A sampling of Minneapolis and St. Paul Nielsen ratings for Feb. 9-10:
Auto racing: Budweiser Shootout (7 pm) Ch. 9 4.8 9
Golf: Pebble Beach National Pro-Am (2 pm) Ch. 4 2.4 6
Men's basketball: Boston College at Duke (noon) Ch. 4 2.4 6
Men's basketball: Texas at Iowa State (2:30 pm) Ch. 5 0.8 2
Football: Pro Bowl (3:30 pm) Ch. 9 11.1 21
Golf: Pebble Beach National Pro-Am (2 pm) Ch. 4 3.2 7
Auto racing: Dayton 500 qualifying (noon) Ch. 9 2.7 7
NHL: Anaheim at Detroit (2:30 pm) Ch. 11 2.5 5
Key: RAT=rating; SH=share
Notes: Rating and share figures are based on reporting households in the Minnneapolis-St. Paul demographic area. Ratings measure the percentage of all households with TVs watching the event; share is the percentage of households with TVs turned on watching. One rating point equals 16,655 homes.
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