 |
| |
|
 |
 |
||
 |
 |
||
 |
|||
EVENTS
CNNSI.com GROUP
COMMERCE
|
 |
Preakness' ratings highest since 1990
NEW YORK (AP) -- NBC Sport's first telecast of the Preakness Stakes drew its highest preliminary rating in more than a decade. The telecast drew a 6.0 overnight rating and a 15 share Saturday, when favored Point Given raced to a 2 1/4-length victory over A P Valentine in the second event of thoroughbred racing's Triple Crown series. That was 30 percent higher than last year's 5.3/13 on ABC, and the best since 1990's 7.8/20. Just like the Kentucky Derby two weeks ago, which drew its highest ratings since 1992, the starting time of the Preakness was moved back about a half-hour in an effort to draw more viewers. The first half-hour of Saturday's telecast earned ratings of 4.1/11, a 24 percent increase over last year's 3.3/8. The ratings increased to 6.8/16, a 28 percent improvement, over last year's 5.2/13, in the next 1 hour, 15 minutes. The Preakness was followed by Game 1 of the NBA's Western Conference final between the San Antonio Spurs and Los Angeles Lakers, which drew 7.0/15. That represented a 13 percent increase over last year's 6.2/15 for Game 1 between the Portland Trail Blazers and the Lakers. Overnight ratings measure the 49 largest TV markets, covering about 60 percent of the country. Each rating point represents 1 percent of the TV homes in those markets. National ratings are due Tuesday.
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
