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SKEDBALL: Weekend Sports TV Ratings 4.18-19.2015

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Written by: Mitch Metcalf
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The ratings below are household ratings from the 56 television markets with local Nielsen meters for Saturday April 18 and Sunday April 19, 2015. The 56 markets (out of 210 total) cover about 70% of the US television population. Click here for a look at sports ratings from the same weekend last year.

NBA Playoffs

Saturday
n/a rating ESPN 12:30 pm WAS Wizards at TOR Raptors
3.15 rating ABC 3:30 pm NO Pelicans at GS Warriors
n/a rating ESPN 7:00 MIL Bucks at CHI Bulls
n/a rating ESPN 9:30 pm DAL Mavericks at HOU Rockets

Sunday
4.53 rating ABC 3:00 BOS Celtics at CLE Cavaliers
n/a rating TNT 5:30 pm NJ Nets at ATL Hawks
n/a rating TNT 8:00 pm POR Trail Blazers at MEM Grizzlies
n/a rating TNT 10:30 pm SA Spurs at LA Clippers

Golf

PGA: The Heritage
1.57 rating CBS 3:00 pm Saturday Third Round
2.61 rating CBS 3:00 pm Sunday Final Round (entirely on tape — final round played in morning to beat severe weather)

Auto Racing

NASCAR Xfinity Series
Saturday
0.70 rating FS1 1:30 pm Bristol TN 300

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Sunday
2.89 rating FOX 2:30 pm Bristol TN 500 RAIN DELAY Coverage
1.39 rating FS1 6:30 pm Bristol TN 500 Race Coverage

INDYCAR
Sunday
0.32 rating NBCSN 4:30 pm Long Beach Grand Prix

FORMULA ONE
Sunday
0.48 rating NBCSN 10:30 am Bahrain Grand Prix

NHL Playoffs

Saturday
1.13 rating NBC 3:00 pm DET Red Wings at TB Lightning (33 mkts) / MIN-STL (23 mkts)
0.13 rating NBCSN 3:00 pm MIN Wild at STL Blues (33 mkts) / DET-TB (23 mkts)
1.70 rating NBC 8:00 pm PIT Penguins at NY Rangers
0.19 rating NBCSN 10:30 pm WIN Jets at ANA Ducks

Sunday
1.21 rating NBC 12:00 pm WAS Capitals at NY Islanders
1.65 rating NBC 3:00 pm NSH Predators at CHI Blackhawks
0.50 rating NBCSN 7:00 pm MON Canadiens at OTT Senators
0.39 rating NBCSN 10:00 pm VAN Canucks at CAL Flames

MLB

Saturday
n/a rating FS1 4:00 pm BAL Orioles at BOS Red Sox
n/a rating FS1 7:00 pm NY Yankess at TB Rays

Sunday
n/a rating ESPN 8:00 pm CIN Reds at STL Cardinals

Soccer

Premier League

Saturday
0.27 rating NBCSN 10:00 am Everton vs Burnley
0.81 rating NBC 12:30 pm Chelsea vs Manchester United

Sunday
0.23 rating NBCSN 8:30 am Manchester City vs West Ham
0.13 rating CNBC 11:00 am Newcastle vs Tottenham

Other

UFC
1.80 rating NBC 8:00 pm Saturday Machida vs Rockhold

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About the Author

Mitch Metcalf
MITCH METCALF has been tracking every US film release of over 500 screens (over 2300 movies and counting) since the storied weekend of May 20, 1994, when Maverick and Beverly Hills Cop 3 inspired countless aficionados to devote their lives to the art of cinema. Prior to that, he studied Politics and Economics at Princeton in order to prepare for his dream of working in television. He has been Head of West Coast Research at ABC, then moved to NBC in 2000 and became Head of Scheduling for 11 years.