In Japan, which has so many good marathon runners, 50 percent of television sets are tuned to big marathons.

Of the homes that had their television sets turned on during that period of time, 60 percent were tuned to the game.

While the networks do keep losing audiences to cable, roughly 60 percent of viewers are still tuned to broadcast television.

Almost half, or 47 percent, of all television sets, still a somewhat new phenomenon, were tuned to the pageant.

The film also had a 34 share, meaning 34 percent of the homes watching television on Sunday night were tuned to "Schindler's List."

Twenty five percent of afternoon television viewers on St. Patrick's Day were tuned into TG4.

For Matsui's first game with the Yankees, an estimated 11 percent of Japanese households were tuned in, an extraordinary figure for the early morning.

The networks say this means that in an average prime-time minute, 16.8 percent of the television homes were tuned to CBS.

By Wednesday only 22 percent of the households watching TV were tuned in.

Wednesday's rating was 10.8, meaning 10.8 percent of American television homes were tuned to the skating.