Where can I find specific national televison ratings for the 2002 NHL
Stanley Cup Playoffs, the 2002 NBA Playoffs, and the 2002 World Cup in
the United States?

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Request for Question Clarification by secret901-ga on 25 Jul 2002 00:18 PDT

If I find more information regarding the 2002 Stanley Cup ratings,
would you accept my response as an answer?

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Clarification of Question by halfstep-ga on 26 Jul 2002 18:11 PDT

Yes, IF you can tell me WHERE I can get: the televison ratings for the
2002 World Cup; the television ratings for the 2002 NHL Stanley Cup
playoffs, particularly the finals; and the 2002 NBA playoffs. I am not
a "member of the media" so Nielson will not provide this info directly
to me. But it is available from (as you cite) "various media sources."
Can I get this information?

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Request for Question Clarification by secret901-ga on 27 Jul 2002 00:32 PDT

The link I provided below in the comment are my sources, plus I
searched in Lexis-Nexis for newspaper articles published after the
events took place.  Are those valid sources or do you want just ONE
source that contains those information?

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Clarification of Question by halfstep-ga on 12 Aug 2002 01:34 PDT

I did not realize that you asked for further clarification (I've been
waiting all this time... shouldn't I have recieved another email or
something w/ your request? For all the sophistication of google, I'm
not even sure if this is where I'm supposed to type this....) I want a
source or sources for nielson ratings for those events. A one-stop
site for all would be great, but I'll take what I can get. And please
include the links, or web address.

The traditional source to find TV Ratings in the US is Nielsen Media
Research.
http://www.nielsenmedia.com

Below are the ratings for the requested events, as reported by various
sources subscribing to Nielsens Media Research.  All figures are in
millions.  Last digit is approximate.

World Cup:
Sen.-Fra. (5/31): .9 + .943 on Univision
Eng.-Swe. (6/2): 2.1
USA-Por. (6/5): 2
Arg.-Eng. (6/7): 3 + 1.0 Spanish-speaking TV
Kor.-USA (6/10): 3.9 (combined with rebroadcast)
Pol.-USA (6/14): 3.8 (combined with rebroadcast)
Ger.USA (6/21): 5.0
Total: 21 for home team
These figures are for the Disney-owned broadcasting stations (ESPN,
ESPN2, and ABC), they do not include Spanish-speaking stations, which
probably has larger ratings.
Source: Nielsens Media Research
http://www.nielsenmedia.com/newsreleases/2002/WorldCup_ThirdWeek.htm

2002 NBA Playoffs/Finals
Fri (5/24): 10.06
Sat (5/25): 5.71 
Sun (5/26): 9.66
Tues (5/28): 9.9
Wed (5/29): 7.3
Fri (5/31): 11.1
Sun (6/2): 14.4
Wed (6/5): 15.85
Fri (6/7): 14.05
Sun (6/9): 16.21
Sources
LA Times
http://www.calendarlive.com/top/1,1419,L-LATimes-Search-X!ArticleDetail-62535,00.html
http://www.calendarlive.com/top/1,1419,L-LATimes-Search-X!ArticleDetail-61133,00.html

Since I can't find info on the Stanley Cup, I'm posting this as a
comment.

1. Still need the NHL #'s.

2. Nielson site only works for those on the inside, i.e., "members of
the media" who have an account. Nielson won't provide the info w/o the
cash.

And what about the NHL?