The Sharpie 500, televised this past Saturday night from Bristol by TNT, was the most-watched program of the week on cable, with 5,958,000 viewers.(Figures from TNT and Nielsen Media Research.)(NASCAR PR) RATINGS DOWN: But the race’s 4.3 Nielsen Media Research rating was down 10 percent from last year’s 4.8, MotorsportsTV.com reports.(8-27-2003) AND MORE: The Sharpie 500 from Bristol Motor Speedway on Saturday night took the #1 spot on all of basic cable last week, with 3,730,000 households tuning in, according to Nielsen Media Research. It finished ahead of two installments of the WWE, Monk, and Fairly Odd Parents, which rounded out the top five. The #1 show on all of cable was Sex and the City [HBO], which averaged 4,914,000 households.( MotorsportsTV.com )(8-28-2003)
