What Los Angeles Is Watching

A sampling of L.A. Nielsen ratings for Dec. 25-26:

Weekday ratings: FRIDAY, Dec. 24 -- Pro football, Green Bay at Minnesota, Ch. 1, 7.1/20; Hawaii Bowl, Alabama Birmingham vs. Hawaii, ESPN, 1.2/3.

*--* SATURDAY over-the-air Channel Rating Share Pro basketball: Miami at Lakers 7 17.0 44 Pro football: Oakland at Kansas City 2 6.0 17 Golf: Skills Challenge (tape) 4 1.2 3 SATURDAY on cable Network Rating Share Pro football: Denver at Tennessee ESPN 4.3 11 Pro basketball: Detroit at Indiana ESPN 2.5 8 Hockey: World Junior Championships ESPN2 0.0 0 SUNDAY over-the-air Channel Rating Share Pro football: San Diego at Indianapolis 2 9.7 25 Pro football: Carolina at Tampa Bay 11 7.1 18 Pro football: Atlanta at New Orleans 11 1.8 5 Pro basketball: Clippers at Houston 5 1.4 3 Golf: Skills Challenge (tape) 4 1.2 3 Skiing: Bumps and Jumps (tape) 2 0.8 2 Snowboarding: Chevrolet Grand Prix (tape) 4 0.4 1 SUNDAY on cable Network Rating Share Pro football: Cleveland at Miami ESPN 3.4 7

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MONDAY -- Pro football, Philadelphia at St. Louis, Ch. 7, 11.3/18; MPC Computers Bowl, Virginia vs. Fresno State, ESPN, 0.6/2; Motor City Bowl, Toledo vs. Connecticut, ESPN, 0.6/1; hockey, World Junior Championships, ESPN, 0.7/1.

TUESDAY -- Toronto at Lakers, FSNW, 3.6/6; Insight Bowl, Oregon State vs. Notre Dame, ESPN 2.1/3; Independence Bowl, Iowa State vs. Miami (0hio), ESPN, 1.4/3.

WEDNESDAY -- Houston Bowl, Colorado vs. Texas El Paso, ESPN, 0.6/2; Alamo Bowl, Ohio State vs. Oklahoma State, ESPN, 1.8/3.

Note: Each rating point represents 53,542 L.A. households. Cable ratings reflect the entire market. (Cable and satellite TV are in 76% of L.A. households.)