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 26 and Sunday April 27, 2014. The 56 markets (out of 210 total) cover about 70% of the US television population.

NBA: Playoffs

2.3 rating TNT 2:00 pm Saturday Indiana Pacers at Atlanta Hawks Game 4 (+5% from 2.2 last year for BRK-CHI)
2.8 rating TNT 4:30 pm Saturday San Antonio Spurs at Dallas Mavericks Game 3 (+17% from 2.4 last year for LAC-MEM)
2.3 rating ESPN 7:00 pm Saturday Miami Heat at Charlotte Bobcats Game 3 (+67% from 1.5 last year for IND-ATL)
3.3 rating ESPN 9:45 pm Saturday Oklahoma City Thunder at Memphis Grizzlies Game 4 (+24% from 2.5 last year for OKC-HOU)
3.7 rating ABC 1:00 pm Sunday Chicago Bulls at Washington Wizards Game 4 (-10% from 4.1 last year for NYK-BOS)
5.0 rating ABC 3:30 pm Sunday LA Clippers at Golden State Warriors Game 4 (same as 5.0 last year for MIA-MIL)
2.8 rating TNT 7:00 pm Sunday Toronto Raptors at Brooklyn Nets Game 4 (-3% from 2.9 last year for SA-LAL)
3.4 rating TNT 9:30 pm Sunday Houston Rockets at Portland Trailblazers Game 4 (+26% from 2.7 last year for DEN-GS)

NHL: Playoffs

1.7 rating NBC 3:00 pm Saturday Detroit Red Wings at Boston Bruins Game 5 (no comparison)
0.49 rating NBCSN 7:00 pm Saturday Columbus Blue Jackets at Pittsburgh Penguins Game 5 (-16% from 0.58 last year for PIT-NYI)
0.39 rating NBCSN 9:30 pm Saturday Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche Game 5 (-2% from 0.40 last year for CHI-PHX)
1.6 rating NBC 12:00 pm Sunday Philadelphia Flyers at NY Rangers Game 5 (-33% from 2.4 last year for PIT-PHI)
2.3 rating NBC 3:00 pm Sunday St Louis Blues at Chicago Blackhawks Game 6 (-8% from 2.5 last year for BOS-WAS)
0.46 rating NBCSN 8:00 pm Sunday Anaheim Ducks at Dallas Stars Game 6 (-35% from 0.71 last year for BOS-TOR)

MLB

0.68 rating FS1 1:00 pm Saturday LA Angles at NY Yankees
0.38 rating FS1 4:00 pm Saturday Pittsburgh Pirates at St Louis Cardinals

PGA Golf: Zurich Classic of New Orleans

1.3 rating CBS 3:00 pm Saturday 3rd Round (+8% from 1.2 last year)
2.0 rating CBS 3:00 pm Sunday Final Round (+18% from 1.7 last year)

Auto Racing

NASCAR Sprint Cup
3.0 rating FOX 6:30 pm Saturday Toyota Owners 400 in Richmond (-12% from 3.4 last year)

Soccer

Premier League
0.27 rating NBCSN 7:40 am Saturday Southampton vs Everton
0.25 rating NBCSN 9:55 am Saturday Fulham vs Hull
0.67 rating NBC 12:30 pm Saturday Manchester United vs Norwich
0.16 rating NBCSN 6:55 am Sunday Sunderland vs Cardiff
0.64 rating NBCSN 9:00 am Sunday Liverpool vs Chelsea
0.41 rating NBCSN 11:05 am Sunday Crystal Palace vs Manchester City

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