 (+66% from 0.35 last year for ANA-DET)
0.50 rating NBCSN 10:45 pm Saturday Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche Game 2 (+56% from 0.32 last year for STL-LA)
1.6 rating NBC 12:00 pm Sunday Philadelphia Flyers at NY Rangers Game 2 (+14% from 1.4 last year for PIT-NYI)
1.8 rating NBC 3:00 pm Sunday Detroit Red Wings at Boston Bruins Game 2 (+20% from 1.5 last year for CHI-MIN)
0.45 rating NBCSN 7:00 pm Sunday Tampa Bay Lightning at Montreal Canadiens Game 3 (-13% from 0.52 last year for MON-OTT)
0.37 rating NBCSN 7:00 pm Sunday Los Angeles Kings at San Jose Sharks Game 2 (-5% from 0.39 last year for VAN-SJ)

MLB

0.47 rating FS1 1:00 pm Saturday LA Angles at Detroit
0.20 rating FS1 8:00 pm Saturday Arizona at LA Dodgers

PGA Golf: The Heritage

1.4 rating CBS 3:00 pm Saturday 3rd Round (+27% from 1.1 last year)
1.6 rating CBS 3:00 pm Sunday Final Round (-20% from 2.0 last year)

Auto Racing

NASCAR Sprint Cup
off for Easter

Soccer

Premier League
0.24 rating NBCSN 7:40 am Saturday Tottenham vs Fulham
0.32 rating NBCSN 9:55 am Saturday Cardiff vs Stoke
0.71 rating NBC 12:30 pm Saturday Chelsea vs Sunderland
0.27 rating NBCSN 6:55 am Sunday Norwich vs Liverpool
0.40 rating NBCSN 9:00 am Sunday Hull vs Arsenal
0.48 rating NBCSN 11:05 am Sunday Eveton vs Manchester United

MLS
0.07 rating NBCSN 4:00 pm Saturday Chicago vs New England

Other

1.8 rating FOX 8:00 pm Saturday UFC: Werdum vs Browne (-22% from 2.3 last year for Henderson vs Melendez)

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