Sunday's (July 23) final-day coverage of the U.S. Olympic Track & Field Trials, broadcast from Sacramento, Calif., on NBC earned a 5.0 rating and 10 share, making it the second-most watched sporting event of the weekend. Only Sunday's final round of the British Open on ABC, featuring Tiger Woods' historic win, received a higher rating (6.4/21 share). One ratings point equals 1,008,000 U.S. homes. Saturday's Olympic Trials broadcast finished with a 2.5 rating and an 8 share, making it the fifth most-watched event of the weekend - ranking it ahead of the Tour de France, figure skating, the Tyson-Savarese bout, and U.S. Women's Open, among other events.
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