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 5 and Sunday April 6, 2014. The 56 markets (out of 210 total) cover about 70% of the US television population.

College Basketball

NCAA Men’s Tournament: Final Four
4.6 rating TBS 6:00 pm Saturday #1-Florida 53 vs #7-Connecticut 63
2.3 rating TNT 6:00 pm Saturday “Teamcast” with Florida announcers
0.49 rating TRU 6:00 pm Saturday “Teamcast” with Connecticut announcers
7.4 rating 3-Turner-Net-Combo 6:00 pm Saturday

5.6 rating TBS 9:00 pm Saturday #8-Kentucky 74 vs #2-Wisconsin 73
2.6 rating TNT 9:00 pm Saturday “Teamcast” with Kentucky announcers
0.83 rating TRU 9:00 pm Saturday “Teamcast” with Wisconsin announcers
9.0 rating 3-Turner-Net-Combo 9:00 pm Saturday

Auto Racing

NASCAR Sprint Cup
2.2 rating FOX 2:30 pm Sunday TEXAS 500 Fort Worth Rain Delay Coverage (race moved to Monday 4.7.2014)

MLB

0.31 rating FS1 1:00 pm Saturday Minnesota Twins at Cleveland Indians
0.35 rating FS1 4:00 pm Saturday San Francisco Giants at Los Angeles Dodgers

NBA

2.5 rating ABC 1:00 pm Sunday NY Knicks at Miami Heat (-11% from 2.8 last year for NYK-OKC)
2.3 rating ABC 3:45 pm Sunday LA Lakers at LA Clippers (-36% from 3.6 last year for LAL-LAC)

PGA Golf: Houston Open

1.6 rating NBC 3:00 pm Saturday 3rd Round (+14% from 1.4 last year)
2.3 rating NBC 3:00 pm Sunday Final Round (+53% from 1.5 Rain Delay Coverage last year)

NHL

0.92 rating NBC 12:30 pm Sunday St Louis Blues at Chicago Blackhawks (+28% from 0.72 last year for STL-DET)

Soccer

Premier League
0.24 rating NBCSN 7:45 am Saturday Southampton at Manchester City
0.39 rating NBCSN 10:00 am Saturday Manchester United at Newcastle United
0.64 rating NBC 12:30 pm Saturday Stoke City at Chelsea
0.34 rating NBCSN 8:30 am Sunday Everton at Arsenal

MLS
0.20 rating NBCSN 3:00 pm Saturday Seattle at Portland

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