NFL BOASTS TOP 11 TV SPORTS EVENTS OF '99
Eleven NFL games – including Super Bowl XXXIII – are the top-ranked TV sports events so far in 1999, according to Nielsen Sports rankings.
Super Bowl XXXIII between the Denver Broncos and Atlanta Falcons, pulled a 40.2 rating and a 61 share.
The following lists Nielsen's 25 top-rated sports events on broadcast TV so far in '99 (Nielsen Sports):
| EVENT | DATE | NET | TIME | RAT/SHR |
| Super Bowl XXXIII (DEN-ATL) | 1/31 | Fox | 6:00-10:00pm | 40.2/61 |
| AFC Championship (NYJ-DEN) | 1/17 | CBS | 4:00-7:00pm | 26.6/48 |
| NFC Championship (ATL-MN) | 1/17 | Fox | 12:30-4:00pm | 25.7/54 |
| NFC Wild Card (GB-SF) | 1/3 | Fox | 4:15-7:30pm | 23.6/40 |
| NFC Div. Playoff (AZ-MN) | 1/10 | Fox | 4:15-7:30pm | 21.4/39 |
| NFC Wild Card (AZ-DAL) | 1/2 | ABC | 4:00-7:00pm | 21.2/40 |
| AFC Div. Playoff (JAX-NYJ) | 1/10 | CBS | 12:40-4:15pm | 20.1/45 |
| AFC Div. Playoff (MIA-DEN) | 1/9 | CBS | 4:15-7:00pm | 18.4/37 |
| AFC Wild Card (NE-JAX) | 1/3 | CBS | 12:30-4:00pm | 18.3/38 |
| NFC Div. Playoff (SF-ATL) | 1/9 | Fox | 12:30-3:30pm | 18.2/42 |
| AFC Wild Card (BUF-MIA) | 1/2 | ABC | 12:30-4:00pm | 18.1/40 |
| Fiesta Bowl (FSU-TENN) | 1/4 | ABC | 8:00-11:30pm | 17.2/26 |
| NCAA Men's B-Ball Championship | 3/29 | CBS | 9:00-11:00pm | 17.2/27 |
| Rose Bowl (UCLA-WIS) | 1/1 | ABC | 5:00-8:30pm | 13.3/25 |
| Sugar Bowl (OSU-A&M) | 1/1 | ABC | 8:30-11:30pm | 11.5/20 |
| NCAA Final Four (DUKE-MSU) | 3/27 | CBS | 8:15-10:15pm | 10.9/20 |
| The Masters -- Final Round | 4/11 | CBS | 4:00-7:30pm | 10.1/22 |
| NASCAR: Daytona 500 | 2/14 | CBS | noon-4:00pm | 9.6/25 |
| NCAA Final Four (UConn-OSU) | 3/27 | CBS | 5:30-7:45pm | 9.2/21 |
| NCAA Tourney: Rd. 4 (UK-MSU) | 3/21 | CBS | 5:00-7:00pm | 9.2/20 |
| NCAA Tourney: Rd. 2 (regional) | 3/14 | CBS | 4:45-7:15pm | 9.1/18 |
| NBA Playoffs: (Kings-Jazz GM 5) | 5/16 | NBC | 5:30-8:00pm | 8.5/18 |
| Orange Bowl (FLA-SYR) | 1/2 | ABC | 8:00-11:30pm | 8.4/14 |
| World Pro Figure Skating Champ | 1/22 | NBC | 9:00-11:00pm | 8.4/14 |
| NFL "Pro Bowl" | 2/7 | ABC | 6:00-9:00pm | 7.9/13 |