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The 17th Winter Olympic Games’ ladies figure skating finals was the highest-rated sporting event on television during the period Sept. 20 through June 19. Top 10 sports events, ranked by average audience percentage:

Rank Program Ntwk. Air date Aud. 1 XVII Olympic Games CBS Feb. 23 48.5 2 Superbowl XXVIII NBC Jan. 30 45.5 3 NFC Championship Game CBS Jan. 23 31.6 4 AFC Championship Game NBC Jan. 23 28.6 5 NFL Playoff Game NBC Jan. 16 27.3 6 NFC Playoff Game CBS Jan. 16 25.5 7 AFC Wildcard Playoff NBC Jan. 9 22.2 8 NCAA Bskbl Champ. CBS April 4 21.6 9 NFC Wildcard Game CBS Jan. 9 21.3 10 World Series Game CBS Oct. 23 19.1

Source: Nielsen Media Research